Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development (TCSRD) inaugurated a dry waste processing plant at Mithapur, an initiative launched under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign.

Total announces the final investment decision (FID) to develop the Anchor oil field. Additionally, front-end engineering and design (FEED) has begun for the North Platte discovery. Both projects are located in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana.

Fluor Corporation and Bayer placed the final steel beam for Bayer’s new cell culture technology center being constructed in Berkeley, California.

Located in Miami, Florida, Van Iperen’s new operations are expected to provide superior-quality specialty fertilisers and global crop experience to its US and Latin American customers. The move will strengthen the company’s presence in the country and also support its customers in the region.

The specialist in electrical explosion protection Pepperl+Fuchs now certifies its electrical explosion protection products for paint shops. The basis for this certification is a new standard sheet for regulating test methods for paint-wetting-impairment substances.

Hyundai Chemical Company’s 300 kTA high-density polyethylene plant will utilise Univation Technologies’ Unipol PE Technology for the project. The new plant is expected to be constructed in the Republic of Korea.

Air Liquide and Sinopec have signed a MOU to accelerate the deployment of hydrogen mobility solutions in China. Under the deal, both the companies will study the development of hydrogen mobility network in the Asian country.

The green-field plant is expected to produce Penta including the renewable grades of Voxtar. Construction of the plant already began in October and commercial production is expected to begin in Q1 2022.

... after not quite four years! Even the radar experts from the German Black Forest area themselves were surprised that the rather conservative market accepted the new technology so quickly. A look back and into the future.

CPhI Worldwide, taking place in Madrid (9-11, October 2018) and organized by UBM, releases its annual report analysis of opioid contract services and continuous manufacturing. The findings highlight major treats and opportunities for CDMOs and pharma companies over the next 1-5 years.