Steriline, an Italian manufacturer of robotic and standard fill/finish lines for the aseptic processing of injectable drugs, delivered to Fatro an extremely compact robotic filling machine, to produce small batches of veterinary vaccines in single-dose pre-filled syringes (PFSs).

The Saudi Arabian Mining Company has entered into a frame agreement with Metso and Thyssenkrupp Uhde to develop a unique phosphogypsum recycling and CO2 capture solution for its calcination plant at Ras Al Khair in Saudi Arabia.

KBR’s blue ammonia technology has been selected by Inpex Corporation and LSB Industries for a large-scale clean ammonia production and export project in the US Gulf Coast. KBR will be responsible to provide technology licensing and proprietary engineering design for the 1.1 million tonnes per annum ammonia plant.

China has delivered its first ‘Made in China’ large cruise ship and Akzo Nobel’s innovative and sustainable coatings were used for coating the vessel. The firm’s Intersmooth fouling control technology was utilized on the hull of the vessel owing to its high durability, low VOC content and excellent application properties.

With the rise of megatrends in Europe such as electromobility and renewable energies which require silicones, Wacker Chemie has decided to build a new silicones production site in Czech Republic. Production at the site is expected to begin by the end of 2025.

GEA has commenced operations at a new fabrication, repair, logistics and training facility in Wisconsin, USA. The 20-million-dollar unit comprises of production capabilities to finalize separator, decanter as well as valve and pump assembly.

Air Liquide has plans to use its proprietary Cryocap technology for developing, owning and operating a mega carbon capture unit in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The new unit will be installed at the firm’s H2 facility and will aim to reduce CO₂ emissions in the region.

CPHI Frankfurt which was recently held at Messe Frankfurt, Germany in November 2022 witnessed an impressive footfall with 40,405 executives from 167 countries visiting the pharma tradeshow. With these numbers, the event is said to have returned to pre-pandemic strength.

Univar Solutions has established four pharmaceutical ingredient labs at its Solution Centers in the USA, Latin America, and Europe. With this move, the company aims to accelerate innovation and growth in the Life Science markets.

The German firm Merck has plans to double its R&D productivity with an aim to deliver transformative medicines in the fields of oncology, neurology and immunology. The move will help patients to get access to medicines faster.