Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems’ Air Quality Control System (AQCS) complies with the latest European environmental regulations and will be installed in the power generation unit of a chemical plant in Puławy, Poland.

Comprehensive valve monitoring for improved valve management — Modern control valves are able to capture and store a bunch of operational data. So it is possible to monitor and elaborate available information around those assets to predict failures. Appropriate counter measures prevent plant shutdowns, which positively influences production efficiency. Additionally, plant managers are able to schedule necessary maintenance and to minimize wear, thus significantly reducing the cost of operation — another key issue for profitable operation. As a repetitive process the analysis and calculations during operation enable valuable improvements.

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has reported that owing to the growth in China, global chemicals production rose by 0.6 % in June which is an improvement from the 0.5 % decline in May this year.

Sartorius offers technologies for every phase of the biopharmaceutical value-added chain – having already recognized the potential of biopharmaceuticals at quite an early stage, the company has since carefully aligned its product and service portfolio with the requirements of the industry. Today, Sartorius presents its capabilities as an innovative solution provider for biopharmaceutical research and industry.

Repsol plans to adapt one of the units at its Tarragona industrial complex in Spain to manufacture highly specialised polymers which will prove beneficial to the automotive sector due to its superior impact resistance.

The Chemical Activity Barometer (Cab) rose 2.7 % in July on a three-month moving average basis following a 0.1 % gain in June, according to the American Chemistry Council. It further adds that on a year-over-year basis, the barometer fell 8.9 % in July.

Favourable government policies and a thriving generic drugs market are the core drivers for India’s contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) and pharma market attracting investment from global private equity firms recently.

Continuous production is steadily gaining momentum as a practical strategic option for pharmaceutical manufacture —  The market is actively looking for technical solutions and equipment manufacturer Glatt presented a new continuously operated process system at Achema which addressed the topic of Traceability and showed a solution which guarantees the operator a high level of pharmaceutical safety.

A polycarbonate facility operated by Sabic in Cartagena, Spain, is set to become the world’s first large-scale chemical production site to be run entirely on renewable power, following the signing of a major agreement.

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation has plans to take over the European firms of CFK Valley Stade Recycling and Carbonxt. The aim of the acquisition is line with the company’s goals of promoting the circular economy.