Dynasafe, a global specialist for the disposal of unexploded ordnance and other hazardous materials announced today, at Achema, the world forum for chemical industry, the launch of systems for the treatment of hazardous gases.

Thyssen Krupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers, a world leader for chlor-alkali and hydrochloric acid electrolysis plants, and McPhy Energy, a leading developer of hydrogen-based solutions for industry and energy markets, have signed a strategic commercial agreement in the area of hydrogen generation.

With this acquisition, Bormioli Pharma is expanding its technological platform in order to offer new solutions to the product range offered in the market for parenteral and oral drugs. The move will also strengthen its role as a leading partner for the global pharmaceutical industry.

Novartis has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to conduct a large Phase III clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised patients with the Covid-19 disease in the United States. The trial aims to speed up the process in order to determine if hydroxychloroquine will be beneficial for patients with this disease.

Quattroflow has recently announced that it has extended its line of multiple- and single-use pumps with the introduction of the new QF2500 Quaternary Diaphragm Pump. With a maximum flow rate of 2,500 lph (660 gph), the new pump is ideally suited to meet the needs within demanding biopharma applications, including chromatography, TFF, virus filtration, sterile filtration, and depth filtration.

Shell made the announcement at the company’s recently held Responsible Investment Annual Briefing. The move is in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and is expected to motivate others to follow suit.

Jacobs Engineering has been awarded a contract by Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corporation (CKPC) to provide front-end engineering design (Feed) services for a proposed greenfield, integrated propane dehydrogenation and polypropylene facility located in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada. CKPC is a joint venture of Pembina Pipeline Corporation (Pembina) of Canada and Petrochemical Industries Company of Kuwait.

With many large scale plant based industries, according to a report from maintenance expert Sandy Dunn, poorly managed maintenance schedules can result in accounting for as much as 40 % of the operational budget, therefore improving maintenance effectiveness is a potential source for cost savings.

BP announced plans to build a new lubricants blending plant in China. The plant will be the company’s third lubricants blending plant in China and, with expected investment of around $ 230 million, will also represent BP’s single largest blending plant investment worldwide.

Nova Chemicals announced two projects for its Ontario operations involving a capital investment expected to exceed $ 1.55 billion.