Researchers and engineers at Evonik haveachieved a significant breakthrough in the biotechnological production of amino acids based on fermentation. Read more about their breakthrough in process optimization.

If process technology parameters need to be monitored in an extensive system, copious cable connections tend to be required. As the application example of a pipeline shows, this type of data can also be transmitted securely and quickly with standard components via the Internet.

What is going on at hygienic pump specialists Hilge, now present in the market as GEA Hilge after the acquisition by the GEA Group? Recently, the company gave the trade press a glimpse into its goals and objectives and also introduced a new hygienic pump.

Taking recyclability into account right from the very beginning of a product’s life cycle often is nothing but wishful thinking of plastics recyclers. A new research project of the Julius Maximilian University Würzburg, the Plastics Centre — SKZ and two partners from the Bavarian plastics industry is now working towards realizing this wish.

With their focus on ease-of-use, reliability and above all safety, the latest generation of level measurement devices are using advanced technology to minimise the potential for human error and can therefore help to provide greater protection for process workers and plant assets.

Wacker Chemie is intensifying its collaboration with innovative company founders and has joined Germany’s HTGF III fund for high-tech startups

Showa Denko Carbon recently chose American engineering company Fluor for the expansion of a graphite products manufacturing facility in Ridgeville, South Carolina.

Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) contract by BP Oil España for the revamp of the vacuum distillation unit (VDU) at their Castellón refinery, Spain.

KBR and Argus have been selected to carry out a feasibility study on hydrogen imports and downstream applications in Singapore. The study is expected to evaluate the feasibility of hydrogen for long-term cost-competitive emissions reduction in the country.

Bio based chemicals and fuels will be not an option, but an necessity: With growing demand and dwindling feedstock, innovations in biochemicals are required if more bio-based products are to replace petroleum-based ones, says a new report by analyst company Lux Research.