IPB China will take place from 19 to 21 October at the Shanghai Convention & Exhibition Centre of International Sourcing and is regarded as major gathering for the bulk solids and process engineering sector in the Asia-Pacific region.

A local fire recently broke out at Borealis’ production location in Stenungsund, Sweden. The fire was contained and no people were injured during the incident. The cause of the incident is yet to be ascertained.

Shell and tube heat exchangers find their applications in a variety of sectors. However, one of the major constraints that stands in the way of optimizing its thermal design is the pressure drop. Here’s an overview of why the managing the pressure drop is an essential aspect of its design and what are the considerations that need to be met.

Due to lower customer demand from Covid-19, the Solvay`s Composite Materials business will accelerate existing efficiency plans. This is to be accomplished by restructuring its manufacturing footprint with the intent to close two sites and reduce global headcount by 20 %.

Atos and Siemens are working together with the pharmaceutical industry to improve production with an innovative solution based on a digital replica of the pharma production process. Currently being tested in the pharmaceutical industry, this “Process Digital Twin” for pharma manufacturing – powered by IoT, AI and Advanced Analytics – is designed to provide improved efficiency and flexibility in the manufacturing of pharmaceutical products.

Adnoc’s ‘Panorama Digital Command Center’ is a fully integrated, real-time data visualisation centre which enables the company to drive greater efficiencies, optimise performance, and respond to complex market dynamics with agility and speed.

With Bilfinger Connected Asset Performance (BCAP), Bilfinger Digital Next offers operators of industrial plants a modular digitalised solution. At its core is a cloud-based platform on which all data from the areas of engineering, operation and maintenance of a plant is brought together.

The BM25 from Oldham-Simtronics, part of 3M Gas & Flame Detection, is a rugged multi-gas area monitor designed to ensure safety in hazardous environments.

Clariant is expanding production capacity for its isethionates derivatives - Hostapon SCI - mild surfactants to support the increasing shift by personal care formulators and brands towards using mild surfactants to differentiate applications. It also supports the growing consumer trend for hygiene products.

The global healthcare company GSK and Samsung Biologics have entered into a partnership. The cooperation is to secure additional manufacturing capacity for innovative biopharmaceutical products.

The acquisition of CVC Thermoset Specialities by Huntsman is complete. The North American specialty chemical manufacturer serves the industrial composites, adhesives and coatings markets

The two industrial giants Air Products and Haldor Topsoe have signed a global Alliance Agreement. The companies plan to collaborate in the development of potential projects and the combination of their expertise on large-scale ammonia, methanol and/or dimethyl ether plants to be developed and built globally.

This paper looks at how the earlier PTA production method involving a multi-stage process with pressure and atmospheric centrifuges and a re-slurry tank can be replaced with one stand-alone device – the rotary pressure filter (RPF).

Do you want to operate radiometric measurements with minimal uncertainties to allow optimum performance of your process? Minimize error sources, so that difficult level, density & bulk flow measurement tasks achieve highest accuracy & reproducibility

RE100 companies have blazed a trail, but it's the next wave of corporates who need to start their journey if we are to reverse climate change. What are the opportunities? What are the barriers and how can they be overcome? What options are available?

The situation for contract manufacturers is challenging. Operating in a highly competitive market, companys have to transform challenges into opportunities. The white paper describes the situation of this particular industry and survival strategies.

In the fight against coronavirus, Tata Chemicals under its subsidiary Rallis India has converted its chemical units at Akola and Ankleshwar to produce and supply 75,300 litres of hand sanitisers across different states in India.

Post the successful installation of a pilot fever-scanning cabin at the Kallo facility in Belgium, Borealis has plans to install the cabins at a number of other production units to protect its workers during the global pandemic of Covid-19.

The following statements focus on the question if the use of organic heat transfer fluids creates the necessity to classify an explosion zone around the heat transfer system. They are based on a long experience in designing, manufacturing and doing maintenance, repair and technical service work on a huge variety of different HTF systems as well as on our knowledge of explosion protection regulations.

Getinge recently launched the DPTE Transfer Trolley – a smart, mobile transfer platform for use with all standard DPTE Beta solutions for moving materials into and out of a confined zone without breaking containment or sterility. Its ergonomic, power-assisted design enables easy handling of heavy and fragile loads within confined spaces, while its smart functions help speed-up manual aseptic zone processes and increase production uptime.

In order to advance the development of their nanopore sequencer, Roche has acquired Stratos Genomics, an early-stage sequencing technology company.

The global healthcare company GSK and Samsung Biologics have entered into a partnership. The cooperation is to secure additional manufacturing capacity for innovative biopharmaceutical products.

The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) announced that Thomas B. Hartman has been appointed as the CEO and President, effective 1 June 2020.

The agroscience companies Corteva Agriscience and M2i announced multi-year global agreements for the research, development and global commercialization of pheromone-based insect control solutions.

Hena 50 and 70 are single-stage, oil-sealed rotary vane pumps which were specially developed for the demanding requirements of mass spectrometer systems. The pumps are capable of achieving pumping speeds between 32 and 59 m³/h, depending on their size and speed of rotation.

Quattroflow has recently announced that it has extended its line of multiple- and single-use pumps with the introduction of the new QF2500 Quaternary Diaphragm Pump. With a maximum flow rate of 2,500 lph (660 gph), the new pump is ideally suited to meet the needs within demanding biopharma applications, including chromatography, TFF, virus filtration, sterile filtration, and depth filtration.

Edwards Vacuum has combined its years of comprehensive know-how and innovative technical expertise to develop a revolutionary range of new liquid ring pumps – the Elri series. Made for applications which are wet, humid as well as corrosive, this product offers a range of features and benefits that will distinguish itself from other competitor pumps in the market.

Better make it double: Edwards Vacuum equips its new range of liquid ring pumps with not just one but two variable speed drives (VSD).