With the volume of sludge that needs to be dried likely to continue growing over the next few years, Birkenmayer, in association with Eirich, offers a sophisticated range of direct drying systems that provides lower energy costs, better environmental practices and maximum operational efficiency.

Solvay announced the commissioning of a world class hydrogen peroxide plant at Ma Ta Phut, Thailand. The jointly operation of Solvay and Dow produces 330,000 tons of hydrogen peroxide per year for a nearby propylene oxide production.

For new stockyard projects, operators must consider capital costs and the operational efficiency of equipment and must choose between the virtually infinite possibilities offered by the market. Homogenisers, blenders or storage only and circular or linear storage are the main decisions.

Plant engineering and construction specialist Thyssen Krupp Industrial Solutions has been awarded a contract for the basic engineering package and license for a hard-paraffin production facility in Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland, located about 80 km south of Katowice.

American renewable chemicals company Allylix has begun the production of valencene from fermentation in large scales, company officials say. The company now hopes to expand its technology to further industries.

The market for ultra-pure water systems continues to grow. But for elastomer seals contact with ultra-pure water represents an extreme situation. This adds up to a major challenge for the manufacturers of sealing systems. The present article tells you what kind of sealing materials are capable of dealing with this situation.

The grinding stage in a cement plant is extremely energy-intensive, consuming almost half the plant’s total electric power requirement. Expert systems designed for cement production, can use real-time plant data to make precise statements about the plant’s quality parameters.

While in recent years the main focus was on optimisation of single parts like mine planning or advanced automation solutions now a seamless integration of all subsystems and an overall optimisation from the mine to the power plant is requested.

In January 2014 the "new" FDA process validation guide celebrated its 3 years anniversary - and in February the European Commission launched EMA's draft to a new European Annex 15 for Validation and Qualification in the GMPs. However, although Annex 15 is only a draft, we already know enough to prepare our validation and qualification approach for the future. Actually some of the new practices are already becoming regulatory expectations - sometimes with significant impact on observations or even warning letters for pharmaceutical companies.

Toray’s German subsidiary Greenerity will be constructing its second facility in Bavaria, Germany. The new plant will be used to develop key components for hydrogen fuel cells and water electrolyzers.