Under the agreement, Covestro will be supplied with raw materials produced with Neste’s renewable hydrocarbons and aims to replace several thousand tonnes of fossil raw materials used in the production of its polycarbonates.

Syntegon will be hosting a virtual trade event from May 7–13 to showcase its latest process and packaging technology. The company announced stable business performance last year and is currently witnessing increased demand in its services business due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Fast Company has awarded Heliogen with the ‘World Changing Ideas’ award for its technology that is capable of replacing fossil fuels with sunlight. The technology also boasts of commercially bringing carbon-free, ultra-high temperature heat to traditionally carbon-intensive industries for the first time.

Due to the Corona pandemic, Namur and Phoenix Contact jointly agreed to postpone the Namur Annual Conference China to August 2021.

Endress+Hauser’s robust ultrasonic Proline Prosonic Flow G 300/500 gas flowmeters with integrated pressure and temperature sensors are suitable for highly accurate, real-time measured values.

At the start of 2020, Gea embarked on a new course — two functional business areas were divided into five divisions, including Liquid & Powder Technologies with the business unit Chemical Technologies (BU CT). Dr. Christopher Braun, who has been managing the business of Gea Wiegand for 19 years, is expecting this to deliver clearer responsibilities. He believes that areas of growth for thermal separation technology will be found particularly in attractive niche markets.

Linde has acquired a minority stake in ITM Power, a British manufacturer of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzers for the electro-chemical splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen.

The Institute for Bioplastics and Biocomposites forecasts a global production capacity of 4,3 million tons of bioplasics in 2022 — a real growth market. A US bioplastic resin provider wants to be part of this success story and invested in a tailor made production plant. For the challenging handling and processing of the natural raw materials they found in Azo the right partner.

Amidst the global pandemic of Covid-19, Ima will be organising a virtual ‘Sensing Future Days’ event from May 11–13 as well as from June 10–11 for the packaging industry. The participants can update themselves on the technical details of various machines showcased at the show and also interact with specialists from the field.

The deal is in line with Singapore Government’s Long-Term Low-Emissions Development Strategy to halve emissions by 2050. Chiyoda has proposed its hydrogen storage and transportation technology for the ambitious plan.