Based in Switzerland, the officially formed company ‘Syngenta Group’ now unites three companies – Syngenta, Adama and the agricultural businesses of Sinochem. The new structure makes Syngenta Group the global market leader in crop protection, global number three in seeds, and both the market leader in the fertiliser sector as well as leading agriculture services provider in China.

Adnoc’s ‘Panorama Digital Command Center’ is a fully integrated, real-time data visualisation centre which enables the company to drive greater efficiencies, optimise performance, and respond to complex market dynamics with agility and speed.

Jeplan’s chemical recycling technology is capable of producing sustainable plastic resins that are of the same quality as conventional petroleum-based polyester resins. Yokogawa’s partnership with Jeplan is in line with its sustainability goals of making the transition to a circular economy.

With Bilfinger Connected Asset Performance (BCAP), Bilfinger Digital Next offers operators of industrial plants a modular digitalised solution. At its core is a cloud-based platform on which all data from the areas of engineering, operation and maintenance of a plant is brought together.

A new biomanufacturing plant uses a comprehensive digital enterprise solution based on the concept “from integrated engineering to integrated operation”. Cathay’s new Wusu plant adopts Siemens’ complete digital factory solution, covering the entire lifecycle of the plant in design, construction, operation and maintenance, enabling Cathay to fully upscale every step of its process from R&D to production.

Emerson has recently announced its new Remote Assistance service capability to help plant operators immediately respond to industrial valve issues by using augmented reality (AR) technology. The AR technology uses a robust, secure channel certified as ISO 27001-compliant.

Endress+Hauser’s robust ultrasonic Proline Prosonic Flow G 300/500 gas flowmeters with integrated pressure and temperature sensors are suitable for highly accurate, real-time measured values.

A new maintenance system is helping to make sensors smart. A research team led by Professor Andreas Schütze of Saarland University is combining artificial intelligence with sensors that gather status data on industrial machinery.

At the start of 2020, Gea embarked on a new course — two functional business areas were divided into five divisions, including Liquid & Powder Technologies with the business unit Chemical Technologies (BU CT). Dr. Christopher Braun, who has been managing the business of Gea Wiegand for 19 years, is expecting this to deliver clearer responsibilities. He believes that areas of growth for thermal separation technology will be found particularly in attractive niche markets.

Amidst the global pandemic of Covid-19, travel restrictions have been imposed across the globe. In these difficult times, CPhI & P-Mec China will be hosting a unique Virtual Expo Connect from June 18-24, 2020 for its exhibitors and attendees.