Arkema recently inaugurated the Christian Collette Center of Excellence dedicated to batteries for clean mobility at its Pierre-Bénite Research Center in France. To meet the rising demand for lithium-ion battery cell materials in Europe, Arkema has announced a 50 % expansion of its Kynar fluoropolymer production capacity at its Pierre-Bénite site.

From May 14 to 18, 2018, the world's leading trade fair for water, sewage, waste and raw materials management, Ifat, will take place in Munich. The exhibitors and an extensive framework programme will provide information about new developments for an optimized water supply and the treatment of wastewater and liquid waste.

Under a MOU signed between Haldor Topsoe and Shchekinoazot, both the companies will work together to reduce the carbon footprint of Shchekinoazot’s existing and future plants in the Tula region, Russia.

Arxada has plans to make the hefty investment in its Kouřim-based industrial biotechnological plant in Czech Republic. With this move, the company will be able to provide important infrastructure debottlenecking in line with expanded technological options as well as be able to increase its formulation capacity in order to cater to its growing customer base.

A group of international researchers have discovered new properties in magnonics-based two-dimensional materials. The results will be used to further enhance information technologies with respect to energy consumption, space and speed.

Nouryon has plans to expand its Levasil colloidal silica manufacturing facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A in the background of rising demand from the construction and packaging end-markets in the country as well as across the globe.

Advanced Biofuel Solutions (ABSL) and Greenergy have entered into a joint development agreement to develop and operate up to five municipal waste-based biofuel plants in the UK over a period of time. The first plant is expected to commence in 2025 and will use will make use of ABSL’s RadGas technology to convert 133,000 tons of municipal waste annually into biomethane.

Along with tablets, capsules remain the most important form of administration in the pharmaceutical and nutrition sectors. They offer manufacturers and patients numerous advantages. During the process of capsule filling, efficiency potentials often go unfulfilled in production. One lever for this is the capsule filling machines in the FEC series combined with the know-how offered by experts at Fette Compacting.

Maire Tecnimont’s subsidiaries NextChem, MET Development and Stamicarbon have decided to join forces with Greenfield Nitrogen to establish the first green ammonia plant in the USA. NextChem will conduct a feasibility study for the project, MET Development will support the development of the plant whereas Stamicarbon will offer its latest green ammonia technology to the unit. The new facility is expected to produce 240 metric tons of green ammonia per day.

Apparently not for the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) as many countries across the globe are yet to commit to reducing CO2 emissions in the near future. Europe on the other hand has been getting into uncomfortable spaces to make its economy climate-neutral. An insight into some of the key figures of the German chemical industry are also mentioned here.