Covestro announced that it will continue production in Tarragona (Spain) beyond 2020. The company will invest around € 200 million (approx. $ 234 million) to increase the cost competitiveness at the site by implementing various measures. As a first step, it intends to build its own chlorine supply, thus ensuring a highly efficient, sustainable and independent supply of the crucial raw material.

Over the last two years, MG2, a world leader in the design and marketing of dosing machines for hard shell capsules and end-of-line solutions, has strengthened its presence in the Indian market. Moreover, the company’s successful collaboration with Zydus Cadila, a leading pharmaceutical organization in India, has resulted in mutual benefits and also enabled the latter to resolve high-volume production issues.

Water re-circulation and re-use are two crucial aspects of ‘smart water’ – How well does the industry manage water resources? The general tendency today is to take a holistic systems approach. More process water is being re-circulated and industrial producers are recovering reusable substances and water treatment chemicals. Companies are also taking a new approach to effluent management.

Capitalizing on the full potential of modern control techniques is vital to enhance production and remain competitive for any industry with complex processes. Advanced Process Control (APC) is a cutting-edge technology that maximizes operational performance and process profitability, thus enabling companies to gain more from their assets.

Krones’ Argos Augmented Reality Support makes use of live video and audio transmission to instantly connect machine opeators with the company’s expert incase of trouble-shooting, thus bringing production back on line as quickly as possible.

Older the cards get, the more likely a failure is to occur: Many 19 inch systems are in need of replacement. In addition to plug-in card exchanges and DIN-rail machines, Turck offers another alternative – the excom remote I/O system.

LG Chem aims to expand production capacity of carbon nanotubes (CNT) by 1,200 tonnes at its Yeosu plant in South Korea. The move is in line with the rapidly growing CNT market around the world.

Solvay announced plans to take over the complete ownership of Orbea, a joint operation in carbon reduction of Solvay and French Société Générale.

Syngenta announced an agreement with CHS to use Enogen corn enzyme technology at its 492-million-liter ethanol plant in Rochelle, Illinois.

Although, many methods are used for reducing the number of microorganisms from food and food products by using both physical and chemical principles, success of any such preservation method is greatly influenced by effective, efficient and ecological plant sanitation methods.