PPG announced the completion of the first phase of an expansion project at its facility in Tepotzotlan, Mexico.

Fuel Cell Energy and Exxon Mobil selected a location to test novel fuel cell carbon capture technology under development by the companies.

For years, the manufacture of active ingredients has been considered highly profitable, posting annual double-digit growth in the sector. However, this situation has now changed. The rise in regulatory requirements, the increasing market power of customers, and the growing number of substitutes have led to a change in the market characterized above all by more intensive competition. The changing environment leads to a rising importance of operational excellence. The university of St. Gallen benchmarked the operational excellence of 21 API plants.

Steriline has designed and supplied a robotic pilot line to Shilpa Medicare for processing vials, pre-filled syringes (PFS) and cartridges for injectable oncology drugs. The innovative pilot line operates with limited human intervention.

Evonik is responding to the growing demand for active oxygen by increasing production capacity and providing more efficient and faster delivery to customers. Already in 2018 completed measures are now being complemented by an additional production line in Antwerp.

Site suppliers such as InfraTec Duisburg provide companies with energy and operating resources on a 24/7 basis, for example in the Duisburg industrial park. In order to offer advantages to its customers and to increase its own competitiveness, the service provider installed an energy management system which facilitates the very detailed detection and evaluation of energy flows. Moreover, savings with regard to the EEG levy (German reallocation charge) result in considerable monetary relief.

Noise insulation and heat recovery in plant components and machines lead to increased ambient and media temperatures during operation. Bürkert plunger valves Type 7011 and Type 7012 come with various approvals and master this challenge at media temperatures of up to 140°C and ambient temperatures of up to 70°C.

The new Turcon Variseal Ultra-Clean from Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is a spring-energized PTFE seal with a fully-enclosed spring that eliminates dead space and the consequent risk of contamination.

The Sinopec Qilu-Shengli Oilfield CCUS project will be China’s maiden megaton-scale CCUS project. Expected to commence operations by the year end, the project will act as an ‘artificial carbon cycle’ model which will assist the country to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

The mega ADN project is estimated to cost more than 1 billion dollars and is expected to begin construction in 2020, and commence operations by 2022. ADN is important ingredient in the production of nylon 6,6, a versatile polymer used in various applications.