Italvacuum has more than 80 years of experience in the design and production of vacuum pumps and vacuum dryers for pharmaceutical and fine chemicals companies. The firm’s turn-key systems and bespoke equipment are built to suit its customers’ needs with the highest quality levels with total respect for the environment and in compliance with the newest international standards.

China wants to reduce its ‘import dependence’ on engineering plastics. This is stated in the new 14th five-year plan of the communist leadership in Beijing, which has its eye on the strategic value of these special chemicals used across a number of domestic industries. Recently, concrete targets for ‘self-sufficiency’ in these materials were published, reports the chemical newspaper Zhongguo Huagong Xinxi Zhoukan.

Linde has taken over nexair which is one of the largest independent packaged gas distributors in the USA. The deal compliments the company’s existing packaged gas business and expands its footprint across the country.

The technical implementation of Covestro’s unique process is being carried out on a pilot-scale in Leverkusen, Germany. Under this chemical recycling process, plastics can be converted back into their monomers so that they can be fed back into the production process as alternative raw materials.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of April 2023’ from all over the world. Right from UAE’s first large-scale methanol production facility to Emerson automating one of the world’s largest ethane crackers, find out all the projects making headlines here.

BASF Coatings has recently inaugurated its largest surface treatment site in Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, China. The site offers various applied surface treatment products and solutions for numerous market segments and comprises of a smart factory which enables process automation and digitalization of the site operations for high efficiency in manufacturing and site logistics.

Under an agreement signed between both the parties, BASF will gain long-term access to Qore’s bio-based BDO which is made from renewable feedstock. With this, BASF aims to expand its portfolio with bio-based BDO derivatives, including polytetrahydrofuran and tetrahydrofuran.

Solvay has plans to separate the existing company into two different companies – Solvay and Syensqo. For this, the company has already announced its future board of directors.

With industrial firms looking to bring innovative and sustainable solutions to the market, modular plants have picked up steam across diverse sectors. One thing that stands out among all projects that opted for these modular solutions is its multiple advantages.

Located in Leuna, Germany, Linde’s new complex will be used for production and filling of the noble gases – krypton and xenon. The project was inaugurated by the German Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt, Dr. Reiner Haseloff.