Plant construction without annoying interfaces — There are not many technology and plant construction firms who can cover the full range of engineering services. But the EPC Group can! PROCESS visited the traditional — yet highly innovative — company from Thüringen/Germany.

In today’s world of fierce competition and tough regulatory compliance pressure, to remain competitive with hassle-free production, every biopharmaceutical manufacturer is looking at some key catalysts of process change – such as modularisation, flexibility, fast changeover and minimising contamination risks. Thus, technologies engrossing this paradigm shift are coming into the forefront. Rapid advancement in disposable technologies will soon make them indispensable.

Ineos, Exxon Mobil Chemical and Shell Chemicals announced a long-term sale and purchase agreement to secure ethane from US shale gas for the Fife Ethylene Plant (FEP) at Mossmorran in Scotland, from mid 2017.

Akzo Nobel Specialty Chemicals and Ineos Nitriles have signed a long-term co-operation agreement that will allow Akzo Nobel to expand its production of biodegradable chelates, used in detergents and other industries, utilizing one of Ineos Nitriles' chemical products.

BASF inaugurates its new world-scale production plant for sodium methylate in Guaratinguetá, Brazil, the company's largest site in South America.

More and more consumers know about their CO2-Footprint and are increasingly demanding climate-neutral packages. The packaging enterprise Elopak wants to achieve absolute sustainability by 2020. What role here does the chemical company Sabic play, you can read here...

A new research project is developing an innovative process for high quality cycle utilization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The research project called Upcycle PET, enables the recovery of PET waste from plastic bottles to be used in high-grade industrial applications, and it targets to reduce the use of new polyamide-based plastic parts.

To meet growing customer demand in Europe, the global chemical company Oxea will increase its European production capacity for neopentyl glycol (NPG).

Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) recently announced that its production accounting and reconciliation software will be used to improve performance at a leading global mining company based in Switzerland.

A novel new style of outdoor shelter for process plant applications will be demonstrated by Intertec at Achema. Intertec's hybrid shelter cooling concept is being demonstrated using a model with LED lighting effects that illustrate the natural circulation principle of passive cooling systems.