Filling infusion bags with biopharmaceuticals and therapies using gene and cell-based active ingredients is demanding, which makes it a case for specialists. Harro Höfliger presents a new concept for aseptic filling of infusion bags which offers pharmaceutical customers a comprehensive carefree package.

Where will the gas for tomorrow come from? Not from Central Europe - at least not on its own - everyone actually agrees on that. Even and especially in the brave new world of green energies, the Old World will be dependent on imports, perhaps even more than before. For this reason, wind- and above all sun-rich and sparsely populated countries are getting into position to supply Europe with much sought-after hydrogen. Namibia could play a key role in this...

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of January 2023’ from all over the world. Right from inaugurating one of the world’s largest plants for krypton, xenon production to developing the world's largest low-carbon hydrogen facility, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Under a long-term contract signed between both the parties, Air Liquide will supply additional hydrogen and carbon monoxide to Kumho Mitsui Chemical (KMCI) in South Korea in order to expand its methyl diphenyl diisocyanate production.

Air Liquide has plans to divest its business in Trinidad and Tobago to Massy Gas Products Holding. The move is in line with the company’s strategy of reviewing its portfolio regularly and focusing on fast developing areas as well as activities.

Under a long-term agreement signed between both the parties, Air Liquide will develop a new hydrogen production unit at the Grandpuits site in France. This unit will partly use biogas from Total Energies’ Grandpuits biorefinery and make use of Air Liquide’s carbon capture technology to produce renewable, low-carbon hydrogen which will be used by the biorefinery to produce sustainable aviation fuel.

The consortium comprising Air Liquide, Chevron Corporation, Lyondell Basell, and Uniper will conduct a joint study to evaluate the development of a hydrogen and ammonia production facility along the U.S. Gulf Coast. If established, the unit is expected to support industrial decarbonization and mobility applications in the region as well as expand ammonia exports.

Sika has inaugurated a new plant for liquid membranes and mortar production in China to strengthen and expand its presence in the region as well as to meet the growing demand for high-quality, sustainable products from the construction industry.

At present, Linde supplies oxygen, nitrogen and argon to Jindal Stainless from its on-site Air Separation Unit at the Kalinganagar Industrial Estate in Odisha, East India. With the expansion announcement, the company will now develop a second air separation unit.

Air Liquide has plans to develop three new plants for supplying ultra-high purity industrial gases to two of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers. The plants are expected to produce a total of up to 2 billion Nm3 per year of ultra-pure nitrogen, oxygen as well as argon and will be operational by 2024.