Articles & News on Chemical

Yokogawa and Synergen Met to Partner on Water Treatment Technology in North America
- May 27, 2024
- News
Yokogawa Corporation of America and Australian cleantech company Synergen Met Limited have announced a partnership regarding the remediation of forever chemicals in North America.

Festo Customer Solutions Reduces Multi-Panel Building Costs by as Much as 50%
- April 11, 2024
- News
Festo announces that its Customer Solutions department is now unified throughout North America.

All About Bearings in Space
- by Chris Johnson
- November 28, 2023
- Feature
Chris Johnson, managing director at specialist bearing supplier SMB Bearings, explains the vital role of advanced bearings in man’s journeys beyond the stars.

ABB Supports Innovative Bioplastics Project as Main Electrical Contractor for Avantium and Worley
- September 5, 2023
- News
With its advanced electrical solutions, ABB is enabling safer, smarter and more sustainable operations at a new Dutch bioplastics plant.

IChemE Safety Centre Celebrates 50th Member
- July 26, 2023
- News
The Institution of Chemical Engineers Safety Centre (ISC) celebrated a key milestone this month as it welcomed its 50th company member.

Syzygy Plasmonics Selects Emerson to Automate Electrification of Chemical Production Processes
- May 15, 2023
- News
Pioneering technology uses light to decarbonize chemical production, helping manufacturers reduce both emissions and operational costs.

Valmet to Deliver Automation System for Lithium Refinery in Finland
- April 19, 2023
- News
Sibanye-Stillwater’s Keliber lithium refinery in Kokkola, Finland will get a Valmet DNA automation system for its lithium production project.

ABB Robot Ensures Precise Laser Welding for Chemical Vessel Production
- April 19, 2023
- News
A major chemicals company needed a highly accurate welding system that could manufacture vessels used in chlorine production.

AW-Lake Flow Meters Ensure Accurate Metering of Chemicals
- April 6, 2023
- News
AW-Lake Flow Meters ensure ultraprecise metering of chemicals used to create foams utilized in commercial, industrial and marine applications.

Yokogawa’s Autonomous Control AI Is Officially Adopted for Use at an ENEOS Materials Chemical Plant
- April 3, 2023
- News
One year of stable operation demonstrates this next-generation control technology can decrease environmental impact, achieve stable quality and transform operations.
Chem Show Report: Chemical Process Industry expects widespread growth in 2017
- February 14, 2017
- News
Based on survey results, 82 percent of respondents expect their sales to increase this year, with 69 percent additionally rating the 2017 business climate as either good or excellent.
Endress + Hauser installs $1M pressure test rig at Indiana facility
- February 10, 2017
- News
With the high pressure test rig located in the Greenwood, IN, production center, instruments can be tested and certified for faster delivery to customers in the U.S. and the Americas.
AL WAHA chooses Honeywell's Connected Perfomance Services to enhance petrochemical plant
- January 31, 2017
- News
AL WAHA will use a tool within CPS called Process Reliability Advisor at its plant in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, to continuously analyze the operation of its Oleflex unit, detecting and resolving problems to ensure the plant operates at its peak capability.
Savigent Software and Actemium announce strategic partnership
- January 25, 2017
- News
As a Savigent Authorized Partner, Actemium will work with manufacturers to build top-to-bottom solutions using Savigent's manufacturing operations management software.
Endress + Hauser earns IACET accreditation for IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
- January 20, 2017
- News
Upcoming classes in 2017 which offer CEUs at Endress+Hauser include I-101 Basic instrumentation in January, March, June, and September in Greenwood, IN.

Micrometal Showcases Next-generation Photo Chemical Etching at the Hannover Show
- March 27, 2023
- News
The micrometal Group will be exhibiting at the upcoming Hannover Show Hall 3 Stand J18 April 17-21.

Emerson Selected to Automate Largest Ethane Cracker in Middle East
- January 24, 2023
- News
Digital automation technologies will play key role in $6 billion QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical project.

Industrial Automation And Control Systems Market Report Released
- by Marie Nolan
- January 5, 2023
- News
The global industrial and automation control systems market size is expected to reach USD 377.25 billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 10.3% during the forecast period from 2022 to 2030.

Trelleborg Launches Tran-SECURE Fluid Sealing Management Program
- October 27, 2022
- News
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions announces the launch of its Tran-SECURE Fluid Sealing Management Program.

Songwon’s New Electronic Chemicals Production Line Nears Completion
- March 22, 2022
- News
Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. announced today that construction of its new electronic chemicals production line is nearing completion.

Yokogawa & JSR Use AI to Autonomously Control Chemical Plant for 35 Days
- March 22, 2022
- News
Yokogawa Electric Corporation and JSR Corporation announce the successful conclusion of a field test in which AI was used to autonomously run a chemical plant for 35 days, a world first.

Jōb Industrial Services Names Steve Wendel as President and Chief Operating Officer
- November 18, 2021
- News
Jōb Industrial Services (Jōb), an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company serving the oil and gas, power, materials and chemical industries, has named Steve Wendel as president and chief operating officer (COO).

Trelleborg Offers New Buying Options for US Chemical Transportation Seals-Shop Customers
- October 18, 2021
- News
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions broadens its offering within its Chemical Transportation Seals-Shop by giving its US customers the option of purchasing individual components as opposed to complete kits.

Hawk Measurement Named 2021 Vaaler Award Recipient
- October 8, 2021
- News
Chemical Processing announces Hawk Measurement’s CGR Level Transmitter as Vaaler Award Winner.

Texsteam and WellAware Enter Partnership to Reduce Chemical Injection Operations Expenses
- July 28, 2021
- News
Dresser Utility Solutions, formerly Dresser NGS, a leading provider of metering, electronics, instrumentation, flow control, distribution repair products, and over pressure protection devices to utility and industrial customers, has announced a new partnership between Texsteam and WellAware.

Seeq Accelerates Chemical Industry Success with AWS
- July 21, 2021
- News
Seeq on AWS enables faster insights for their customers Covestro and allnex with features and innovation for advanced analytics.

Lloyd’s Register and Falkonry Incorporate Operational AI Digital Twins into Asset Performance and Risk Management Solution
- April 27, 2021
- News
Lloyd’s Register, a professional services company specialising in engineering and technology solutions, has partnered with the innovation leader in Operational AI, Falkonry, to combine its predictive digital twins with asset performance and risk management solutions for heavy industry, including chemicals and oil and gas.

Evonik Becomes a Member of the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab to Accelerate Innovation with AI
- April 15, 2021
- News
Evonik expands cooperation with IBM in the field of digitization. The two companies extend their strategic partnership ahead of schedule until 2025. Taking this decision early creates more opportunities for longer-term projects.

A Team Approach to Resolving Process Upsets
- by Dr. Joel Shertok and Andreas Eschbach
- February 10, 2021
- Feature
Business and process reliability depends on 24/7 access to knowledge management systems.

Case Study: Chemical Plant Safety System Features Advanced Coriolis Meters
- by Al Dhanji
- February 4, 2021
- Case Study
BASF plant increases uptime using entrained gas management and in situ verification. From January 2021 InTech Focus.

Hengli Intelligent Plant Achieves Operational Excellence with Aspen Technology
- November 24, 2020
- News
Leading Fortune Global 500 Chinese Refinery deploys Aspen DMC3 at its integrated refining and chemical plant in Dalian.

Case Study: Achieving Consistently Reliable Batch Processing to Spec
- October 9, 2020
- Case Study
Automating procedures with greater operator control and visibility can minimize human error, while improving quality and productivity.

Growing Adoption of Safety Regulations Drives the Temperature Sensor Market
- October 1, 2020
- News
New ARC Advisory Group research on the global Temperature Sensor market reveals that several government regulations intended to increase the safety of factory workers and minimize workplace fatalities are creating lucrative growth opportunities for the market, especially in the food & beverage and chemical industries.

Machine Learning Approaches Will Be Ubiquitous Across Chemical and Materials Companies
- July 20, 2020
- News
In the future, all materials scientists and chemists will have access to machine learning tools to enhance their R&D.
Democratized Analytics Guides Industry 4.0
- September 4, 2019
- Feature
By Edwin van Dijk, TrendMiner Business outcomes can be controlled at each level of an organization by using applied analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. It's all about aligning business objectives with direct business outcomes across departments, all while growing production knowledge.
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