The capacity expansion is expected to take place at Solvay’s Saint-Fons plant in France and will be fully operational in Q2-2019. With this move, the firm aims at improving the security of supply on three continents.

A global player in dynamic markets around the world, Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) offers total solutions for biotech laboratories, process technologies and equipment. The Indian arm of Sartorius has developed itself into a centre of excellence in design, engineering, production and technical support in Asia for the Sartorius Group. In a tête-à-tête with PROCESS India, Maik W. Jornitz, Sr. Vice President, Product Management, Bioprocess Solutions, North America, depicts the changing scenario in the bioprocess industry.

Atlas Copco has acquired the Canada-based company CPC Pumps International which specializes in centrifugal pumps. The move will support Atlas Copco’s existing Gas & Process business and also strengthen its market position.

Haltermann Carless will become the world’s largest Cyclopentane producer after the completion of its new hydrogenation plant at the Speyer site in Germany. With this project, the company expects to significantly increase its production capacity of Cyclopentane by up to 70 % as of Q1 2022.

A fire at the tanks of the Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC) in Deer Park, Texas, has flared up again, the company announced on Friday. A major fire broke out at the tank farm on March 17 and had been extinguished on March 20.

The Indian raw and wastewater market is estimated to be around `2,000 crore (about US $ 300 mio) and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 12 per cent during 2016–2021. In this background, we interacted with a few industry players and experts from the sector to more about the latest trends, business opportunities and technologies in the wastewater treatment sector…

Restricted access barrier systems (RABS) use combinations of physical and aerodynamic barriers to minimize contamination risk in aseptic facilities. A development of the RABS known as closed RABS (C-RABS, or “open isolator”) creates a controlled environment with a high level of protection. A typical application for C-RABS is in the filling of vials — a task for which Italian pharmaceutical equipment specialist Comecer offers a dedicated solution.

Haldor Topsoe’s Hydroflex technology is being used at Phillips 66’ refinery in Rodeo, California, USA for producing renewable diesel. Production began in April this year and the plant aims to produce 9,000 barrels-per-day.

Lotte Chemical UK has commissioned Uhde Inventa-Fischer and Jacobs Engineering to build a plant for the production of high-quality PET. The new plant will have a production capacity of 200 000 tonnes per year and will be located at Lotte’s production facility at the Wilton International site, near to Middlesbrough, UK

On first sight process requirements in urban mining seem to be much less complex as in the classical mining of primary ore bodies since numerous metals are available in high concentrations. Anyhow the presence of many different metals makes the separation to pure end products very demanding and complex.