There are currently 445 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T cell) therapies under development by companies headquartered across the Asia-Pacific (Apac) region. With research in progress and increased understanding of cancer biology, the new therapies are expected to make the global market more competitive and cost effective, says Global Data.

The aim of the European Plastics Pact is to improve the use of plastics as well as its recycling. Signatories of this pact are expected to develop new techniques and approaches, share knowledge, harmonise guidelines and standards, and reduce current barriers for this purpose.

Sunfire’s high-temperature electrolysis technology enables the production of renewable hydrogen and direct conversion of water as well as CO2 into raw material for petrochemical products. Neste intends to use this technology for its new business platform – Power-to-X.

Lödige Process Technology will present a Ploughshare mixer at its Ifat booth (A4.441) in Germany. The mixer is an example of the manufacturer’s sturdy, durable process engineering systems for mechanical, chemical and thermal processing of sludges, sewage sludges, ashes, dusts and other waste materials.

It is essential to know the risks in order to be able to handle them  — and projects involving tens of thousands of components, hundreds of workers and budgets running into millions present more than enough pitfalls. Nevertheless, a plant shutdown need not turn into a lottery: the 11th annual TAR conference in Potsdam demonstrated some risk management methods and explained what engineers can learn in Monte Carlo and from pilots …

Pharmaceutical giant Roche relies on Almatec AODD pumps to handle waste solvents safely—Air-operated double-diaphragm pumps from German manufacturer Almatec have proved an ideal solution for Roche, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturers, in handling waste solvents, many of which are flammable, toxic, or both. A relationship spanning 25 years was first built on Almatec’s A-Series pumps, and now continues thanks to the company’s economic and efficient E-Series models.

Plastic IBCs (intermediate bulk containers) from Schütz can now carry TDI (toluene diisocyanate), thanks to a barrier coating of EVOH (ethylene vinyl alcohol) copolymer.

Shanghai/PR China – Arkema will invest in new generation fluorogas production in order to partner air-conditioning equipment manufacturers in a changing regulatory environment.

Haldor Topsøe plans to profit from the current demand for catalysts: The company recently opened a large extension of its catalyst plant plant in Frederikssund, Denmark. Especially refineries and petrochemical plants, but also ammonia facilities drive the global demand for catalysts, the firm believes.

Schroeder Valves has developed a new automatic recirculation valve for high and extremely high pressures, which also works reliably under highly fluctuating load conditions: the SHP-series automatic recirculation valve.