Coating is nowadays an integral part of pharmaceutical tablet and pellet production. Nevertheless, there are some problem areas that have not been adequately solved so far, some of which are nearly accepted, although they have an impact on almost every coating process and entail economic losses. To a certain extent, this is due to a presumed lack of possible solutions - but they do exist and are promising. In particular, a new generation of tablet coaters is addressing these challenges in an innovative way.

Under a long-term agreement, Linde will supply clean hydrogen and nitrogen to OCI’s 1.1 million ton per annum blue ammonia plant. Located in the U.S. Gulf Coast, the project is claimed to be the first greenfield blue ammonia facility of this scale to come onstream in the U.S.

The increasing demand for industrial pumps in China has led Netzsch Pumps & Systems to relocate to a new site in order to expand its production capacity. The site is located on the Dinglian Industrial Park, one of the five state-approved industrial parks in the Lanzhou New and High-tech Industrial Development Zone.

Fuel cell technology projects can rely on Fluid Components International's ST80 thermal mass flow meters with Vortab (VIP) flow conditioners to accurately measure gas flow to generate clean electricity while reducing or eliminating environmentally harmful emissions such as carbon, NOX and SOX, according to the company.

The consortium including Neste, Uponor, Wastewise and Borealis have entered into a project to produce cross-linked polyethylene (Pex) pipes from chemically recycled Pex waste. With this project, the consortium is demonstrating that chemical recycling can process hard-to-recycle waste plastic into high-quality polymer products.

Titan Enterprises’ high-performance flowmeters, made from food grade materials, are used when both food hygiene and accurate flow measurement are required.

Emirates recently conducted a demonstration flight in which one the aircraft’s engines was powered with 100 % sustainable aviation fuel from Neste. Both the parties worked with other partners as well such as GE Aerospace, Boeing, Honeywell and Virent to develop a sustainable fuel that matched the properties of conventional jet fuel.

Mitsui and Olin Corporation have set up the ‘Blue Water Alliance’ joint venture which will grant access to greater security of supply, enhanced logistics reliability, increased access to global product liquidity, and network optimization to support decarbonization.

Pharmapack Europe recently announced the winners of the ‘Pharmapack Awards 2023’. The winners showcased revolutionary innovations in novel drug delivery solutions, reusable connected devices as well as unique recyclable packaging solutions.

Plug Power will deliver two hydrogen liquefiers to TC Energy Corporation. The highlight of these systems is that it makes use of a hydrogen refrigeration cycle and is claimed to be one of the most energy efficient designs in the market.