Whether a vertical or horizontal arrangement, involving containment, or taking a conventional form, the reliability of pharmaceutical process systems can only be ensured through perfect material flow — and Glatt is shaping the trend for integrated system solutions. Perfect pharmaceutical production is all down to the material flow.

BASF has broken ground on the second phase of its Innovation Campus Asia Pacific at its Pudong site in Shanghai, China. The €90 million expansion consists of an additional regional research and development (R&D) building and auxiliary facilities and it will be completed by the end of 2015.

Named as ‘Technological Development Group of Environmental Initiatives’, the R&D Group will be established by Sumitomo Chemical in Japan’s Petrochemicals Research Laboratory. The goal of the Group is to utilise core technologies in order to create a process which reduces environmental impact.

Located in Germany, the new units will produce raw materials for Nouryon’s biodegradable chelates. Ineos will operate and maintain the new facilities which are scheduled to be completed in 2021-2022.

Chevron has decided to reduce its 2020 capital spending plan by 4 billion dollars and Permian production guidance by 20 %. These measures are expected to protect the dividend, prioritise long-term value, and support the industry leading balance sheet.

In order to ensure the highest standards of hygiene, food producers and processors are obliged to clean their machinery regularly via washdowns. To guarantee that vacuum pumps are effectively protected from the used aggressive cleaning media, Leybold has developed a series of Hygienic Enclosures. The vacuum specialist offers users these stainless steel housings in seven different sizes, tailor made for each vacuum pump.

Global Data offers an insight into two of the core problems—waste and carbon—which the pharma industry faces today along with its possible solutions. Allie Nawrat, a senior medical reporter with Global Data shares her viewpoint on this.

Water treatment and purification is a technologically demanding process. Dosing is a core task here: Additives and auxiliary agents or highly effective chemicals need to be added both cost-effectively and safely for the environment, which means that the requirements for dosing pumps are just as high. Digitalization is the order of the day here as well.

Syntegon Technology, formerly Bosch Packaging Technology, has introduced two innovations, including its ‘paper-On-form’ upgrade kit for horizontal flow wrapping machines to form cold-sealable barrier paper. The solution was engineered in the company’s own development center in Beringen, Switzerland, and consists of a patented flow-wrap forming unit and sealing jaws for paper cold-sealing applications.

Collaboration, sharing experiences, and digital working are the keywords that feature Stay Connect!, the digital platform launched by Ima to enhance and offer all the Group’s digital products on a single touchpoint.