The freeze drying method is a process used in the production of pharmaceutical products, medication, as well as in food, and has proved itself to be very successful. This process is the most expensive and is thus used in the production of valuable substances, sometimes products which are sensitive to temperature. They may be stored at room temperature and may be used immediately if needed. Within the process the shut-off-valves have to be particularly effective.

Dow Corning ramps up the production capacity for hexachlorodisilane (HCDS), a high-purity precursor that is critical for a multitude of advanced, thin-film deposition processes for memory and logic semiconductor chip fabrication.

Indalva is Spain’s largest toll manufacturer of insecticides and herbicides. Based in the city of Orihuela, the company is Spain’s oldest producer of clay microgranules, which, along with quartz sand, are used as carriers for its insecticides and herbicides.

Bosch Packaging Technology and Klenzaids Contamination Controls are now operating a joint venture. The relevant antitrust authorities have approved Bosch’s acquisition of 49 percent of Klenzaids shares. Headquartered in Mumbai, the indian company produces processing, packaging, and clean-room technology for the global pharmaceutical industry.

Exxon joins forces for methanol to gasoline technology with Air Liquide. The French gas process specialists provide their proven Lurgi Mega Methanol technology for a combined use with Exxon's methanol-to-gasoline (MTG) technology.

Water re-circulation and re-use are two crucial aspects of ‘smart water’ – How well does the industry manage water resources? The general tendency today is to take a holistic systems approach. More process water is being re-circulated and industrial producers are recovering reusable substances and water treatment chemicals. Companies are also taking a new approach to effluent management.

Syngenta announced an agreement with CHS to use Enogen corn enzyme technology at its 492-million-liter ethanol plant in Rochelle, Illinois.

Although, many methods are used for reducing the number of microorganisms from food and food products by using both physical and chemical principles, success of any such preservation method is greatly influenced by effective, efficient and ecological plant sanitation methods.

The industrial gas specialists of Air Liquide have big plans in China: Not only does the company plan the country's largest air separation unit, it also announces further investments.

Automation is one of the major reasons for increased productivity. It helps companies avoid the need for, or limit the repercussions of, heavy physical work in production processes in various industries including foodstuffs, pharmaceutical, plastics and chemicals sectors. Here’s a look at current automation innovations that can streamline existing processes.