Styron has celebrated the construction of it’s new SSBR (Solution Styrene Butadiene Rubber) production line. The groundbreaking ceremony introduced an additional capacity of 50,000 metric tons at the production facility in Schkopau, Germany, and will allow Styron to help customers around the world meet the increasing demand for high performance tires.

In this era of energy efficiency, there is huge scope for saving energy through compressed air systems. New as well as existing systems can give better results with the help of few energy conserving steps. Here are some ways to save energy and ultimately cost, through these systems.

GE provides electrical variable speed drives for the new Yanbu 3 power and desalination plant in Saudi Arabia, one of the country's important infrastructure projects. The plant shall help to cater the rising demand for energy and clean water in the region.

Ready-To-Use sterilization goes Robotic: The Robotic Pulsed Light Sterilizer by Italian manufacturer Steriline is the first machine to bring the benefits of pulsed light technology to the pharmaceutical sector.

Mannheim-based Rhein Chemie, a wholly owned subsidiary of specialty chemicals company Lanxess and partner of the rubber, lubricant and plastics industry, is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year.

India will soon receive a tremendous boost in textile and fibre production, with Reliance Industries (RIL) commencing the expansion of its polyester manufacturing chain.

Boosted by political support, the German biogas energy economy accounts for roughly one quarter of the total global installed capacity. Analysts of Global data expect this trend to continue, as the power generation from biogas in the country is projected to reach 28,265 GWh in 2025.

At the Interpack trade fair the German Association of machinery and industrial equipment manufacturers VDMA gave a brief outlook on the developement of the global market for pharmaceutical machinery manufacture industry. The VDMA expects future developement for producers of pharamaceutical machinery in the emerging countries.

India’s rapid pace of industrialisation and urbanisation has brought with it a growing demand for water. A look at some of the technologies available to Indian industries and the current state of water management in the country.

"Oxygen fire" – a nightmare scenario for steel mills and foundries. Where extreme temperatures, oxygen and high pressure come together, materials that seem fire–proof such as metals can easily burn. Therefore, applications like molten metals call for highly specialised process components - also in terms of control valves...