In its Status of Microfluidics Industry report published this year, Yole highlights the numerous acquisitions that have been taking place over the last few years. With more than 700 companies worldwide, almost 300 million products sold in 2016, and 4,500+ patent publications, the microfluidics market is becoming the playground for a lot of financial movements.

The company has acquired exploration and production rights for the Deepwater Cape Three Points block. Located off the coast of Ghana, the project is expected to commence later in 2018.

SPX Cavitation Technology for beverage processing – A report on how the latest hydrodynamic cavitation technology enhances resource efficiency in processing and helps in maintaining the quality of beverages.

Getting down to the lab: Quattroflow's new single-use quaternary diaphragm pumps are perfectly suited for Radial Flow Chromatography (RFC) systems. RFCs are typically used in biopharmaceutical productions to adsorb and purify Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API).

Wacker builds a new Pilot Reactor for Dispersions in China. Scheduled for completion in the second half of 2016, the facility should help the company to solidify its position as one of the world’s leading suppliers of VAE dispersions.

Japanese Toyo Engineering taps the Indonesian market by acquiring vast shares of regional engineering company IKPT. Indonesia, currently the world's fourth most populated state, is expected to invest large sums in infrastructure and industrial development in the near future.

Anton Paar’s new sensors consist of instrumentation for density measurement, sound velocity measurement, and combined density and sound velocity measurement.

Global crude prices have fallen by nearly 55 per cent since June 2014 primarily owing to over-supply and sluggish demand caused by economic slowdown in China. Global benchmark Brent crude price has fallen from $111.80 per barrel in June 2014 to $46.58 per barrel in August 2015. As approximately 85 per cent of Indian refineries’ throughput requirement is met through imports, the price of the Indian basket of crude too has fallen by 57 per cent during the said period reflecting the global trend. This has impacted not only the Indian refining industry but also the up-stream oil and gas industry as well as the Indian economy as a whole.

When using High Containment-Technology Rapid-Transfer-Ports are State-of-the-Art for sterile transfer. The authors are presenting a study which compares different systems showing need for improvement.

Asco Numatics has introduced an intrinsically safe (Ex ia) solenoid operated pilot that is suitable for operations in hazardous areas, regardless of the gas zone and temperature class.