Is it possible to operate a pharmaceutical warehouse in a CO2-neutral manner? Yes, it is. And this project did not emerge in environmentally conscious Europe but in the USA, where energy is remarkably cheap. Here, the biopharmaceutical company United Therapeutics Corporation has built a GMP warehouse in North Carolina that truly lives up to the term milestone. We have the details.

Evonik has begun operations at its new facility for drying aqueous dispersions of Eudragit polymers at its site in Darmstadt, Germany. The new manufacturing unit will enable Evonik to meet the increasing demand from pharmaceutical customers for oral drug delivery solutions.

UPM has joined Cefic with an aim to strengthen the role of renewable chemistry in Europe. The move plays a significant role in the company’s transformation from a forest industry leader into a major player in the European chemical landscape.

The innovative enzymatic esterification technology has the potential to revolutionize ester production by significantly reducing energy consumption and enhancing product quality through environmentally friendly biocatalysis, at a competitive cost-in-use of the enzyme.

Covestro has plans to take over two Vencorex entities with HDI derivates production sites, one in the US and another one in Thailand for expanding its aliphatics production portfolio in the region.

Chevron Phillips Chemical has successfully completed the expansion of its low viscosity polyalphaolefins production unit in Beringen, Belgium. With this project, the company has considerably increased its manufacturing capacity in Europe.

A pharmaceutical plant in Berlin encountered issues with fragmented communication across disparate systems. They implemented a software solution to unify over 20 platforms into one cohesive tool. This integration improved transparency, reduced manual effort, and supported operational excellence by displaying performance indicators and aiding root cause analysis. The software significantly boosted efficiency and structured workflows, offering essential support to the plant's operations.

Although the VCI welcomes the US-EU customs deal in the face of escalating tensions between the two sides, it also shares that the agreed tariffs are too high.

Invista has launched its new 13-million-dollar technology hub and research and development center in Houston, USA. The nearly 40,000-square-foot facility will have more than 50 members of R&D, Engineering and Advanced Process Control teams supporting Invista’s global technology needs in the chemical intermediates and polymer product lines.

Kemira has plans to invest close to 20 million euros for expanding its drinking water treatment portfolio in Spain. With this hefty investment, the company plans to enable the construction of a new production line for Aluminium Chloro Hydrate.