The innovation champions of Achema 2018 have been crowned. The eleven most innovative products have received the coveted Innovation Award out of around 100 entries. At the award ceremony, the prize winners and shortlist candidates celebrated with about 250 other guests.

A matter of ideas or: How grinding becomes as easy as 1, 2, 3 — Sometimes, situations require us to reinvent the wheel. Taking another perspective, gaining new insights from an external user’s perspective, or getting to the bottom of an issue, can help us to find an original solution with an existing product.

The gigantic complex is expected to supply 75,000 metric tonnes per day to Saudi Aramco's refinery and Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle currently being built in Jazan. Under a joint venture in April 2015, Air Products was awarded the project to build, own and operate the world's largest industrial gas complex.

As global leaders gathered at COP 23 in Bonn, 18 key leaders in their industry verticals, united in the Hydrogen Council coalition, came together to launch first ever globally quantified vision of the role of hydrogen, developed with support from McKinsey.

In contrast to lithium-ion cells currently in use, solid state batteries will consist only of solids and will no longer contain flammable liquid electrolytes. A cooperation between Empa and the Fraunhofer ISC aims to remove the most important technological barriers to the industrial production of solid-state battery cells.

Air Products plans to build a world-scale liquid hydrogen plant with a capacity of approximately 30 tons per day at its La Porte, Texas industrial gas facility.

Situated in Felling, Akzo Nobel’s new campus intends to deliver superior innovations and products for the marine and oil and gas industries. A new application and testing laboratory is one of the main features of the campus.

A new Kason Lump Breaker, model LB 550, is capable of reducing agglomerates as large as 250 mm into particles with an average size as small as 2 mm with minimal heat generation or fines, at rates from 2 to 25 tonnes/hr.

Emerson’s Fisher Cavitrol Hex severe service valve trim reduces or eliminates cavitation to improve rotary valve performance and extend operating life.

Air Liquide inaugurating Hy Balance, a pilot site for the production of carbon-free hydrogen, in Hobro, Denmark. The facility uses electrolysis technology and allows to balance the electricity grid and store surplus electricity in the form of hydrogen that will be used in industry and transportation. .