With an aim to strengthen Zentiva's position in the UK, the company has acquired Creo Pharmaceuticals. The move is expected to bring value to the firm’s customers and patients in the country.

What’s happening in terms of vacuum pumps? PROCESS has tracked down the current trends and latest developments. And one thing’s for sure: Producing “empty spaces” is and remains attractive.

There is a wide selection of heat transfer oils out there to choose from, and each product has its own specific properties. But how do you find the right one for your particular application? A few key criteria will help you make the best choice.

Around three years ago Coperion Waeschle launched the Bulk-X-Change bulk materials heat exchanger for the indirect cooling and heating of bulk materials. Its main success has been in the plastics industry, but as this article shows, it is equally suitable for many other bulk solids heat transfer applications, e.g. sugar.

The sophisticated design of Hameln Pharma’s new sterile production facility is based on a well thought-out strategy. PROCESS was on site to have a look around.

The Supervisory Board of BASF SE has appointed Sanjeev Gandhi to the Board of Executive Directors effective December 1, 2014. He has been head of BASF’s Intermediates division since 2010

Chevron, Itochu Corporation, Hyzon Motors and Ascent Hydrogen Fund have invested 20-million-dollars in Raven SR. Raven SR’s technology is capable of producing hydrogen fuel compliant with SAE J2719 (the international specification of hydrogen fuel cells) and high-quality synthetic fuels such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Siemens introduces its Sitrans FC430, currently the world’s most compact Coriolis flow measurement solution, in India. The device, suitable for applications in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, offers high accuracy, low pressure loss and increased flexibility, the manufacturer states.

Will tomorrow's machine fitter be an IT expert?–In the near future, members of the maintenance team will be expected to be as proficient in handling data and smart phones as they are with wrenches and welding torches. But what needs to be done to turn the vision of Maintenance 4.0 into a viable concept? PROCESS took a closer look at the next industrial revolution.

Fluor Corporation has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and construction management contract by Novo Nordisk for its new $ 2 billion diabetes Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing facility in Clayton, North Carolina.