At Ercros’ Vila-seca II factory in Tarragona, Spain, the firm has replaced its old catalytic oxidation technology plant with a new thermal oxidation technology plant to treat and reduce gaseous emissions resulting from the PVC process.

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new method that can easily purify contaminated water using a cellulose-based material. This discovery could have implications for countries with poor water treatment technologies and combat the widespread problem of toxic dye discharge from the textile industry.

Under ‘Project Greensand’ a consortium led by Ineos has proved that the CCS technology is feasible after successfully capturing CO2 from Belgium and then storing it into a depleted oil field in the Danish North Sea. Project Greensand aims to store up to 8 million tonnes of CO2 annually in the area by 2030.

Calpine has awarded a Feed contract to Technip Energies, Shell Catalysts & Technologies and Zachry Group for its new carbon capture project in Texas, USA. The project is expected to capture two million tons of CO2 annually.

Under the collaboration between Trakcel and Lonza, both the parties have successfully combined Trakcel’s cell orchestration platform Ocellos and Lonza’s manufacturing Moda-Es(R) platform. This means that critical manufacturing steps, checks and data will flow directly into the Chain of Custody and Chain of Identity within the cell and gene therapy supply chain.

Evonik recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the establishment of a large-scale lipids production facility in Lafayette, Indiana, USA. The new unit aims to offer critical excipients for the development of mRNA vaccines and other nucleic acid therapies.

Volpak has introduced its latest solution the Enflex PHS Series for the pharma and healthcare industry. Focused on flexible packaging, the stick pack solution is a unit dosage format which proves ideal to contain and deliver liquid health products for oral and topical use.

In January 2023, Vega, manufacturer of level, switching and pressure instrumentation, delivered what it claims is the world's first level sensor with integrated cyber security. With this, it wants to send a strong signal against the increasing threat from cyber criminals, also throughout the industry.

Solvay has plans to decarbonize its Aroma Performance plant in Saint-Fons, France with an aim to make the site carbon neutral by 2026. For this purpose, the project will incorporate a new biomass boiler and source renewable electricity from a solar facility.

The rising demand of cell and gene therapies across the globe has forced life science, pharma companies and even research institutes to turn to Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs) for developing and delivering treatments quickly to patients in need. Digital transformation is one area that is being explored by CDMOs to accelerate this pace.