How well does industry manage water resources? The general tendency today is to take a holistic systems approach. More process water is being recirculated and industrial producers are recovering reusable substances and water treatment chemicals. Companies are also taking a new approach to effluent management. Partial flows are being diverted at an early stage, making treatment easier and less expensive. Technology is even available which can virtually eliminate effluent. Industrial water management will be one of three focal topics at ACHEMA 2015, the world's leading fair and exhibition for chemical and process industries.

The NortH2 project aims to produce green hydrogen by utilising renewable electricity from a gigantic offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. By 2040, green hydrogen production from this project is expected to be around 800,000 tonnes per year.

A workhorse takes the spotlight: AODD pumps perform reliably even in difficult conditions – But now, they can do even more: By significantly reducing the air consumption through a clever setup, pump manufacturer Wilden claims to have created a pump that needs 60% less pressurized air than common designs…

Astra Zeneca has received 350 million dollars from Atnahs and the deal includes divestment of the former’s global commercial rights for Inderal, Tenormin, Tenoretic, Zestril and Zestoreticm, which are established hypertension medicines.

Non-contact microwave sensors can be used in various industries. Through the use of simple mechanical tools and components, the sensors can be easily adapted to harsh operating environments with high temperatures, extreme dust generation or abrasion, ensuring maintenance-free, reliable operation.

The three-year-long antitrust investigation into the U.S. generic drug industry has found that Sandoz was guilty of misconduct between 2013 and 2015 with regard to specific generic drugs sold in the United States. Now, the company will pay a hefty penalty and will also enter into a deferred prosecution agreement.

Fluor was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for the utilities, offsites and infrastructure scope of work for JG Summit’s petrochemical complex expansion in Batangas City, Philippines.

In recent year, mainly as a result of environmental problems, the raw material crushing sector has often had to use quarries in which the materials are imperfect or mixed with soil. This has made work difficult to traditional crushers, such as impact or jaw crushers, because they are often required to process materials for which they have not been designed.

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC), Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), have signed an agreement with state-owned National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) and Massy for the construction of a methanol and dimethyl ether plant.

Post the capacity expansion, Advanced Biochemical (Thailand) Co. is expected to produce 120,000 mt/year of bio-based epichlorohydrin at its Map Ta Phut facility in Thailand. The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand approved this expansion.