Tosoh Corporation has introduced its latest zirconia powder – the Zgaia series. Its unique features include a redesigned particle structure which makes low-temperature sintering possible at 1,250°C than the conventional 1,500°C, thus, reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the manufacturing process. Also, a yttrium oxide (Y2O3) content of only 1.5 mol % is sufficient for sintering Zgaia 1.5Y-HT.

Say goodbye to the Lump-Sum-Turnkey-Project: Engineering of the future has to be networked, cooperative and transparent — The necessity to re-think the way EPC companies do business in the digital age is one of the key findings of a recent benchmark study. This requires a completely new work from technology-loving plant engineers. The hunt for new ideas and competent minds is in full swing...

Lanxess has plans to increase the proportion of women in management positions to 30 % across its global operations by 2030 with an aim to promote gender diversity. It’s also undertaking various measures to empower its women employees.

Styron has celebrated the construction of it’s new SSBR (Solution Styrene Butadiene Rubber) production line. The groundbreaking ceremony introduced an additional capacity of 50,000 metric tons at the production facility in Schkopau, Germany, and will allow Styron to help customers around the world meet the increasing demand for high performance tires.

In this era of energy efficiency, there is huge scope for saving energy through compressed air systems. New as well as existing systems can give better results with the help of few energy conserving steps. Here are some ways to save energy and ultimately cost, through these systems.

RWE has preselected Linde as the technical provider for two 100 MW PEM electrolyzers of the large-scale ‘GET H2’ project in Lingen, Germany. The 200 MW plant is part of a mega 300 MW electrolyzer plant which is expected to produce green hydrogen if it secures the funding from the German Government.

Nuberg EPC has won a contract by Uzbekistan Hydrogen Peroxide for building a 85 TPD hydrogen peroxide plant in Uzbekistan. The facility will produce 50 % hydrogen peroxide by making use of a high-yield hydrogen peroxide technology and manufacturing process.

GE provides electrical variable speed drives for the new Yanbu 3 power and desalination plant in Saudi Arabia, one of the country's important infrastructure projects. The plant shall help to cater the rising demand for energy and clean water in the region.

Lanxess’ Lewatit MDS TP 208 monodisperse ion exchanger is currently being used for efficient brine treatment at Coogee Chemicals’ chloralkali facility in Australia. The ion exchanger helps to remove impurities, cut down on wastewater, chemicals and also reduces costs due to its longer service life.

Small scale cell culture reactors for laboratory application often require the same cleaning time, autoclaving effort and re-installation hassle as their bigger industrial counterparts do. Furthermore the repeated use of the same reactor can easily increase the risk of cross-contamination. Sartorius now tries to meet the needs of laboratory workers with their new single-use bioreactor UniVessel SU.