Personalized medicine, automation, sustainability: How the pharmaceutical industry is dealing with the upheaval and what it means for the supplier industry.

Machine engineering company Bühler is investing a double-digit million Dollar amount in a new Grain Innovation Center (GIC) at its site in Uzwil, Switzerland. The GIC will replace the old technology center, which was built in the 1950s and no longer fulfils the requirements of a state-of-the art innovation hub.

Digital Twin Solutions is Now the New Normal – Covid-19 has transformed industries like never before and the oil and gas sector is no exception to this. The demand for digital twin technologies is at an all-time high amidst the pandemic and major industry players are already making use of this technology for numerous significant projects.

Sasol ecoft and Uniper have plans to build a large-scale sustainable aviation fuel production facility in Långsele, Sollefteå under the joint venture ‘Sky Fuel H2’. With this project, the companies aim to produce sustainable aviation fuel by making use of green hydrogen and carbon from biomass.

Only a fraction of the material that could be turned into new plastic is currently recycled. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have now demonstrated how the carbon atoms in mixed waste can replace all fossil raw materials in the production of new plastic.

The Bacton Energy Hub project led by the UK North Sea Transition Authority is exploring the potential for a hydrogen-led energy hub in Bacton, Norfolk, UK. With this move, the project aims to offer a sustainable hydrogen supply.

Everyone focuses first and foremost on purchase price when estimating pump life-cycle costs, but there are other optimisable costs that will help moderate pump-related expenses.

The pharmaceutical industry has never been more dynamic. The rapid development of Covid-19 vaccines is the best example, and an excellent opportunity for an innovation leader in aseptic ­production. Bausch+Ströbel is determined to be at the forefront of the competition for the best technical solutions.

Nel will be launched the world’s first fully automated electrolyzer production facility at Herøya, Norway. With a current production capacity of 500 MW which can be further increased to 2 GW, the plant is a vital project for the company which aims to achieve 100 % green renewable hydrogen consumption for the world’s industrial and mobility sectors.

Egypt’s Alexandria National Refining and Petrochemical Company has awarded an engineering contract to Honeywell for upgrading its existing naphtha complex. With this move, the company intends to enhance the quality of its gasoline blend stock and produce feedstock for petrochemical production as well as increase its gasoline production in the country.