The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering’s Facility of the Year Awards Programme recognises unique projects that make use of innovative technologies in order to enhance the quality of products and processes in the pharma sector.

Domo Chemicals will make use of its Sinterline Technyl PA6 powders to offer 3D printed parts with superior mechanical and thermal performance for OEMs and tier players in the automotive and consumers industrial goods markets.

The feasibility study has been awarded by JX Nippon and will explore options for carbon capture and sequestration as well as blue hydrogen production relating to oil and gas fields in South East Asia.

Due to the Corona pandemic, Namur and Phoenix Contact jointly agreed to postpone the Namur Annual Conference China to August 2021.

Due to lower customer demand from Covid-19, the Solvay`s Composite Materials business will accelerate existing efficiency plans. This is to be accomplished by restructuring its manufacturing footprint with the intent to close two sites and reduce global headcount by 20 %.

A new biomanufacturing plant uses a comprehensive digital enterprise solution based on the concept “from integrated engineering to integrated operation”. Cathay’s new Wusu plant adopts Siemens’ complete digital factory solution, covering the entire lifecycle of the plant in design, construction, operation and maintenance, enabling Cathay to fully upscale every step of its process from R&D to production.

LG Chem aims to expand production capacity of carbon nanotubes (CNT) by 1,200 tonnes at its Yeosu plant in South Korea. The move is in line with the rapidly growing CNT market around the world.

Neste Engineering Solutions’ Nexpinustm technology has been selected by Fintoil for its new CTO fractionation unit in Finland. The company has also been made the engineering partner for the plant which is expected to start-up by 2022.

Edwards Vacuum has combined its years of comprehensive know-how and innovative technical expertise to develop a revolutionary range of new liquid ring pumps – the Elri series. Made for applications which are wet, humid as well as corrosive, this product offers a range of features and benefits that will distinguish itself from other competitor pumps in the market.

China is known as the country of large numbers – this also applies to the pharmaceutical industry there. With currently over 4,800 pharmaceutical producers, the Chinese market continues to offer huge opportunities for the global equipment industry. A recent ‘Vogel Market Insight Report’ shows that despite extensive attempts by local equipment companies to copy the Chinese market, the user industry cannot avoid Western high-tech equipment.