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Environment & Safety

Foster Wheeler wins South African health, safety award for engineering

The NOSCAR award recognizes organizations that continuously commit to providing safe and healthy work environments for employees and is the highest rating in the NOSA system.

HP Petrochemicals: PVC process gets technology and control updates

World Oil: McGinn, S.

KBR has formed an alliance to sell the exclusive license for JNC Corp.’s PVC process technology, which it inherited from CHISSO Corp.’s business, a pioneer in the Japanese chemical industry.

HP Viewpoint: Improve safety and performance: Abnormal Situation Management Consortium celebrates 20 years

Abnormal Situation Management Consortium: Williams, T.

This October and November represent two milestones in the process industries. The first is unfortunate: Twenty-five years ago, on October 23, 1989, a major polyethylene plant on the Houston Ship Chann..

HP Industry Perspectives: More waves for marine fuels

The outlook for heavy fuel oil is not optimistic. New fuel specifications for marine bunker fuels under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) Annex VI regula..

HP Innovations

Ion Science tightens focus on petchemsIn a strategic move designed to boost market share and competitive edge, Ion Science, a global manufacturer of gas, leak and corrosion monitoring instrumentation,..

Challenges for process data and control systems

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

Process data converted into information becomes knowledge for HPI companies. With such knowledge or insight, HPI companies can effectively protect their assets and strengthen their position with the m..

Consider integrated ethanol-to-EO/EG processes

Scientific Design Co.: Schneider, R.
The Scientific Design Company, Inc.: Goyal, S.

Ethanol-based production of ethylene, ethylene oxide (EO) and ethylene glycol (EG) dates back to the 1960s. The process is commercially proven and has been extensively applied industrially. Recent tre..

Two approaches to sulfur management

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

Sulfur is naturally present as an impurity in fossil fuels. When the fuels are burned, the sulfur is released as sulfur dioxide—an air pollutant that contributes to respiratory problems for human..

GE unveils membrane wastewater treatment to generate renewables

GE introduced new membrane-based wastewater treatment technology, combining anaerobic digestion technology with its ZeeWeed 500 membranes to create anaerobic membrane bioreactor.

ABB joins UN network to boost energy efficiency

ABB is expected to provide expertise on energy efficient motors and transformers to help governments devise policies that accelerate energy savings.