Nextpharma will be acquiring two of Lonza’s production sites located in Ploermel, France and Edinburgh in the UK respectively. Both the sites produce liquid-filled hard capsules as well as softgels and with this deal Nextpharma intends to develop its technology for lipid based finished dosage forms.

Sprea Misr has awarded Nuberg EPC with the mega project on Engineering, Procurement and Construction, & Lump Sum Turnkey basis in Egypt. The project will be based on the Double Contact Double Absorption process technology.

Under an agreement signed between KBR and Mura Technology, KBR will be the exclusive licensing partner for Mura Technology’s Cat-HTRTM, an innovative advanced plastics recycling process. KBR will also provide studies, basic engineering, technical services, proprietary equipment and modules for the technology to global customers.

With an aim to support large-scale renewable hydrogen production in France, Air Liquide has acquired stake in H2V Normandy which intends to create a large-scale electrolyzer complex of up to 200 MW for the production of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen in the country.

Greenergy has plans to invest in Front End Engineering Design of a project to produce low-carbon transportation fuels from waste tires. The new facility is expected to process up to 300 tons of shredded tires each day to produce low-carbon fuels in the first phase. A second independent plant could also be set up to produce sustainable aviation fuel.

The Cabb Group has consistently invested in upgrading its infrastructure at its Pratteln site in Switzerland since 2018. The company now plans further investments at its site and this move is in line with the firm’s growth strategy.

Sinopec has awarded Wood with an EPC contract for expanding its refinery in the Hainan Free Trade Zone in South China. On completion, the project is expected to produce up to one million tons of ethylene derivatives and refined oil annually.

The German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) has revealed that in the chemical-pharmaceutical industry production fell by 3 % year-on-year and turnover dropped by 6 % in the backdrop of the corona crisis.

The global council aims at accelerating the energy transition with hydrogen and has recently welcomed 17 new members to the council, thus taking the total count to 109 companies. The new member companies include CF Industries, Sabic, Solvay, Uniper, Acme, Black & Veatch, Petronas, Reliance Industries, and many more.

Fluor has recently re-organized its business structure and from the first quarter of 2021, the company will carry out its operations under three business segments – Energy Solutions, Urban Solutions and Mission Solutions. The firm also has plans to sell its maintenance services business as part of its new business strategy.