In June, Germany will once again be the centre of the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries worldwide: The 34th Achema will take place from 10 to 14 June 2024 in Frankfurt. The trade fair will be accompanied by a varied and extensive congress programme on all five days.

Next Hydrogen has bagged a contract to supply its latest generation electrolysis technology to the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center in the USA. The technology will be used for renewable energy ammonia production research.

Evonik has begun operations at its new facility for drying aqueous dispersions of Eudragit polymers at its site in Darmstadt, Germany. The new manufacturing unit will enable Evonik to meet the increasing demand from pharmaceutical customers for oral drug delivery solutions.

Rina has awarded Saipem with two important certifications for the performance qualification methodology of materials used in the construction of subsea pipelines for the transportation of gaseous hydrogen.

On May 13, Asahi Kasei company representatives as well as its partners including the Japanese Government inaugurated the new hydrogen pilot plant in Kawasaki, Japan. In the pilot plant four 0.8 MW Aqualyzer modules are being operated under realistic conditions.

Eneos and Sumitomo have awarded a Feed contract to JGC Corporation for a green hydrogen and MCH production plant in Malaysia. The green hydrogen plant is expected to produce approximately 90,000 tons of CO2-free hydrogen per year for conversion to MCH.

Cost plays a vital role while developing industrial plants but by opting for a modular plant, capex costs, material costs and even labor costs can be slashed. Also, modular, skid-mounted units are developed in-doors under controlled environments and at speed which helps to save valuable time for industry players.

Atkinsréalis has been chosen by major pharmaceutical contract manufacturer Jubilant Hollisterstier to provide detailed design for the expansion of its sterile injectable facility in Montreal, Canada. The 109 million-dollar facility is a part of Canada’s Biomanufacturing and Life Sciences Strategy pandemic preparedness plan to domestically manufacture and supply vaccines.

Univation's Unipol PE Process Technology has been selected by Indian Oil Corporation for its new world-scale production line in Paradip, India. On completion, the unit is expected to produce a nameplate capacity of 650,000 tons per annum of polyethylene.

Carbonscape has finalized the Sunila site in Finland to develop the demonstration plant for biographite production. With this, the company aims to establish a European battery supply chain independent of traditional graphite sources.