26.10.2018
- Integrated pharma supplier ACG Group has consolidated its portfolio into four businesses: Capsules; Films & Foils; Engineering; and Inspection The “new dynamic shift” will allow...
26.10.2018
- Nouryon, formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, is joining major steel manufacturer Tata Steel and the Port of Amsterdam to study the feasibility of establishing a green hydrogen...
24.10.2018
- US specialty polymers producer PolyOne has commissioned a new plant for thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) at its complex in Pune, India. The new facility is complemented by a...
23.10.2018
- The four evolutionary stages of manufacturing have brought us to Pharma 4.0. The first stage comprised the implementation of steam power to mechanization. The second involved mass...
18.10.2018
- With the opening of a well by shale gas exploration company Cuadrilla early this week, fracking activity resumed in the UK for the first time in seven years. In July, the...
18.10.2018
- BASF has offered concessions to address European Commission’s concerns about the effect of its planned acquisition of Solvay’s global integrated polyamide (PA) business on...
12.10.2018
- Leading PET producer Indorama Ventures is linking up with Canadian recycling technology company Loop Industries to manufacture and commercialize 100% sustainable polyester resin to...
10.10.2018
- Swedish compounder Hexpol has acquired an 80% stake in Italy’s Mesgo Group for €168 million, making a strategic move into the high-performance elastomers market. Mesgo specializes...
As digital transformation ensues to disrupt, transform and re-shape industries – the imperative to change for process industries is clear and very present.
05.10.2018
- Global competition is pushing the industry towards faster time-to-market and more efficient and flexible processes. Modular plants are considered as potential bridges between the...
