Curtains up! PROCESS recognises innovative products, processes and developments for the fifth time with the PROCESS Innovation Award. Discover, which companies were able to take home the coveted trophy at yesterday's award ceremony and what devlopments and technologies convinced the jury.

As the result of a disruption in the operation of a raw material supplier at the site, the chemical company Oxea had to restrict the supply of certain products from its production plant in Oberhausen, Germany.

Alfa Laval has been providing solutions to the chemical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry for more than 125 years. At its stand at Achema, the Swedish-based company is showcasing a number of successful strategies for the various industry segments.

Developed by Evonik, the new catalyst is being tested in the ‘Advanced Closed Loop System’, a life support system. The catalyst located in the Sabatier reactor helps to cut down the heavy costs of transporting water into space.

Nestlé Nespresso announced a $ 43.2 million investment in the creation of two new production lines in its factory in Romont, Switzerland to meet growing demand for the coffee system Vertuo.

Total introduces a new range of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) Circular Compounds with high levels of recycled content to its packaging segment customers.

CPhI & P-Mec India is set to open its doors to more than 40,000 attendees from more than 120 countries and 1,500 exhibitors, as new analysis shows a strong improvement in India’s global reputation. The India specific findings of the CPhI Annual Report highlight that India has seen significant jump across all categories, improving its overall score by a massive 11.06 % in a single year.

Initial groundwork has commenced on the site of the Sino-Oman Industrial City, reports Oman Daily Observer. The project with estimated costs of $ 10.7 billion will be built at the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Duqm on the Sultanate’s Wusta coast.

With a capacity of producing 75,000 tonnes per year, the new plant will be making use of renewable and non-GMO sugarcane from Thailand to produce a range of Luminy PLA resins.

Exxon Mobil announced the US$ 19 billion PNG LNG project has started producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Papua New Guinea ahead of schedule. Production from the first LNG train will increase over the coming weeks and the first cargo is expected to be shipped to Asia markets before midyear. Work on the second train is progressing and LNG production from this unit is expected to start in the next several weeks.