Lonza has plans to invest 219 million dollars to construct a new manufacturing complex in Visp, Switzerland. The 2,000 sq m project will comprise a customer dedicated manufacturing line for antibody-drug conjugate payload molecules and will also prove useful for accommodating future small molecule expansions.

Maire Tecnimont has secured a contract by Total Corbion PLA for carrying out Front-End Engineering Design for its 100,000 tons per annum Poly Lactic Acid plant in Grandpuits, France. The plant is claimed to be the first of its kind in Europe and is expected to be operational in 2024.

Exxon Mobil’s Esso Renewable Racing Fuel will be tested in Porsche’s high-performance motorsports engines at the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup 2021. Both the companies will also partner for efuels – synthetic fuels made from hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide.

The German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) has revealed ten priority measures for making Germany a strong industrial location. The chemical and pharmaceutical industry in the country expect the new government to refer to these measures in order to enhance the performance and research level of the sector.

Johnson Matthey (JM) has been selected to provide its methanol technology to the Haru Oni project, the world’s maiden methanol unit in Patagonia, Chile. The pilot phase of the project is expected to produce around 900,000 liters per year of e-methanol as early as 2022.

Merck’s Life Science business has signed a 12-year renewable energy contract with Enel Green Power to build a wind and storage project in Texas, USA. The project – Azure Sky wind and storage project is claimed to be one of the largest aggregation deals in the world.

Dechema’s latest position paper ‘Process Simulation – Fit for the future?’ by the Processnet working committee Process Simulation, Process Synthesis and Knowledge Processing focuses on the relevance of today’s tools to meet the demands of the digitalized chemical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.

Under a MOU signed between Saipem and Alboran Hydrogen, both the companies will work together to construct five plants which will produce green hydrogen. Three of the units will be located in Italy while the other two in the Mediterranean basin.

Under the new business strategy, Sabic will focus on petrochemicals and the Aramco Trading Company will focus on fuel products. Aramco acquired a 70 % stake in Sabic in June 2020 and now aims to make Sabic its chemicals arm.

As the world struggles to fight the pandemic, the demand and supply gaps for Covid-19 vaccines is widening. In this background, Global Data reveals that Chinese vaccines remain crucial for developing nations.