With an aim to expand their biomanufacturing partnership, Sumitomo Chemical and Ginkgo Bioworks have plans to develop functional chemicals with synthetic biology which will have a lower carbon footprint.

Under an agreement between both the parties, Lummus will acquire Siemens Energy’s Zimpro wet air oxidation technology and Pact system, along with the associated intellectual property, lab equipment and associated assets. With this move, the firm aims to expand its portfolio for sustainable, integrated water solutions.

Mechanical recycling and chemical recycling of PET will play a significant role for the plastics industry to achieve a circular economy. Today, many innovative solutions are being introduced in the market to make this goal a reality.

Manufacturing company Lonza announced plans to establish a new large-scale, commercial drug product fill and finish facility to support customers across the entire product life cycle. The company will invest approximately 520 million dollars in the facility.

Six key take aways from Parenteral Drug Association’s (PDA) recent workshop have been summarized by the author. The association intends to host a number of workshops to educate and help the industry implement the revision of the new Annex 1: ‘Manufacture of Sterile Products’.

Under a joint venture agreement, Incitec Pivot and Modern Chemicals Company (MCC) will combine their respective capabilities, resources, and assets to develop, finance, construct, and operate a world class Technical Ammonium Nitrate plant in Saudi Arabia.

Leybold has introduced the Multi-VAControl, an intelligent process controller which has the ability to control, monitor and synchronize pumps in central vacuum systems as well as in Roots pump systems. The solution also provides data for quality management.

After starting up the world’s largest single train Low Viscosity Polyalphaolefin (LV PAO) plant in the USA recently, the company is now planning to expand its High Viscosity PAO facility within the same region.

Both Germany and Europe have set the goal of becoming greenhouse gas neutral by 2050 at the latest. This means that energy consumption throughout the economy must be switched to carbon-free sources. Hydrogen will play an important role here, especially in activities that are otherwise impossible or difficult to decarbonize - for example, in the steel and chemical industries, aviation, ships or parts of the transportation sector. One of the crucial factors for rapid conversion is the question of how the production costs for green hydrogen can be reduced to a competitive level.

For its Industrial Merchant business line, Air Liquide has signed 52 new long-term on-site contracts in 2022. On-site production of gases proves to be an environmentally-friendly solution for customers that require a local and reliable gas supply.