Lanxess has said it will spin-off its Fine Chemicals operations
into a separate business unit that is expected to become
independent as of the second quarter next year.
Marchesini has made its first foray into the market for stickpack
packaging with the launch of a complete automated line aimed at
manufacturers in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food industries,
writes Phil Taylor.
A newly-organised conference on building sustainability into
processing industries - focusing on improving environmental
performance without raising costs - will take place next year in
Delft, the Netherlands.
Membrane separation systems dominate the European market for
industrial process water treatment equipment, and the technology
looks set to consolidate and spread to Eastern Europe.
The first ever TOTAL Processing and Packaging Show opens its doors
this week, bringing together tens of thousands of processing and
packaging professionals across the pharmaceutical and food sectors
and providing a rare opportunity...
Newly formed UK company Structure Vision has launched a software
package designed to analyse the behaviour of particulate material -
including powders and tablets - in enclosed spaces.
Canada-headquartered contract manufacturing company Patheon is now
offering the largest capacity in Europe for lyophilisation,
following the completion of a €60 million investment programme at
its facilities in Monza and Ferentino...
Japan's Takeda is to invest Y15.0 billion (€117m) in its plant at
Hikari City, in anticipation of the closure of its Shonan facility
in at the end of March 2006.
Packaging is one of the last remaining unclaimed frontiers for
manufacturing companies and improving this function could save
millions of dollars a year, says 3M
Process manufacturing industries are not responding to a clear need
to improve the information flow between the different parts of
their businesses leading to costly plant shutdowns, says a new
survey commissioned by BASF IT Services.
Australia's Biotechnology Frontiers is awarded a A$780,000 grant to
develop a microbiological quality control tool that can be used in
the pharma and food industries.
Celsis International of the UK, a specialist in diagnostic systems
to detect and measure microbial contamination for the
pharmaceutical, personal care and food industries, has signed up
Boots Manufacturing (BM) as a new customer.
US zuChem, a development-stage company that focuses on
commercialising manufacturing processes for glycochemicals, has
raised a considerable chunk of capital. Funds earmarked for
development of new sugar-based pharmaceutical intermediates.