Renew ELP has plans to develop a new plastics recycling plant based on the ground-breaking advanced recycling process – HydroPRS (Hydrothermal Plastic Recycling System) in Teesside, UK. For this, the company has selected Emerson’s advanced automation technology and software to ensure safe and efficient operation of the unique plastics recycling process.

Predictive maintenance has become all the more important in today’s Industry 4.0 world to ensure efficient working processes along with reduced downtime as well as costs.

Sensirion has introduced two new versions of its fourth-generation humidity sensors – the SHT41 and SHT45. These sensors offer enhanced humidity and temperature accuracy specifications, setting the new market and technology standard. The sensors also build on the optimized CMOSens chip that offers ultra-low power consumption.

The intelligent Kobold Man-SC/LC digital pressure gauges are used for the display, switching, and remote transmission of pressure-dependent operating sequences in machines and installations. The Man-LC is claimed to be the only digital pressure gauge available with IO-Link.

CPhI has highlighted that continuous processing, PAT (Process Analytical Technology), and PAC (Process Analytical Chemistry) are now being combined in the pharma industry order to produce better-quality products at a lower cost. This new manufacturing strategy has gained speed owing to government’s efforts to ‘reshore’ manufacturing. CPhI’s recent annual report has also predicted that China and the USA will lead the pharma market in innovations by 2030 in the backdrop of mass personalized therapeutics, cobots, AI, and automation delivering process improvements.

Marco Mensink, Cefic Director General shares his views on the EU Industrial Strategy. He states that the updated strategy is more in line with the goals of the Green Deal and that fast-tracking chemical innovation will be instrumental for achieving the European Green Deal goals.

To support the growth of electronics and renewable energy customers at the Sama Jaya High Tech Park in Kuching, Malaysia, Linde has started up a new air separation unit (ASU) which will supply high purity nitrogen to multiple customers in the region. The new plant will make use of Linde’s latest technology which provides 30 % better power efficiency and can reduce GHG emissions by more than 6,000 tons per year.

Ecolab has plans to takeover Purolite, a global manufacturer of high-end ion exchange resins for the separation and purification of solutions in biopharma and industrial sectors. The acquisition will strengthen the company’s life sciences business in order to develop better and more effective products for its customers as well as expand its capabilities in microelectronics, nuclear power and food and beverage industries.

Luna Technologies has developed Elara, an automated end-to-end ethanol-based cannabis extractor which is based on the low-temp cryo extraction technology. The extraction system proves useful for high-volume producers and offers increased safety, improves quality, lowers costs, and reduces the overall equipment footprint.

Engineering company Lummus Technology announced it has been awarded a contract from Limited Liability Company Kirishinefteorgsintez (Kinef) for two proprietary heaters that will be part of a refinery upgrade in Kirishi, Russia.