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Chemtura inks antioxidants supply deal in China

US-based specialty chemicals producer Chemtura has signed a long-term supply agreement with Tianjin Lisheng Chemical of PR China for production of Chemtura’s thioester antioxidants. Under the agreement, Lisheng exclusively supplies Chemtura with thioester antioxidants in all regions outside of Northeast Asia.

MAN Diesel to supply compressors for China plant

MAN Diesel & Turbo has secured an order for 24 compressor units for an integrated chemical complex in Chongqing, China, the company said on Wednesday. The order size is about €50 million.

Fine-tune diesel hydrotreating operations

Hyperion Systems Engineering, Modeling and Simulation: Harismiadis, V. I.  |  Chaitanya, K.  |  Deshpande, A.

This refinery used a simulator to train operators effectively

Find benefits in automating boiler systems

WorleyParsons: Bourji, A.  |  Ballow, D.  |  Choroszy, M.

Dynamic models unravel potential problems in high-pressure steam production and consumption

Process gas chromatography: Avoid the iceberg of hidden expenses

Emerson Process Management: Gaura, M.

Total cost of ownership can quickly add up for field analytical equipment

Consider model-based inferential properties for reformers

AspenTech: Beautyman, A. C.
Eni: Biroli, S.  |  Autuori, A.
Aspen Technology: Lodolo, S.

A European refiner opts to apply embedded multivariable predictive controllers as part of an advanced process control system

Intelligent severity optimization project pays off in two months

East China University of Science and Technology: Wang, H.  |  Wang, Z.  |  Du, W.  |  Wang, D.  |  Qian, F.
Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Co. Ltd.: Tang, Z.

Major olefin producer uses new process control to fine-tune energy consumption

Refinery configurations: Designs for heavy oil

CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum: Garg, M. O.  |  Kumar, S.  |  Nanoti, S. M.  |  Sharma, Y. K.

Conceptualization and economic models looked at scenarios to process clean gasoline, diesel from domestic feedstock

HP Reliability: Suction specific speed choices have consequences

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

A refinery engineer was in a quandary over requests from a project group. High volume/pressure/temperature pumps in hydrocarbon service were involved and the refinery’s standards had, in 2007, be..

HP Integration Strategies: Automation-related lessons learned from March 11 disasters in Japan

ARC Advisory Group: Kai, Shin

On July 22, four months after the unprecedented earthquake and tsunami struck the Pacific Coast side of eastern Japan, Japanese engineers from various process and other industries gathered in Tokyo to..