Construction Kits for LPG production — Liquefied gas could become the fuel of the future — but its handling, storage and liquefaction demands elaborate process plant. Now, gas specialist Linde introduces a modular concept for LNG liquefaction in small and medium size. Their vision: The liquefaction toolbox for plan engineers …

Feige Filling together with Haver & Boecker and Newtec Bag Palletizing will display complete value-added systems and thus play a decisive role in shaping the future of the market. The Feige Integra 84 is a powerful machine that meets all requirements for modern, fully automatic and calibrated high-performance filling.

Akzo Nobel named a group of 10 start-ups and chemical researchers as winners of the 2018 edition of the Specialty Chemicals' Imagine Chemistry challenge. Imagine Chemistry was launched to help solve real-life chemistry-related challenges and uncover sustainable business opportunities. The 2018 edition generated 150 ideas from startups, scale-ups, scientists and others.

End-to-end thin client solutions for the process industry — PC-based visualization of complex plants has been used in the process industry for years. The hardware components used for this often originate from an IT environment and were primarily developed for use in office scenarios. As conditions in the process industry are often completely different to those in offices, many devices are operated in scenarios that do not correspond to their specifications. At Pepperl+Fuchs, the industrial Box Thin Client device family has been designed specifically for use in a process environment.

Clariant and CB&I cooperate and have been awarded to design world's largest single-train propane and butane dehydrogenation unit in China. The new unit is to be built for Hengli Petrochemical Refinery Co. in Dalian.

Speciality chemicals firm Lanxess launches its second production line for high-performance plastics compounding in Gastonia, North Carolina, thus completing its US $ 15 million dollar expansion project.

The Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg (ifeu) is taking part in the e-For-Fuel research and innovation action. The project wants to provide a sustainable replacement of fossil fuels by using electricity and microorganisms to convert CO2 into renewable fuels.

Scientists at the University of Würzburg have chemically modified the enzyme levansucrase using a new method. The enzyme can now produce sugar polymers that are interesting for applications in the food industry and medicine.

The Cabb Group will now be offering the development of chemical production processes for the agrochemicals and specialty chemicals sectors as a separate service under the brand Chem Creations.

Views of Managing Director, Process Plant Equipment and Food Processing & Packaging Machinery, VDMA, Richard Clemens – India is a diverse country with interesting food culture, and this feature opens doors for food processing machine manufactures from across the world. Acknowledging the Indian mindset, numerous German companies have been working in India in this field. Alternatively, ‘Made in Germany’ technology is well-accepted by Indian buyers. Here is Clemens’ take on the future of the food processing industry in India.