Fero Labs, the start-up company set up in the USA has the potential to enhance industrial processes—by increasing efficiency and improving the overall manufacturing quality—via its machine learning software – ‘Fero’.

Shin-Etsu Chemical plans to expand its silicones business by increasing production capacities in its Thailand plant; and by establishing a new technical centre in the USA

Maintaining product integrity during transfer from one process step to the other can present huge problems, especially if semi-solid products such as tablets or capsules are handled. Therefore, careful planning is needed to develop a filling system that meets these requirements.

The coating of directly compressed mini-tablets in a pan has not been extensively utilised; however this process shows advantages over the fluid bed. The following study investigates the possibility of manufacturing a sustained release multiple dosage form by coating in a solid wall pan mini-tablets produced by direct compression.

Containment of a solid drugs production is incomplete where the production environment is neglected. Closed process equipment and the production environment need to be considered as an integral solution. There should however be a reasonable balance between protective effects and plant productivity.

Exxon Mobil announced that its Baytown and Beaumont refineries have begun producing fuels at reduced rates and that crude oil and refined product pipelines in the Gulf and other regions of Texas have restarted as recovery continues from Hurricane Harvey.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, K Palaniswami has recently stated that the Gulf organisation Al Kharafi is expected to set up an oil refinery and a petrochemical manufacturing facility in the southern Indian state.

The efficiency champion takes the price! Dry compressing screw vacuum pumps with a particularly high degree of efficiency in the chemical production are challenging liquid ring pumps. At first sight, it seems clear which principle leads the way. However, this may be delusional.

Albemarle and ASOS plan to collaborate in the construction of a FCC manufacturing facility in the United Arab Emirates. This would allow the company to meet the rapidly growing regional demand in the Middle East.

Out of the total one billion cubic meters of gas, the Turk Stream gas pipeline delivered 54 per cent went to the Turkey and the remaining 46 per cent was transported to the Turkey-Bulgaria border.