How does pump manufacturer Grundfos plan to defend its global position as the number 1? And what is its management doing to prepare for future challenges? PROCESS asked Mads Nipper, CEO and Group President.

Neste Engineering Solutions’ Nexpinustm technology has been selected by Fintoil for its new CTO fractionation unit in Finland. The company has also been made the engineering partner for the plant which is expected to start-up by 2022.

Under the collaboration, Moderna will manufacture its mRNA-1273 vaccine to fight the novel coronavirus. The aim of the partnership is to enable manufacturing of up to 1 billion doses of mRNA-1273 per year. The first batches of the vaccine are expected to be manufactured at Lonza’s U.S. facility in July 2020.

Mitsubishi Chemical under its subsidiary firm Mitsubishi Chemical America has plans to acquire Gelest, an American organic and inorganic hybrid chemicals manufacturer. Both the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for this purpose.

Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) has recently announced the launch of its new Sartocheck 5 Plus filter integrity tester. Designed for use in downstream processing, this new integrity tester is the latest development in the established line of Sartocheck units already recognised throughout the pharmaceutical industry.

Sumitomo Chemical has plans to strengthen the development and quality assurance system for photoresists for EUV lithography and other advanced semiconductor processes due to the growing demand of photoresists in the market.

Even though the corona virus has turned private and professional life upside down, many things are now running smoothly again despite home offices, video conferences and trade fair cancellations. How does the Process Analytics business unit of Hamilton Bonaduz AG deal with travel restrictions and where are the challenges in approaching new customers? Frank Wolpers, Global Sales Director Process Analytics, focuses on webinars and the new corona vaccines.

Linde has started up its new air separation plants in order to supply 720 tonnes of high purity nitrogen per day to Shanghai Ever Display Optronics (EDO) for its Amoled project. In accordance with the contract, the firm will also supply other industrial gases such as oxygen, helium, argon and hydrogen to EDO.

Under the terms of the agreement, BP and China Resources Chemical Innovative Materials (CRC) will explore opportunities on PTA sourcing and the polyester value chain. BP will also be investing in CRC.

Eco-friendly, limitless and CO2-neutral: Can synthetic fuel become the future of mobility? Power-to-X projects could be used to convert surplus electricity from renewable resources into clean synthetic fuels. While decision makers and politicians are still discussing the concepts feasibility, German engineering experts from Chemieanlagenbau Chemnitz (CAC) show what can be done …