Blue Oval SK – the joint venture company of SK On and Ford has recently held a ground-breaking ceremony to establish the Blue Oval SK Battery Park, an EV battery manufacturing complex in Kentucky, USA. The complex will also comprise of two EV battery plants.

Royal DSM has announced that it has concluded its takeover of the Brazilian animal nutrition and technology firm Prodap. With this move, DSM will strengthen and further develop its digital solutions to enable smarter nutritional decision-making across global markets.

Gea will develop the new pharma technology center for freeze dryers in Elsdorf, Germany which is expected to boost growth and innovation in the vital pharma sector. The company is building a second ‘Factory of the Future’ which is based on modular and digital production structures.

Prior to this role, Peter Zornio held the position of chief technology officer at Emerson’s Automation Solutions business. He is now responsible for leading innovation strategy, overall product roadmap, technology and portfolio direction, central R&D functions, and industry standards across Emerson.

Emerson has launched the new Asco DPT Control System which includes a DPT particle sensor which helps to detect leaks in dust collection systems. The control system offers superior monitoring of facilities and also helps plants to detect issues and prevent problems thus resulting in a more efficient and reliable dust collection system.

Philip Clark has been appointed as Nouryon’s new Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Prior to this role, he held the position of Vice President and Technical Director for the automotive and aerospace solutions division at 3M.

Six companies from the Coesia Group will be exhibiting their innovative solutions for the pharmaceutical sector at the soon to be held trade fair Achema in Germany. With a special focus on digital tools and services, the company aims to optimize the efficiency of machines, lines and entire factories, and deliver advanced support to its customers.

A consortium including Neste, Brightlands Venture Partners, 4 Impact VC and Asahi Kasei have invested a total of 11-million-euros into Circularise, a start-up firm, to accelerate a circular economy for the polymers and chemicals industry.

The Sea Vision Group will be exhibiting Checkitprint, its new hardware and software kit for print quality verification of aluminium foils along with other solutions such as the industry 4.0 yudoo software suite at an upcoming pharma event in India.

Under the new partnership, Emerson will supply control systems, software and engineering services to Lanxess which will assist the company to digitally transform its production units as well as optimize its operational performance and also help to meet its sustainability targets.