Eight workers lost their lives and around 40-45 workers were seriously injured after a boiler exploded at a chemical factory in Gujarat, India. A massive fire also broke out post the blast.

The deal between Arkema and SK Global Chemical was finalised on June 1 and the divestment is in line with the company’s strategy to refocus and strengthen its Specialty Materials business by 2024.

With the assistance of the newly formed joint venture, Tosoh Silica intends to create a silica production base in South Korea. The silica produced at the site is expected to be used for developing fuel-efficient tires.

Atos and Siemens are working together with the pharmaceutical industry to improve production with an innovative solution based on a digital replica of the pharma production process. Currently being tested in the pharmaceutical industry, this “Process Digital Twin” for pharma manufacturing – powered by IoT, AI and Advanced Analytics – is designed to provide improved efficiency and flexibility in the manufacturing of pharmaceutical products.

Linde has secured an engineering, procurement and site services agreement for Sibur’s cracker plant located at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex in Russia. The services will be offered in collaboration with Nipigas.

Earlier this year, GEA Pavan successfully handed over a seventh production line for manufacturing breakfast cereals to polish breakfast cereal producer OBST. Both companies have been working in a close partnership for 20 years.

With an aim to expand its functional resin business in China as well as to meet the growing demand in the country, Showa Denko has increased production of vinyl ester resin and synthetic resin emulsion at Shanghai Showa Highpolymer Co’s site in China.

Say goodbye to the Lump-Sum-Turnkey-Project: Engineering of the future has to be networked, cooperative and transparent — The necessity to re-think the way EPC companies do business in the digital age is one of the key findings of a recent benchmark study. This requires a completely new work from technology-loving plant engineers. The hunt for new ideas and competent minds is in full swing...

In the background of the Covid-19 pandemic, Sipchem and Sadara aim to produce 100,000 kg of high-purity ethanol which can be used to manufacture hand sanitisers. This move is expected to meet the local demand in Saudi Arabia.

Siemens is further supplementing its process industry digitalization portfolio. Eckard Eberle, CEO Process Automation at Siemens Digital Industries, explains why openness and cross-sectoral standards continue to be essential to this and yet a one-stop-shop brings benefits.