Perstorp has plans to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by around 500,000 tonnes by producing sustainable methanol. With ‘Project Air’, the company aims to build a first-of-a-kind, large-scale, commercial Carbon Capture, and Utilisation (CCU) unit to produce the green methanol.

ITE Østerhus’ acquisition in Kristiansand, Norway by Afry offers the company access to a vital regional market and also enhances the firm’s capacity within electrical engineering, automation and digitalization. The move is expected to strengthen the company’s position in the process industry.

For the first time, the intelligent positioners Type 8694 and Type 8791 are also available with an IO-Link interface. Bürkert Fluid Control Systems is the first supplier to offer its customers simple and, at the same time, intelligent networking of control valves at field level. Operating and diagnostic data is therefore always available at process control level and can be utilised for preventive maintenance.

The Austrian engineering company Pörner has been awarded the contract for the planning and delivery of a Biturox bitumen plant by HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL) of India, which is a joint venture of Hindustan Petroleum and Mittal Energy Investment (Singapore).

Celanese announced plans to expand manufacturing production capacity at its site in Bishop, Texas/USA.

A new Namur Recommendation has been released. The NE 154 Functional Safety in Batch Processes may now be obtained from the Namur Office.

Fully integrated hybrid system for mAb harvest clarification  — Harvest systems for 2K single use bioreactors are a border area between single use technology and stainless steel technology, and home-made equipment set up can be found in most cases. A consistent hybrid system design with the best fit of both technologies is the better solution which transfers the responsibility for a workable system from the user to the equipment vendor.

The first edition of Chemspec Digital 2020 was held online from November 11 – 12, 2020. The online platform brought together industry players from the global fine as well as speciality chemicals community and showcased various innovative products as well as provided insights into the latest industry trends.

Planeta Q, MG2’s capsule filling machine boasts of a new design that allows users to access the machine with ease for their operations. With a production speed ranging from 6,000 to 100,000 capsules/hour, the machine proves useful for a wide range of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products.

Faster, more flexible and customer oriented – this is how the Japanese process automation company Yokogawa wants to position itself in the market in the future. The new business slogan ‘Co-innovating tomorrow’ describes the change – it is supposed to show new products and services.