BASF has broken ground on the second phase of its Innovation Campus Asia Pacific at its Pudong site in Shanghai, China. The €90 million expansion consists of an additional regional research and development (R&D) building and auxiliary facilities and it will be completed by the end of 2015.

Getinge recently launched the DPTE Transfer Trolley – a smart, mobile transfer platform for use with all standard DPTE Beta solutions for moving materials into and out of a confined zone without breaking containment or sterility. Its ergonomic, power-assisted design enables easy handling of heavy and fragile loads within confined spaces, while its smart functions help speed-up manual aseptic zone processes and increase production uptime.

Better make it double: Edwards Vacuum equips its new range of liquid ring pumps with not just one but two variable speed drives (VSD).

The IECEx system is breaking through the jungle of standards. IEC/TC 31 standardizes and harmonizes international explosion protection standards. Cooperation in the committees creates real added value for suppliers of explosion-protection components. This year, the IEC/TC 31 Committee met for 14 days at R. Stahl in Waldenburg, Germany.

Shell made the announcement at the company’s recently held Responsible Investment Annual Briefing. The move is in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and is expected to motivate others to follow suit.

Three years after launching the laboratory coater LC Lab, Lödige Process Technology is now expanding its coater portfolio with a completely new series. With its standardised design, the newly developed LC light series product range is an attractively priced alternative to the customised machines of the existing series.

A new flexible safety system made by Hima simplifies plant modernization.

Located in Tangjeong, South Korea, the new plant is expected to supply700 tonnes-per-day of gaseous nitrogen to support Samsung’s operations. The fresh plant is Linde’s fourth air separation plant at the facility.

MOL has converted one of its production units into a sanitiser production plant in Hungary. The plant is operating around the clock and the company has already shipped the first volumes to hospitals, waste management companies, public utilities, etc.

Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) has recently announced the launch of its new Sartocheck 5 Plus filter integrity tester. Designed for use in downstream processing, this new integrity tester is the latest development in the established line of Sartocheck units already recognised throughout the pharmaceutical industry.