The unmistakable trend towards the Conti process in pharmaceutical solid dosage production requires intelligent approaches. Continuous direct compression with Glatt’s Modcos system fulfills every wish for an economic and stable process. Continuous Direct Compression is a lean, effective and economic process.

Against the backdrop of the restructuring of its refining capacities, mineral oil companies are often anticipating a mammoth task: the complete dismantling of a production site. The fact that a sustainable and economically viable concept for a site conversion can be successfully implemented is exemplified by the dismantling of the Ingolstadt Refinery — a pioneering project

Witt presented two gas analyzers at the Interpack trade fair: the improved handheld Oxybaby 6.0 and the all-new compact table top device PA 6.0.

Yara has plans to decarbonize the food chain by developing fossil free fertilizers or green fertilizers which are produced with ammonia based on renewable energy. The green fertilizers will be marketed by Lantmännen in Sweden by 2023. With this move, the companies aim to develop the world’s first fossil free food chain.

Sabic has entered into a MOU with Saudi Aramco and PKN Orlen for exploring the potential of petrochemical expansion projects in Poland, Central and Eastern Europe. Under the terms of the agreement, the investment opportunities will include a new chemical production facility in Poland, the expansion of various existing assets and development of a new world scale cracker.

A specialty chemicals manufacturer uses a simple, yet effective rainwater harvesting system at its Mysore factory in India.

Total will be inaugurating the digital factory in 2020 with an aim to further enhance its operations and reduce its environmental impact. Around 300 experts will be brought together under this initiative to boost the company’s digital transformation move.

Post BP’s announcement to exit its 20 % shareholding in Russia’s Rosneft, Shell has decided to quit all its joint ventures with Russian majority state-owned multinational energy company Gazprom and related entities.

GEA has launched a new leakage valve – the Aseptomag LV for extended shelf life (ESL) production. The valve will prove useful for manufacturers of foods and beverages as well as pharmaceutical products as they need to maintain high safety standards.

Single-use systems create a unique set of challenges for process analytical technologies. –Disposable bioreactors are commonly used in the process industry, but what about the sensors? Especially when the reactor is a throw-away item, the equipment has to meet a very specific requirements profile.