Keyword: CMI 04/2014

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Membrane Reactors

02.04.2014 - Industrial Chemistry Of the many types of membrane processes available for separation, membrane reactors have been studied using reverse osmosis (RO), nanofiltration (NF)...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

PTFE Compounding Technology Tackles Sealing Challenges

02.04.2014 - Always Adapting - Since their early days, when they were made of rawhide, radial shaft seals, rotary shaft seals or lip seals - all different names for the same component - have...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Faster Planning of Process Plants

02.04.2014 - Speed Through Standardization - Chemical company Evonik has been pursuing a holistic approach to plant planning for years. Strictly defined XML files within a very modular working...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Oil- and Gas-Field Chemicals

02.04.2014 - Soaring Costs - For a rising number of chemical companies, an increasingly profitable market is the sale of chemicals to aid the extraction of oil and gas from deep and...

News

Global Chemical Industry Presents Mixed Results for 2013

02.04.2014 - Annual results presented by global chemical companies for 2013 showed a diverse picture. This was scant surprise as many were still mired in a transformation process, while others...

Strategy & Management

Global M&A to Increase in 2014

02.04.2014 - Despite lingering uncertainty about Europe's recovery and global GDP growth, more than 50 % of executives surveyed at leading chemicals industry players and investment banks expect...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Water – Fuel for Processes and Products

02.04.2014 - Sustainable Management of Resources - Water is the origin of all life and is extremely important to each and every one of us. That is why, in 1993, the United Nations introduced an...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Stagnation of EU Chemicals Output in 2013

02.04.2014 - European chemicals sector output was stagnant in 2013, according to the Cefic's new Chemicals Trends Report. Zero growth in 2013 meant the sector remained 6.4 % below the pre...