Newsfront: Mexico revamps its chemical sector. With the U.S. economy-the dominant consumer of Mexican chemical-sector output - poised on the brink of a turnaround, and reforms underway at Pemex the primary feedstock supplier to Mexico's chemical industry-Mexico's chemical producers are finding cause for celebration.

Gauging material flowrates during pneumatic conveying. Measuring the mass flow of conveyed materials is not complicated. But care must be taken when interpreting the results. Material properties can make a big difference.

When it comes to pumping high-purity fluids, not just any pump will do. A range of factors, such as pump style, cleanability, materials of construction, and the nature of process connections and other areas where contamination may accumulate, must all be considered.