Bühler's battery mixing technology has the capability to reduce waste by 95 % and ensures an energy savings of 50 %. This technology will be used for Britishvolt's first Gigaplant in Northumberland, UK wherein Bühler will supply large scale production lines for the manufacture of electrode slurries which is a vital component for the production of high-performance batteries.

Lonza has plans to expand inhalation services by adding capabilities at its Tampa site in the USA. The move is a part of providing bioavailability enhancement series for its global customers. The new extended services will be built upon the firm’s expertise in supporting particle engineering projects from its Bend site.

Clariant has successfully produced the first commercial cellulosic ethanol at its production plant in Podari, Romania. The facility is expected to process 250,000 tons of straw in order to produce 50,000 tons of cellulosic ethanol annually. The global energy company Shell will be off-taking the entire production from the plant.

A blast and fire occurred at an illegal oil refining depot situated on the border of Nigeria’s Rivers and Imo states which led to the demise of over 100 people who were charred to death. Local authorities had recently issued crackdowns on illegal refining in the area.

Lyondell Basell's proprietary Moretec molecular recycling technology is based on chemical recycling but it also includes a catalyst-based approach. The technology aims to return post-consumer plastic waste back to its molecular form and use it as feedstock for the production of new plastic materials. Currently, the company has set up a pilot plant in Italy to advance its technology towards commercial scale.

A time and space-saving combination of process steps in one mixing reactor — In industrial production processes, chemical reactions are generally part of a multi-stage process chain comprising both the synthesis process itself and a number of processing steps before and after. The vacuum mixing reactors of Lödige Process Technology make it possible to perform several of these steps one after the other in the same machine.

Johnson Matthey recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to commence the construction of a plant in Gliwice, Poland which will supply important catalyst products to the automotive industry. The event was attended by numerous dignitaries.

Wacker Chemie has plans to increase its production capacity for silicone rubber due to its rising demand across the globe. The company intends to expand production of liquid silicone rubber as well as high consistency rubber with an investment of over 100 million euros.

KBR’s investment in Mura Technology will help the company to accelerate the development of its plastics recycling projects and achieve its ambition of reaching a recycling capacity of 1,000,000 tons every year by 2025.

BASF has added an additional production line to its existing facilities with an aim to expand its antioxidant production capacity in Singapore. The additional capacity will cater to the rapidly-growing Asia Pacific and Middle East markets.