The analytical company Research and Markets has shared in its report that the growth of the global oil and gas EPC market will be owing to the significant expansion in the industry all over the world, government initiatives for generating electricity from renewable resources, technological advancements as well as the rising demand for oil and gas EPC in the upstream sector.

Lonza has acquired Micro-Macinazione, a contract manufacturer providing micronization of active ingredients for the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries.

The blast occurred at Organic Chemical Company’s factory in Gujarat, India. Six workers died of serious burn injuries while working near a rector which exploded during the unit’s solvent distillation process.

A newly developed suction nozzle reduces the risk of tipping over and allows optimal emptying of residues. The guide tube thus significantly improves handling and at the same time protects the plastic granules from contamination.

With an aim to expand the existing production capacity of its synthetic pharmaceutical CDMO business by 30 %, AGC has plans to invest 100 million dollars to develop a new facility in Spain for its subsidiary AGC Pharma Chemicals Europe. The new facility will focus on highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients due to its high market demand.

Strain Systems now offers its level measurement solution, free of charge, to customers who order the company’s Strain-Cell-based weight measurement system for silo inventory management. With the new feature, customers can configure the system to monitor silo inventories in three ways.

In light of the considerably lower likelihood of occurrence of explosions in comparison with fires, the question of the meaningfulness of what are often more cost-intensive investments in appropriate explosion protection measures is understandable. However, more interesting in this context is the question of what in fact is to be understood by “appropriate” explosion protection measures?

Molten salt for heating and cooling up to 550 °C offers high-temperature systems with a unique working temperature range. A tasty solution: A leading manufacturer of Constant temperature equipment and systems introduces liquid salt into the world of temperature control. The advantages: unique working temperature range up to 550 °C and high operational safety for seamless production processes.

To optimize their raw material and energy consumption, more and more plant operators measure required data such as concentration, density or viscosity directly in the process line. The transfer of common laboratory measuring methods into industrial processes often represents a considerable challenge.

With a production capacity of 12.000 tons every year, Veolia has developed the world’s largest biorefinery project producing CO2-neutral bio-methanol from a pulp mill. The plant is expected to avoid up to 30.000 tons of CO2 emissions annually and will come on-stream by 2024.