10 Trends for the Process Industry You Should Know

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Resource efficiency: “Germany is leading in the development of high-value technologies in the field of resource efficiency,” Thomas Bieringer, CEO of Invite, recently said in an interview. But how does resource efficiency really look in the process industry? The resource most in discussion since the energy turn-around is without doubt energy, which is of particular importance for the chemicals sector. But it is also important to conserve raw materials, whether re-growable or fossil.

How one can apply resource efficiency to the details of the production of automation components can be shown by, for example, Wago or Gemü, who have integrated the principle of sustainability into their firm’s philosophy.

OPEX: Nothing is as permanent as change — this is the core statement of the Operational Excellence initiatives in the chemicals and pharmaceuticals industry. Exploding raw material and energy costs, an international field of competitors that is cooperating ever more closely, and the prospering Asians — the grounds for activities of this kind are well-known.

Almost all major players in the sector, such as Evonik, Clariant, Merck or Roche, are therefore striving for Operational Excellence, pursuing on this path the aim of conquering or maintaining places at the top. There are many starting points: energy efficiency and capacity bottle-necks are recurrent topics, as are the wish for higher plant availability or the idea of merging process steps with each other and thus intensifying processes.

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Process Industry Trends

10 Trends for the Process Industry You Should Know