The Bayer Group had a very successful year in 2015. Sales reached the highest level in the company’s history, exceeding EUR 46 billion. In 2016, further growth in sales and earnings are expected.

BASF’s new plant has been developed in Pontecchio Marconi, Italy and will offer its Nor technology platform to the expanding agriculture industry. The platform comprises of a range of light and thermal stabilisers which prove beneficial for plasticulture applications.

Under the terms of the agreement, Aveva will offer its Engineering Data Warehouse technology to Shell in order to accelerate its digital transformation strategy. With the adoption of this technology, the oil firm will drive asset reliability, enhance efficiency and reduce unplanned downtime.

Achema 2021 has been postponed to April 4-8, 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the organisers of the show will be hosting Achema Pulse this year from June 15-16. The new interactive platform will showcase the latest industry trends via informative discussions and also enable industry players to connect with like-minded people.

GEA has supplied its Consigma 4.0 equipment to Janssen Belgium which has enabled the pharma company to redefine the future pharmaceutical supply chain. The solution also played a vital role in the firm’s recent recognition of the Foya award.

The two production units are expected to recycle organic material from agricultural and livestock activities and convert it into biomethane. The facilities will be constructed in Truccazzano, Milan and Fontanella, Bergamo.

Under a strategic agreement signed between Wood and Cognite, both the companies will create artificial intelligence solutions in order to provide a more connected and data-driven environment to industries which will prove profitable for their operations.

The N.Mac twin shaft grinder from Netzsch is available with a channel or inline housing. The versatile grinder is now available in further sizes for flow rates up to 400 m³/h.

The digital twin of a plant is a virtual image, which not only allows internal process states to be displayed transparently, but also allows process optimizations to be worked out. Take the example of steam crackers — the king’s class of process plants — and learn how models, simulations and digital twins can be used to generate benefits over the entire life cycle of plants.

Maire Tecnimont Group’s Nextchem and Indian Oil have recently entered into a MOU under which the oil major will utilise Nextchem technologies for the development of industrial projects in order to boost the circular economy in India.