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Asia-Pacific chemical processing industry expansion contributes to the shell and tube heat exchangers market

The expansion of the chemical processing industry is a notable factor contributing to the growth of the market in the Asia Pacific region. The region has a strong chemical processing sector, and the increasing demand for chemical products is driving the demand for heat exchangers, which are used to transfer heat in various chemical processing applications.

Emerson wins contract to automate $8.5-B Golden Triangle Polymers facility

Emerson will provide automation technologies, software and analytics from its Plantweb™ digital ecosystem for the Golden Triangle Polymers Project, a world-scale integrated polymers facility on the Texas Gulf Coast.

ABB wins automation contract for Cerilon’s first GTL plant

ABB will supply front-end design services, including automation and digital solutions for $2.8 billion gas-to-liquids facility.

Lithium Americas Corp. awards licensing technology for a 3,000-tpd sulfuric acid plant

MECS, a subsidiary of Elessent Clean Technologies, was contracted for the provision of a 3,000-tpd MECS® sulfuric acid plant by Lithium Americas Corp.

Occidental to use Siemens Energy's technology for large-scale direct air capture plant

Siemens Energy compressors will be used at Occidental’s first large-scale direct air capture (DAC) plant in Texas’ Permian Basin.

AWS unveils startups selected for the Clean Energy Accelerator 3.0 program

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the startups selected for the Clean Energy Accelerator 3.0. The program is designed to facilitate collaborations with mature startups developing breakthrough clean energy technologies.

Executive Viewpoint: Drive the decarbonization of chemical plants through energy efficiency enhancements

Siemens Energy: Hooper, J.

Like all process industries, the chemical sector is under intense pressure to drastically reduce its carbon footprint and reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

Control valves for carbon sequestration applications

Emerson: Demonte, J.  |  Grills, S.

Greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction projects have become a focus for many nations around the world—carbon capture technologies are a way to reduce the release of carbon into the atmosphere and help contribute to meeting emissions targets.

The effect of viscosity on centrifugal pumps and predicting performance for different fluids

ADNOC Refining: Dominic, A.

Centrifugal pumps are used for a wide range of applications and services in the refining industry. In today’s dynamic scenario, changes in pumped fluid characteristics are common, especially for transfer/loading pumps.

Optimizing the construction process through lean project management

MilliporeSigma, an affiliate of Merck KGaA: Parmar, A.
Shure-Line Construction: Shahani, G.

Lean project management leans towards a business philosophy that brings value to the customer as opposed to conventional project management, which is focused on a product or project.