Merck has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the chromatography business of JSR Life Sciences. With this move, Merck has plans to expand its downstream processing portfolio.

Durabook has launched R10, a next-generation AI-powered fully rugged tablet that is equipped with high-performance Intel Core Ultra 200V series processors. The device is claimed to be one of the first Copilot+ PC rugged tablets in the market.

BASF has unveiled its new production line for water-based dispersions in Heerenveen, the Netherlands. With this new line, the company will be able to increase its production capacity without additional CO2 emissions.

With everything changing around us right from the way we secure our knowledge, to communicating with people to the way the workforce across industries is being made to upgrade their existing skill sets to take on more productive tasks, one thing is certain: Change is constant. Smart technologies like Augmented Reality have not only entered the workforce but are transforming the workforce like never before.

Sulzer has partnered with Triple W to launch the world’s first PLA (polylactic acid) bioplastic made entirely from food waste.

Claimed to be one of the world’s largest industrial heat pumps for CO2-free steam generation, BASF and GIG Karasek have recently broken ground for the project at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site in Germany.

Designed for full climate-neutral operations, the new filter manufacturing facility is a landmark project for Merck as its in line with the company’s aim to achieve climate neutrality by 2040.

Under a MOU signed between Merck and Siemens, both the companies will extend their partnership in order to accelerate digital transformation in the life science industry. The MOU focuses on delivering integrated software solutions, systems and consumables that harness automation, data and AI to connect drug discovery, development, and manufacturing.

Air Products has decided to exit three US-based projects including an agreement with World Energy for the development of a Sustainable Aviation Fuel expansion project in California, the construction of a 35 metric ton per day facility to produce green liquid hydrogen in New York, and a project in Texas for the production of carbon monoxide.

With an annual capacity of 550 million pounds, the largest horizontal polypropylene reactor in North America is located at Formosa Plastics Corporation’s Texas facility in the USA. The new reactor will produce a complete grade slate of high-quality resins.