Lonza has introduced ‘Capsugel Enprotect’ which is the first ever coating-free capsule which supports intestinal delivery of acid-sensitive APIs. This new capsule technology has the potential to make significant improvements to oral drug delivery.

The Touch panel Feige Web HMI was developed and adapted by Feige Filling to suit customer requirements.

Repsol, Naturgy, Reganosa have plans to establish a 200 MW renewable hydrogen plant which will initially have a capacity of 30 MW. Once complete, the plant will produce 30,000 tons of renewable hydrogen per year and will then supply it to Repsol’s refinery in A Coruña as well as other consumers.

Borealis has closed the acquisition deal of Rialti, an Italy-based company specialized in the production of sustainable polypropylene compounds with a focus on mechanically recycled PP feedstock from post-industrial and post-consumer waste. With this, Borealis aims to expand its PP compounding business and increase its volume of PP compounds based on mechanical recyclates.

HIF Global will develop the e-fuels plant in Matagorda County in Texas, USA and the project is expected to produce 200 million gallons of carbon-neutral gasoline annually. Construction of the plant will begin by 2023 and first production is scheduled for 2026.

Can hydrogen play out as chlorine chemistry’s trump card? — Safe, clean, and sustainable — Eurochlor’s position paper on its Mid-Century Strategy for the chlorine industry reads like green buzzword bingo. Yet it’s clear that if the European Union wants to become carbon-neutral by 2050, it will have to take chlorine chemistry into account. It’s just as well that electrolysis provides a sought-after co-product.

In the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, the requirements on flexibility, safety and automation are increasing in order to implement hygiene and reproducibility more efficiently. Within this context, Vega level and pressure sensors can make a decisive contribution.

The digitization train is picking up speed and many companies in the process industry have already jumped on board to gain a competitive edge through a deeper understanding of their production and a better overview of their various systems and locations. In this process, more and more companies are exploiting the fast and pragmatic approaches offered by open-source software. Automation experts, such as those from Wago Kontakttechnik, in a team with system integrators combine sensor systems, gateways, container applications and cloud computing to extract even more information from company processes.

Axium Process has recently introduced a rental service through which one can obtain rapid filtration solutions without committing to large capital investments.

Cyberattacks have been increasing across the globe and the chemical industry has not been spared either. As more chemical companies are adopting the ‘digital transformation’ concept due to its numerous benefits, it has also exposed them to notorious cyberattacks which can have devastating consequences on its operations. The article offers useful tips on developing a secure cybersecurity strategy along with insights on the different measures that can be undertaken to reduce the risks of cyberattacks on chemical plants.