Linde and Shell have collaborated with an aim to accelerate the deployment of the ethane-oxidative dehydrogenation technology for ethylene production. The technology has the potential to reduce carbon emissions and is also an alternative to ethane steam cracking.

The consortium – the Zero Carbon Humber Partnership includes 12 companies and organisations which have recently submitted a joint proposal to develop a net zero industrial cluster in the Humber, the UK’s largest and most carbon-intensive industrial region. The breakthrough project is expected to be completed by 2040.

Evonik is all set to concentrate on its Metamino (DL-methionine) production at three of its world-scale hubs in Europe, Americas and Asia. With this move, the firm aims to strengthen its competitiveness in the market in terms of cost.

Under the new strategic partnership, Sanitized antimicrobial polymer additives will be marketed in Italy by Ferro-Plast, its new sales partner. This move is expected to benefit the Italian plastic industry.

The new naphtha cavern has recently been commissioned in Porvoo, Finland. With this project, Borealis will now be able to source and store naphtha from the global market in a cost-efficient manner. The cavern is also expected to store renewable naphtha which proves useful for the production of renewable polyolefins.

With the hefty investment, Lonza aims to expand its overall capsule production capacity within Capsules and Health Ingredients (CHI) division’s Capsugel portfolio by 30 billion capsules every year. The investment is expected to increase CHI's current capsule production capacity by 15 %.

Roche has teamed up with Atea Pharmaceuticals to jointly develop AT-527, an orally administered direct-acting antiviral currently in Phase 2 clinical trials. If approved, AT-527 will be the first novel oral antiviral to treat Covid-19 patients.

LG Chem claims that the new biodegradable material is the only biodegradable material with 100 % bio contents and is also the only material which offers mechanical properties equivalent to polypropylene.

Valagro is one of the leading biologicals company and with this takeover the Syngenta Group aims to provide farmers with more complementary product and technology choices. The acquisition will also strengthen the company in the biologicals market which is expected to double in size over the next five years.

Reig Jofre has entrusted Ima Life with the installation of its new line of sterile freeze-dried products, the largest and most modern in Spain. A complete, versatile, fully automated line designed to adapt to the manufacture of different products with the highest quality and in compliance with the new Annex 1 of the GMPs.