The Serum Institute of India (SII), the largest vaccine manufacturer in the world, will begin local trials of the Covid-19 vaccine and also manufacture the vaccine once it gets ready by Oxford and Astra Zeneca.

China’s pharma firms Sinopharm Group and Sinovac Biotech are each developing a covid-19 vaccine. Phase 3 clinical developments of the vaccines have already begun and Global Data opines that the vaccines can surprise the world with their success.

Weighing 3,025 tonnes and a height of 72 meters, the world’s largest hydrogen reactor was installed by China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) in Zhoushan, China on June 10. The reactor is the core element of Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical’s 40-million-tonne/year refining-chemical integration project, phase II.

Repsol’s first project includes construction of one of the largest net zero emissions synthetic fuel production plants in the world while the second one involves building a plant for generation of gas from urban waste.

The companies aim to develop a private cellular network solution for 5G use cases which will improve efficiencies at Phillips 66’s Louisiana refinery in the USA. The proof of concept of the private network will assist the energy company in its future digital opportunities.

Assiut National Oil Processing Company has awarded the project to construct a new hydrocracking complex for the Assiut refinery in Egypt. The new project is expected to transform lower-value petroleum products into 2.8 million tonnes per year of cleaner products.

Under the terms of the MOU, Lygos will provide its unique technology – LP1 Ultra Yeast Platform and Carbon Sequestration Superhighway to Praj in order to create bioplastics known as polylactic acid.

In a significant step forward to bring continuous processing technology to a broader pharmaceutical customer segment, Gea has repositioned its Consigma portfolio to ensure that new drugs can be brought to market as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.

The newly developed Cryoflowskid enables 3 step syntheses for the continuous production of chemical intermediates or active pharmaceutical ingredients in kg quantities per hour.

The new service station will offer Neste’s ‘My Renewable Diesel’ as well as fast charging services for electric vehicles. Biogas and natural gas filling points are also expected to be launched soon at the station.