Chemical Online News

RAE Systems Introduces New Generation Of Fixed Systems

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:25:00 GMT

RAE Systems Inc. (NYSE Amex: RAE), a leader in delivering innovative sensor solutions to serve industrial, energy, environmental, and government safety markets worldwide, introduced new fixed flammable and toxic gas detection solutions. The new fixed toxic gas monitoring systems include the RAEGuard� ST sensor module and three scalable controllers

Robust Balances For Easy-Cleaning In Any Application

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:49:00 GMT

The NewClassic balance range of METTLER TOLEDO allows you to speed up your weighing processes, offering precise results, easy cleaning and handling, and a design made to last.

ExxonMobil Chemical To Increase Polypropylene Compounding Capacity At Lillebonne Facility

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT

ExxonMobil Chemical is investing in increased polypropylene (PP) compounding capacity and capability at its Lillebonne Polypropylene Plant (LPP), France. Capacity will increase by 45,000 tons to meet growing demand for Exxtral™ performance polyolefins from automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) primarily in Europe

SynGest Selects The Weitz Company To Build First Biomass-To-Ammonia Plant

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:59:00 GMT

SynGest, Inc. announced that it has chosen The Weitz Company to provide engineering, procurement and construction services (EPC) for its first plant to manufacture BioAmmonia (anhydrous ammonia) fuel and fertilizer from corn biomass. The new facility will be located near Menlo, Iowa, 45 miles west of Des Moines

Emerson Introduces Enhanced Rosemount Analytical Oxygen And Combustibles Transmitter For Coal-Fired Applications

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:36:00 GMT

Emerson Process Management has enhanced its Rosemount Analytical OCX8800 oxygen and combustibles transmitter to offer advanced functionality and reliability in coal-fired applications, helping to improve burner efficiency and reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions

Atlas Copco First To Offer Certified 'Net Zero Energy Consumption' Compressors - The 'Carbon Zero' Range

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:20:00 GMT

Atlas Copco's Oil-free Air division has announced that the company's ZR series of water-cooled oil-free air compressors with built-in energy recovery systems is the first in the world to be T�V certified for 'net zero energy consumption' at specific design conditions

Researchers Find A Quicker, Cheaper Way To Sort Isotopes

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:07:00 GMT

Whether it's the summer grass that tickles your feet or the red Bordeaux smacking on your palette, nearly every part of the world around you carries special chemical markers

Aegis Analytical's Discover 2009 Conference Explores 'The Business Case For Manufacturing Intelligence'

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Aegis Analytical Corp., the leading provider of Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI) software solutions, announced recently that its annual user conference,Aegis Discover 2009, will be held Oct. 5-8 at the St. Julien Hotel in Boulder, Colo.

Dow Announces Plan To Build And Operate A Pilot-Scale Algae-Based Integrated Biorefinery With Algenol Biofuels

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:11:00 GMT

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW ) announced recently that it plans to work with Algenol Biofuels, Inc. to build and operate a pilot-scale algae-based integrated biorefinery that will convert CO2 into ethanol. The facility is planned to be located at Dow's Freeport, Texas site

Saudi Oil Minister Al-Naimi To Deliver Inaugural Keynote Address At GPCA Forum

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:58:00 GMT

Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources H.E. Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi, who is also the Chairman of Saudi Aramco, will deliver the opening keynote speech at the Fourth Annual GPCA Forum to be held at the Intercontinental Festival City, Dubai, UAE, December 8-10, 2009

Majority Of Chemical Companies Want To Reduce Dependence On Oil, Finds Survey By ICIS And Genomatica

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:47:00 GMT

Genomatica Inc., a sustainable chemical company, recently unveiled the results of a survey conducted with ICIS, the chemical and energy market intelligence firm, finding that 57 percent of chemical industry respondents believe their companies should reduce exposure to the petroleum-based commodity market

ChemLogix Selected In 2009 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:07:00 GMT

ChemLogix LLC has been selected as a 2009 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 company by Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Unveils Breakthrough LC Technology That Dramatically Increases Laboratory Productivity

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:53:00 GMT

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, recently announced the expansion of its quaternary solvent delivery systems with the release of the Accela 600 HPLC and Accela 1000 U-HPLC

Celanese Unveils EVA Performance Polymers Business Unit

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT

Celanese Corp. (NYSE:CE), a leading, global chemical company, today announced it will rename its AT Plastics Inc. business, an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer and low density polyethylene (LDPE) resin producer, Celanese EVA Performance Polymers Inc. The name change is expected to occur on Aug. 1, 2009. The new name highlights Celanese's commitment to this business via its recent investment in the company's Edmonton, Canada, facility and through its integration into the global Celanese

American Chemistry Council Appoints W2 Group As AOR For Communications And Advocacy

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:00:00 GMT

W2 Group, a global marketing services group that helps organizations build communities with their key constituencies, has been appointed agency of record for communications and advocacy by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the industry association representing the leading companies in the business of chemistry

Amyris Opens Renewable Products Demonstration Facility In Brazil

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:15:00 GMT

Amyris Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, Ltda., a wholly owned subsidiary of Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc., recently announced the opening of the Amyris Renewable Products Demonstration Facility in Campinas

TRI Successfully Launches Operation Of Its New Thermochemical Biorefinery Demonstration Unit

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:56:00 GMT

ThermoChem Recovery International (TRI), a leading renewable energy technology company headquartered in Baltimore, MD, today announced that it successfully launched operation of its new, large-scale state-of-the-art biomass gasification process demonstration unit (PDU) in Durham, North Carolina

T-Global Specialty Chemicals Introduces Styrene Maleic Anhydride Copolymers

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:04:00 GMT

T-Global Specialty Chemicals (TGS) announced on Wednesday that they are introducing Styrene Maleic Anhydride Copolymers designed specifically for injection molding applications

White Phosphorous Can Be Safely Handled And Transported With New Technique, Researchers Say

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:27:00 GMT

For centuries it has been known for its violent combustion upon contact with air - but now a Cambridge-led team of researchers reveals that it has tamed one of the most hazardous chemical substances

Synodon & Natural Resources Canada Joint Field Trial For Monitoring Arctic Methane Seeps

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:16:00 GMT

Synodon Inc. ("Synodon") (TSX VENTURE:SYD), is pleased to announce that it has agreed with Natural Resources Canada's Earth Sciences Sector to perform a joint field trial to evaluate realSens technology's ability to detect and measure methane seeps from conventional natural gas reservoirs and/or methane hydrate deposits in Arctic environments