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In the news this week: The U.S. EPA finalizes methylene chloride ban; Plastics Treaty negotiations wrap up in Ottawa; and Dow and BASF report lower Q1 sales.
Friday Apr 12, 2024
How Storytelling Improves Operator Performance
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
In this episode, we explore the importance of storytelling in the chemical industry. From knowledge capture and transfer to making technical information understandable and engaging, storytelling aids in retaining tacit knowledge and contextual understanding and enhances employee engagement.
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Friday Apr 05, 2024
In the chemical industry, digitalization and emissions monitoring are pressing operational challenges. While exploring the technological innovations behind these trends, attention often shifts to advanced software and precision sensing technologies. But the critical components that ensure the smooth operation of a process plant can be overlooked. Central to many operations, vacuum pumps are crucial for various chemical processes, from managing raw materials to distillation.
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Chemical Processing News for the Week of April 5
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Friday Apr 05, 2024
This week’s news roundup examines the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore and how it could impact the chemical supply chain. We also learn that several U.S. oil companies are following in the footsteps of Dow by announcing their plans to utilize small nuclear reactors to meet their electricity requirements. And finally, in the Did You Know Department: Neanderthals Were Smarter Than We Thought. Indeed, today's multi-billion-dollar adhesives industry can be traced back more than 50,000 years to Neanderthals first using multicomponent adhesives to make tools.
Friday Mar 29, 2024
ICYMI Project Management: Workflows Matter
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Friday Mar 29, 2024
In Case You Missed It brings the written word to life. In today’s episode, I will be reading an article from Andrew Sloley, Chemical Processing’s Plant InSites columnist. This column “Project Management: Workflows Matter” was published on our website on March 30, 2022.
Written by: Andrew Sloley, Plant Insites columnist
Read by: Traci Purdum, editor-in-chief
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Chemical Processing News Week of March 18, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Executive Editor Jonathan Katz catches us up on what's new in the chemical industry.
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Operator Training: Remove Team Performance Barriers
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Research on team performance barriers finds that fatigue, workload, competing priorities, conflicting information, and lack of technical expertise are significant hurdles. Psychological safety is crucial for effective team environments, allowing individuals to speak up and admit uncertainty without fear of reprisal. Tools such as self-assessment guides and realistic teaming scenarios aid in developing teamwork skills. Continuous learning and improvement are essential for optimal team performance.
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Solutions Spotlight: Coriolis Meters Eliminate Assumptions
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Friday Mar 08, 2024
The combination of high accuracy, versatility, direct mass measurement and minimal maintenance requirements make Coriolis meters suitable for various industrial applications.
Unlike volumetric flow meters, Coriolis meters directly measure mass flow, making them less susceptible to variations in temperature, pressure and fluid density.
To learn more, Chemical Processing spoke with Alec O’Keefe, regional product lead and Coriolis meter product specialist at Krohne Inc.
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Chemical Processing News for week of March 3, 2024
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
This news roundup ponders an elevator to space and questions Chemours ethics.
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Distilled Chemical News Roundup February 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Exxon looks to balance fossil fuels with sustainability, Didion execs sentenced and yellow snow for battery recycling. This news roundup covers the chemical industry in February 2024.