Astra Zeneca has received 350 million dollars from Atnahs and the deal includes divestment of the former’s global commercial rights for Inderal, Tenormin, Tenoretic, Zestril and Zestoreticm, which are established hypertension medicines.

Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (Nedo) has selected a consortium for developing the world’s most advanced technology for industrial para-xylene production from CO2. The Group has been selected as contractors for this project.

Always in tune with the times and just that little bit better than the others — that has been the motto of Hima ever since the company was first founded. Many years of safety experience and a huge passion for the topic of safety have driven the family-run business, which is now already in its fourth generation. Since the strategic repositioning in 2017, Managing Partner Steffen Philipp and VP R&D and Product Management, Dr. Alexander Horch, believe that they are well set up for the digital future.

The digital twin is the future of infrastructure and engineering. This is why Bentley last year has presented the new Itwin Services cloud platform. For the company this is only the beginning of future developments.

The intrinsic safety (Ex i) type of protection has established itself worldwide in the field of measurement and control technology in systems with potentially explosive areas. For one thing, it is much more cost-effective when it comes to construction when compared to other types of protection. For another, it allows for maintenance work and modifications during operation. Moreover, it is also possible to use simple electrical equipment without special approval.

Tata Projects has received orders from HPCL Rajasthan Refinery & Bharat Petroleum Corporation for an upcoming green-field refinery cum petrochemical complex in Rajasthan and a 2G Bio Ethanol Project in Odisha respectively.

Wacker dropped a bombshell: The group has announced initial targets for its "Shaping the Future" efficiency program. According to this program, the company intends to save $ 270 million annually by reducing material costs and the scope of services provided internally and by streamlining its organization. As part of this program, the group will cut more than 1000 jobs by the end of 2022.

With an aim to create a sustainable waste management system and reduce plastic pollution in the oceans, a material recovery facility will be set up in Pasuruan, Indonesia by Project Stop. The facility is expected to manage waste collection, segregation and recycling processes at the Lekok and Nguling municipalities.

The specialty chemicals group Altana announced the grand opening of its BYK USA expanded facility in Wallingford, Connecticut. With this state of the art plant, BYK more than doubles production capacity in the U.S. and increases worldwide supply chain security for its additives, the company said.

Claimed to be Europe’s No 1 trade fair for the fine and speciality chemicals industry, Chemspec Europe trade fair is all set to be held from May 27 – 28, 2020 in Cologne, Germany.