The application of high pressure and steam is a proven method for the mobilisation of valuable components from biomass. Wageningen Food & Biobased Research is contributing to the project "Production of butanol and hydrogen by fermentation techniques using steam treated municipal solid waste (MSWBH)" with its expertise on fermentation and the use of anaerobic bacteria for the production of biobased chemicals.

The Indian plastics industry is at par with its global counterparts. It has been growing at an increased pace despite challenging economic conditions. President, PlastIndia Foundation and Managing Director, Kadakia Plastics & Chemicals, Subhash K Kadakia talks about the industry and how it can boost the growth of other sectors in the country... Discover the views of an industry stalwart on the current scenario of the plastics industry!

L&T Valves has been delivering end-to-end solutions to various world-scale oil & gas and power projects across the world – To put things in perspective, the company recently supplied over 150,000 valves in sizes ranging from ½-72" to a major refinery project. Here is an overview of the company.

Evonik acquires share in Jenacell and supplements competencies in biotechnology and delivery systems for active medical ingredients..

A feature on the Indian process sector’s ability to conform to Industry 4.0 – Industry 4.0 has become a keyword for the engineering world as a whole. However, it is a challenging leap that comes along with various challenges. With industry experts’ views on the several challenges and possible solutions, we have tried to find out whether the Indian process sector is ready to embrace Industry 4.0.

Chemieanlagenbau Chemnitz (CAC) has signed a contract with Ciech Soda Deutschland for the construction of a turnkey crystallization plant.

Technological advancements are not new to the current phase of increasing efficiency and sustainability. Managing Director – Business Applications, Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI), Philippe Fonta, talks candidly on the various aspects of increasing cement sustainability at a global scale and the specific roadmap that has been developed for India. Excerpts of the interview…

Eagle Burgmann, a Joint Venture of the Freudenberg and EKK Group, has acquired Tianjin Nibot Seal Technology, the Chinese company in Tianjin, to 100 %, to boosts its strategic alignment towards the end user business in gas seals in China.

Akzo Nobel Specialty Chemicals and Gasunie New Energy have joined forces to investigate the possible large scale conversion of electricity into hydrogen via the electrolysis of water.

Arcanum announced plans for expansion of its Butene-1 production complex. The Company's flagship project, Raven, an on-purpose Ethylene-to-Butene-1 processing facility, is currently under construction in Baytown, Texas.