Materials handling

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. has announced its debut as an independent company following the successful separation of its Agriculture Division through the spin-off of Corteva, Inc.

RHEWUM emphasise the importance of maintaining dust-free equipment in screening plants.

Kalium Lakes Ltd has announced that it has awarded the key contracts for the engineering, procurement, construction management and commissioning associated with the development of the purification plant facilities for its Beyondie Sulfate of Potash Project (BSOPP).

The Republic of Uzbekistan and Germany have announced plans to construct a new chemical complex for the increased production of fertilizers in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

thyssenkrupp’s Industrial Solutions business area has received a new order for the construction of a fertilizer plant in Poland.

Curtiss-Wright has announced a new US$200 million share repurchase authorisation and declared 13% dividend increase to US$0.17/share for common stock.

Simon Daly, Hempel A/S, Denmark, discusses corrosion prevention methods in a new urea plant.

FLSmidth & Co. Group, the engineering, equipment and service solutions company, has announced their interim report for the first quarter of 2019.

Düsseldorf-based engineering group GEA confirms guidance for 2019 and introduces measures to improve earnings in Business Area Solutions.

Dr.-Ing. Johannes Lottermann discusses understanding the German VDI standards for explosion safety in the new Dust Safety Science podcast.

The growth in fertilizer industry will drive the growth of the monoammonium phosphate market.

Spanish tube manufacturer TUBACEX obtains a profit of €1.8 million in a quarter marked by the market recovery.

Stamicarbon has signed a contract for License, Process Design Package (PDP) and Proprietary Equipment supply for a grass root urea melt and granulation plant for ShchekinoAzot, to be built in Pervomayskiy, Tula region, Russia.

K+S Aktiengesellschaft has secured liquidity totalling €960 million through the early refinancing of its existing syndicated credit facility.

Eduardo Sauto, Gorco, Spain, discusses the design and implementation of dust collection systems at fertilizer plants.