In order to expand its capacities and modernise its packaging line, those responsible for the location of a large biotechnology firm in the Netherlands were looking for a new system to pack vials and pens in different configurations. Automating this small-component packaging task would open up the possibility of increasing efficiency and saving production costs. At the same time, the chosen packaging solution needed to offer a high level of flexibility and precise handling.

It may just be “nothing,” but this “nothing” really packs a punch! Without vacuum, many everyday things would be impossible — whether spectacles, smartphones, medicines or foodstuffs with a long shelf life. Pfeiffer Vacuum has been synonymous for high-quality vacuum technology for over 125 years. And it is not just the technology itself that makes the company stand out, but above all its feeling for the different challenges faced by particular industries.

The Vogel Pharmaceutical Engineering International Forum (VPEIF) 2021 was successfully held on October 20-21 in Taizhou, China Medical City, China. Focusing on the latest trends in global pharmaceutical engineering, R&D, production, and quality management, the show comprised of one main session and five parallel sessions which were led by industrial experts and enterprises in the region.

Borealis has divested a package of fertilizer process technologies and established a new technology partnership with Casale. The partnership will enable Borealis to focus on its core competencies of the production and distribution of high quality fertilizer products, while Casale will expand their portfolio of technologies for commercialisation.

Badger provides a technology license, process design and start-up services to new BPA plant in China.

Scientists at ETH Zurich and oil and gas company Total have developed a new catalyst that converts CO2 and hydrogen into methanol. The technology is to pave the way for the sustainable production of fuels and chemicals.

According to the agreement, Mc Dermott will provide EPCI of a wellhead production deck module in the Hasbah gas field along with hook-up and modification works in the Karan fields located offshore in the Arabian Gulf.

On Wednesday, a fire erupted at Exxon Mobil’s baytown facility, one of the largest ethylene plants in the world. However, the fire was curtailed by evening and no adverse effects on the environment were reported.

Chevron’s mammoth budget for next year includes spending 12.6 billion dollars in upstream operations including 6.4 billion dollars for its U.S. upstream operations and another 6.2 billion dollars for international operations. Another 2.3 billion dollars will be spent on its domestic and global downstream operations.

The Al Karaana petrochemicals project will not be continued as it has been estimated commercially unfeasible, particularly in the current economic climate.