With an annual capacity of 550 million pounds, the largest horizontal polypropylene reactor in North America is located at Formosa Plastics Corporation’s Texas facility in the USA. The new reactor will produce a complete grade slate of high-quality resins.

The pilot plant has the capacity to recycle complex waste streams from end-of-life vehicles via chemical recycling in order to produce raw materials for new vehicle components such as foam for steering wheels.

Claimed to be one of the world’s largest industrial heat pumps for CO2-free steam generation, BASF and GIG Karasek have recently broken ground for the project at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site in Germany.

Arkema has launched its new battery dry coating laboratory in Normandy, France. The new laboratory at Arkema’s Cerdato Research Center is dedicated to exploring and advancing the dry coating process for battery electrodes.

Designed for full climate-neutral operations, the new filter manufacturing facility is a landmark project for Merck as its in line with the company’s aim to achieve climate neutrality by 2040.

Eni Storage Systems, a joint venture by Eni and Fib, has commenced the engineering phase for the development of an industrial project which will focus on the production of stationary lithium batteries in the Brindisi industrial area in Italy.

Offering high-quality recycled polypropylene and polyethylene materials, the new compounding line by Borealis is now fully operational in Belgium. The line makes use of Borealis’ proprietary Borcycle M mechanical recycling technology.

Schubert has introduced the ‘tog.519’ robot, an AI-based cobot which runs at up to 90 cycles per minute, matching the high performance of classic industrial robots. The cobot also boasts of two 2D cameras which provides it with images of the products to be picked.

Schütz has introduced a combination steel drum which combines the stability of a steel drum with the chemical resistance and corrosion resistance of a plastic drum. The solution was displayed at Fachpack 2025.

Ima Active’s wedge wire screen drum is designed to integrate seamlessly with standard Perfima equipment, resulting in the innovative Perfima Edge. This enhancement brings the capability of side vented pan coating to smaller particles, such as pellets or minitablets. The drum's wedge wires feature a rounded, smooth design, ensuring minimal impact on the product and enhancing flowability. The drum’s unique structure also supports high process air volumes, enabling increased spray rates and efficient, short processing times comparable to traditional perforated drum coaters and provides an interesting alternative to fluid bed thanks to its reduced footprint by at least 30 %.