Seraplant and Glatt Ingenieurtechnik have jointly developed an innovative technology for residue-free production of phosphate-containing fertiliser granulates from sewage sludge ash.

Under the terms of the agreement, Lunan together with Celanese and Swchem will establish an industrial scale pilot plant in Teng Zhou, China to test industrial scale production of acrylic acid using acetic acid as the core raw material.

Beneficial for the wastewater treatment industry, the Anita Mox treatment plant makes use of the Anammox bacteria to break down nitrogen in wastewater. Veolia Water Technologies and Urban Utilities are expected to install Asia Pacific’s first full-scale sidestream plant in 2020.

Under a strategic partnership, Lonza and Sanquin will work together for the commercialisation of a range of specialised reagents for pyrogen testing of parenteral pharmaceuticals and medical devices using the Monocyte Activation Test.

The Humber Zero project is in line with the UK Government’s 2050 Net Zero objectives and has the potential to decarbonise 30 mt of CO2 emissions in the country. The decarbonisation project is an important one for UK’s zero-carbon economy.

The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) announced that Thomas B. Hartman has been appointed as the CEO and President, effective 1 June 2020.

The Port of Antwerp is partnering with six firms to construct a Power-to-Methanol demonstration plant in Belgium. This project is vital for the country’s transition to alternative sources of energy and is expected to have an annual production capacity of 8,000 tonnes of sustainable methanol.

The new production site for flavorings and fragrances was inaugurated virtually via video conference due to the global pandemic of Covid-19. With this project, Symrise aims to expand its production in the fast growing Chinese market.

Syntegon will be hosting a virtual trade event from May 7–13 to showcase its latest process and packaging technology. The company announced stable business performance last year and is currently witnessing increased demand in its services business due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Ceresana’s recent report on the global market for adhesives has revealed that more than 14.7 million tonnes of adhesives were consumed around the globe in 2019. It further states that vinyl adhesive was the most important type of product last year with a demand volume of over 4.3 million tonnes.