Under the terms of the agreement, Munters will deliver the lithium battery laboratory in the next six months. One of the leading suppliers of lithium batteries, the company provides a better air environment for sensitive processes and also offers lower energy costs and reduced carbon emissions.

With an annual production capacity of 450 thousand tons, the new polypropylene production plant will be built within the Ceyhan Industrial Zone in Ceyhan, Turkey. The 1.7-billion-dollar investment is claimed to be one of the private-sector’s largest industrial investments in the country and expected to triple the nation’s annual polypropylene production capacity.

The new FS10i Flow Meter Series from Fluid Components International (FCI) is claimed to be the only SIL-2 (Safety integrity level) rated thermal flow meters in their class. The Flow Meter Series boasts of numerous advantages which helps in the accurate measurement of air, compressed air and natural gas across industrial and commercial plant operations. Thus, improving productivity and quality while reducing energy and other costs at the same time.

Solö Mechanical selected Elgi’s EG37 VFD screw air compressor to enhance its plant efficiency in Eskilstuna, Sweden. By incorporating the new compressor, the company was able to save 4,364 kWh of energy in a month and 1,910 dollars in just five months.

Flexicon’s new sanitary mobile Tilt-Down Flexible Screw Conveyor with Integral Bag Dump Station and Compactor allows the transfer of material manually dumped from handheld bags into elevated process equipment.

CPhI has highlighted that continuous processing, PAT (Process Analytical Technology), and PAC (Process Analytical Chemistry) are now being combined in the pharma industry order to produce better-quality products at a lower cost. This new manufacturing strategy has gained speed owing to government’s efforts to ‘reshore’ manufacturing. CPhI’s recent annual report has also predicted that China and the USA will lead the pharma market in innovations by 2030 in the backdrop of mass personalized therapeutics, cobots, AI, and automation delivering process improvements.

The engineering team at a coal-fired electric power plant utilizing ammonia (NH3) for nitrous oxide (NOx) removal by its pollution control system installed the ST100 Series Thermal Flow Meter from Fluid Components International (FCI) based on its superior repeatability in measuring NH3 under harsh operating conditions.

Plug Power has plans to build a mega green hydrogen production facility in Fresno County, USA. On completion, the unit is expected to produce 30 metric tons of liquid green hydrogen per day. The move will help to decarbonize light-duty vehicles, freight-transportation, and logistics operations.

Under the three agreements signed between BP, Adnoc and Masdar, the companies jointly aim to develop low carbon hydrogen hubs and decarbonized air corridors between the UK and UAE. BP and Adnoc also have plans to continue decarbonizing existing oil and gas operations by using methane detection, CCUS and pioneering digital technologies.

Lonza has plans to expand its drug product development and manufacturing network in Switzerland. The company’s investment also includes the installation of a new aseptic fill and finish line in Stein and the expansion of Drug Product Services in Basel (CH).