Global Chemical Supply, Demand Threatened by Middle East Escalation
Military action leading to closure of the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Saudi Arabia could seriously disrupt global trade in chemicals and oil products,...
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MFG Chemical Receives 2019 Plant EHS&S Performance Improvement Award
Dalton, GA – MFG Chemical, a global leader in specialty and custom chemical manufacturing, received a Performance Improvement Award for Resource Management and Waste Minimization...
What’s All the Buzz Around IMO 2020 About in Utah?
Find out what the buzz is all about surrounding the IMO 2020 low-sulfur marine fuel regulation in The Beehive State. An editorial published in the...
When to Replace Your RO Membrane
On the surface, it might seem that knowing when to replace the membrane elements in a reverse osmosis (RO) system would be simple. In attempting...
MFG Chemical Upgrades Pilot Plant in Dalton, GA
100 Gallon Stainless Steel Reactor Upgraded and Ready for One & Two Drum-Sized Quantities; 2nd Pilot Reactor Planned Dalton, GA – MFG Chemical, a global...
Artificial Intelligence Provides New Layers of Refinery Safety in 21st Century
In the late 1990s the oil and gas industry worked overtime against the fear of what would happen when the clocks struck midnight in the...
Composite Solution Restores Eroded Petrochemical Plant Line
Scheduled plant turnarounds allow owners to take an entire process unit offstream for maintenance, providing time for damaged and worn equipment and systems to be...
MFG Chemical CEO Keith Arnold Talks About New Plant and MFG’s Future
Below is an interview with Keith Arnold. The interview text has been left in tack, with only minor grammatical adjustments. Eric Eissler: Could you give...
Are You Ready for a Demand-Driven Petrochemical Market?
As in many other energy sectors, the global demand for petrochemicals is increasing drastically. This demand is due, in large part, to the growing need...
Could The Surge in Global Refinery Additions Cut Margins in 2019?
We had previously seen an improvement in 2017 in terms of global refining margins and utilization. This was a welcoming turnaround because of the low...