The power purchase agreements with Ilmatar Energy will enable Borealis to increase its share of renewable power at its production facilities in Finland. The move is in line with the firm’s ambition of sourcing at least 50 % of Borealis Group’s electricity consumption from renewable sources by 2030.

Earlier this year, GEA Pavan successfully handed over a seventh production line for manufacturing breakfast cereals to polish breakfast cereal producer OBST. Both companies have been working in a close partnership for 20 years.

Corteva Agriscience has signed an agreement with J.G. Boswell Company to become the sole owner of Phytogen Seed Company. Prior to the deal, Corteva Agriscience had a 53.5 % ownership interest in the JV firm.

Zhou Tao (Joe) has succeeded Dr. Jiang Weiming to become Royal DSM China’s new President. His responsibilities will include driving the company’s growth in China, focusing on innovation and sustainability, and strengthening the firm’s skilled workforce.

Say goodbye to the Lump-Sum-Turnkey-Project: Engineering of the future has to be networked, cooperative and transparent — The necessity to re-think the way EPC companies do business in the digital age is one of the key findings of a recent benchmark study. This requires a completely new work from technology-loving plant engineers. The hunt for new ideas and competent minds is in full swing...

Under long-term agreements, Linde’s new plant is expected to supply carbon monoxide and hydrogen to a leading chemical company along with other refining and chemical customers in Southern Louisiana, USA.

The mega LNG facility is expected to offer the least CO2 per tonne in its liquid natural gas as compared to other producers of LNG. Akzo Nobel will supply customised protective coatings solutions from its Chartek range for the first construction phase of the plant.

At Fi Europe 2019 in Paris, Glatt Ingenieurtechnik will present effective methods for enhanced product design with natural ingredients for sports nutrition, dietary supplements and beverage applications.

The first “VDMA Flagship Industry 4.0 Conference” concluded on June 13, 2018. A total of more than 200 experts, scholars and visitors gathered together to exchange and discuss the current status of the manufacturing industry development and the leading technology in Germany and China.

Repsol’s first project includes construction of one of the largest net zero emissions synthetic fuel production plants in the world while the second one involves building a plant for generation of gas from urban waste.