The US Drug Supply Chain Security Act and the EU Falsified Medicines Directive both contain similar basic requirements in terms of serialization. However, while the overall objective – a safer drug supply chain – is the same on both sides of the Atlantic, the respective regulations differ widely in many aspects.

Cipla enhances its filling capacities with a new capsule filling machine — GKF 2500 ASB 100% – The pharmaceutical industry in India is growing at a rapid pace. The shift from large medicine batches to more complex formulations has led to a high demand for sophisticated technologies. In parallel, pharmaceutical producers are expanding their export activities to North America and Europe, where they must meet stringent safety and quality regulations. Cipla, one of the largest Indian pharmaceutical manufacturing companies, has also experienced a boost in demand, and has enhanced its filling capacities with a new capsule filling machine—GKF 2500 ASB 100% from Bosch Packaging Technology.

Oxea announced that their new world-scale propanol production unit at its Bay City site in Texas, USA, is mechanically complete.

The production capacities of bio-based polymers continue to grow at around 3 to 4 % per annum, i.e. at about the same rate as petrochemical polymers. Therefore, the market share of bio-based polymers in the total polymer market remains constant at around 2 %. But the individual development of different bio-based polymers varies considerably.

Dow and DuPont get serious about their proposed merger: This US $ 130 union of giants would create the world’s largest chemicals company, even dwarfing the likes of BASF. But the coming bememoth could lead a short life: The partners plan to split up the Dow-DuPont-portfolio into three independent companies...

Charles J. Kalil retires from his post as Executive Vice President and general counsel of Dow. He will be succeeded by Amy Wilson.

The Kochi Industrial Gas Complex which has been constructed within BPCL’s Integrated Refinery Expansion Project aims to increase the firm’s refining capacity by nearly two-thirds, from 190,000 to 310,000 barrels per day.

Scheduled to be held from June 26-28, in Dusseldorf, Germany, the show will focus on the sustainability challenge and also conduct various sessions on managing increased demand and environmental regulations.

Solenis opened a new manufacturing site in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China. With approximately 37,000 m2 of space, Solenis (Zhuhai) Chemicals Company will produce various product lines, including functional, water and process chemistries to support the key markets served throughout the Asia Pacific region.

With a strong value chain from manufacturing via petrochemicals all the way to modern bio-based materials, the province of Ontario is Canada's economic an industrial powerhouse. But what is behind this amazing success story? This interview presents you the views of the Minister, Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure (MEDEI), Ontario, Canada, Brad Duguid