Highly active ingredients (APIs/HAPIs) characterise modern drug production – and place high demands on containment. This article explains how OEL limits and OEB classes influence and control containment technologies and what technical solutions exist for closed transfer systems. Focus: active-passive valves for vacuum dryers that meet OEB 4/5 standards.

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation has plans to establish, own and operate a new air separation plant in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The new project is expected to strategically strengthen Matheson’s national network of air separation plants, particularly in the rapidly growing U.S. Sunbelt region.

Plastic Energy has successfully commercialised ‘char’, a byproduct of its chemical recycling process, under the name Tacfiller. Its production results in up to 89 % lower emissions than conventional carbon black.

Eni Storage Systems, a joint venture by Eni and Fib, has commenced the engineering phase for the development of an industrial project which will focus on the production of stationary lithium batteries in the Brindisi industrial area in Italy.

Almost every sector around the world right from the chemical industry to the aviation industry are looking to decarbonize their operations. New technologies and even sustainable alternatives are being explored for this purpose. Renewable methanol or sustainable methanol is just one of these many new solutions that aims to slash and even eliminate carbon emissions for these sectors.

Under a long-term contract signed between Charter Next Generation and Nova Chemicals, both the companies will work together to commercialize high-quality recycled polyethylene for sustainable flexible packaging applications.

Maybe not but what if the packaging of your food items is completely edible and nutritious? As the demand for single-use plastics is dwindling across the globe, the demand for eco-friendly and sustainable packaging is on the rise and this market trend has led to the emergence of edible food and beverage packaging. In fact, numerous start-ups as well as some of the biggest names in the food industry are not only exploring but also developing various edible food and beverage packaging options for different kinds of consumable items.

Under a MOU signed between Total Energies and Veolia, both the companies have decided to further their cooperation in energy transition and the circular economy. Veolia is expected to contribute its expertise in water resource management and the resource recovery of new waste streams while Total Energies will offer its expertise in the measurement and reduction of methane emissions and the production and supply of low-carbon energies.

Air Products has decided to exit three US-based projects including an agreement with World Energy for the development of a Sustainable Aviation Fuel expansion project in California, the construction of a 35 metric ton per day facility to produce green liquid hydrogen in New York, and a project in Texas for the production of carbon monoxide.

The Prenflo gasification technology has the capacity to convert biomass into valuable syngas for sustainable aviation fuel. The Biotfuel technology which includes the Prenflo gasification technology from Thyssenkrupp Uhde has been chosen by Elyse Energy for its Biomass-to-SAF project in France.