Another milestone on the road to a more sustainable chemical industry has been reached at the Höchst Industrial Park. Infraserv Höchst has started up a carbon capture pilot plant at the site's sewage sludge incineration facility. The plant was supplied by Gea, a global provider of process technologies, and will spend three months gathering important operational data on CO2 separation from flue...
Preparations for Drinktec 2025, taking place in Munich from September 15 to 19, are in full swing. According to the organizers, Yontex, the alliance between Drinktec and Brau Beviale, more than 1,000 exhibitors from over 50 countries will showcase their solutions across 73,000 square meters. The focus will be on the entire process chain in beverage and liquid food production and on the industry’s...
Mitsubishi Electric has entered into a strategic partnership with European gear manufacturer Tramec to improve the performance of gearboxes. The aim of the collaboration is to jointly develop complete gear motor drive systems based on the highly efficient EM-A series synchronous motors. The agreement, signed in May 2025, covers both technical development and the supply of high-performance gear...
At the end of May 2025, BASF and Domo Chemicals entered into an agreement granting BASF the right to acquire Domo Chemicals' 49 percent stake in the Alsachimie joint venture. BASF currently holds 51 percent of the shares in the company, which was founded in February 2020. The transaction is subject to consultation with Alsachimie's social partners, as required by law. Both companies expect the...
With its successful mix of diversity and innovative strength, Iba 2025 has once again proven that it is the international hub of the industry. From May 18 to 22, 985 exhibitors from 46 countries showcased a variety of products that can only be experienced on this scale and at this level at the world's leading trade fair. This attracted 49,115 visitors from 149 countries to Düsseldorf to find out...
Fette Compacting and CDMO "CMIC CMO USA" are entering into a strategic partnership. The collaboration is an important step in the implementation of Fette Compacting's new strategy, “Together - from lab to production.” It strengthens the company's position as a comprehensive process partner. The focus of the collaboration is the integration of the FE CPS continuous direct compression system with an...
For anyone looking to gain a foothold in Asia, there is an essential port of call: the Shanghai World of Packaging (Swop for short). It is the meeting place for those looking to break into one of the world's most exciting areas of economic activity. In November, Swop will once again offer first-class conditions for market entry, business and targeted exchange, as central hub of the Asian packaging...
Evonik outperformed the prior-year quarter in the first three months of 2025 despite the difficult environment. At €560 million, adjusted Ebitda was seven percent higher than the good prior-year figure. The improvement was driven by higher sales volumes, better-than-expected prices in Animal Nutrition, and continued cost discipline. “We had a good start to the year,” says Chief Executive Officer...
Krones reports a successful first quarter of 2025. Thanks to its internationally balanced customer structure, the machine manufacturer is able to offset fluctuations in demand in individual regions with good business in other sales markets. At €1.44 billion, order intake from January to March 2025 was almost seven percent higher than the order volume in the fourth quarter of 2024. Compared to the...
Dechema, the organizer of Achema, the world's leading trade fair for the process industry, will be collaborating with Messe Frankfurt to stage Achema Middle East in Saudi Arabia. The event will take place for the first time in 2026 and then every three years in Riyadh. The new process technology trade fair is supported by the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources of the Kingdom of Saudi...
