Americas
Former US House speaker proposes eliminating EPA
Former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich is an advocate for the elimination of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
US demand for activated carbon to grow over 15%
US demand for activated carbon, including both virgin and reactivated products sold by activated carbon suppliers, is forecast to grow 15.8% per annum to 1.2 billion pounds in 2014.
Update on major fire at Enterprise Products plant in Mont Belvieu
At approximately 12:30 PM CST yesterday, a major fire was reported at the Enterprise Products plant in Mont Bellvieu, Texas. According to eyewitness reports, the intensity of the fire was so great that trucks in adjacent parking lots were melting.
Honeywell forms new advanced solutions business
Honeywell has formed a new business focused on providing advanced open software and services to the process industries. By integrating the open connectivity and broad platform capability of its Matrikon acquisition with its applications and solutions business, Honeywell’s new business can deliver a breadth of solutions.
Merger in the process analyzer business segment
Laboratory analysis systems company Metrohm has joined together with Applikon, a producer of process analyzers.
ECS implementation makes a difference at Beaumont plant
Invensys Operations Management has successfully implemented an InFusion enterprise control system (ECS) for ExxonMobil Lubricants and Specialties. Through a joint Invensys and ExxonMobil team effort, the installation was successfully completed and the plant was back to full production on schedule with no safety incidents.
New licensing agreement makes a wastewater splash
GE has completed a new expanded licensing agreement that will allow the company to continue offering high-efficiency reverse osmosis (HERO) systems to help more of its industrial customers increase their water usage efficiency and reuse capacity as the international community works to address mounting shortages of clean water.
Pipeline safety legislation introduced in US Senate
Two senators have introduced legislation to enhance pipeline safety. The bill strengthens pipeline safety oversight by the federal government and addresses long-standing safety issues, including the use of automatic shutoff valves and excess flow valves.
Dow Chemical closing two VCM plants
The Dow Chemical Co. will close two vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) production units in 2011. Dow will shut down a production unit in Oyster Creek, Texas, in the first quarter of 2011. The closure of a second VCM unit, located in Plaquemine, Louisiana, was announced in 2009. The Louisiana plant will cease operations in the third quarter of 2011.
Addressing waste-heat-recovery in Alberta
Atlas Copco Gas and Process has received a multi-million dollar order for expander generators to be used in waste-heat-recovery. The machines, which are set for delivery in November 2011, will help produce electricity in Canada’s Alberta province.
- ABB's Fidas24 gas analyzer awarded CSA certification for hazardous applications in the U.S. and Canada 3/3
- Clariant Zeolites partners with Vertimass to scale-up innovative CADO biofuels technology 3/3
- Seeq Intelligence: Bridging industrial AI and human expertise for smarter operational decisions 3/3
- SES Energy acquires CIU and corrosion monitoring divisions from ICR 3/3
- S3 sets a new benchmark for European onshore and transition seismic in landmark CCS survey 3/3
- How airlines have hedged against fuel price increases 3/3
