Aspen Technology, Inc. (Burlington, Mass.; www.aspentech.com), a leading provider of software and services to the process industries, today introduced batch process development innovations for the pharmaceutical and specialty chemical industries. The innovations in the new 7.1 release of aspenONE software…
When the United Nations convenes its 2009 climate summit in Copenhagen, Inbicon A/S (Fredericia, Denmark; www.inbicon.com) — the technology company of Dong Energy — will showcase its biomass-to-ethanol conversion and energy-integration at the new 1.4 million-gallon-per-year demonstration plant. Anhydro (Søborg, Denmark;…
The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow; Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) has announced that Rohm and Haas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the stock of Morton International, Inc., the salt business of Rohm and…
Lonza Group Ltd.’s (Basel, Switzerland; www.lonza.com) facility for antibody drug conjugates (ADC) in Visp, Switzerland, was recently certified by SafeBridge Consultants, Inc. (Mountain View, Calif.; www.safebridge.com) as competent and proficient in the safe handling of highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients…
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; www.noaa.gov) scientists, in a first-of-its-kind report issued today, state that polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), chemicals commonly used in commercial goods as flame retardants since the 1970s, are found in all U.S. coastal waters and…
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) announced that it has completed its acquisition of Rohm and Haas, following a high-profile legal dispute over Dow's January 23rd decision not to close the deal once the appropriate regulatory approvals were in…
Siemens Industry Sector (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com/industry) is expanding its industrial portfolio by acquiring Elan Software Systems SA (Toulouse, France), an international software supplier for Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. This step will enable Industry Automation…
Longtime readers of this magazine may notice that the April cover theme marks an exception to a rule that has been fairly well established for awhile now. Topics on the cover of Chemical Engineering typically reflect one of the practical,…
North America Residuals and Biosolids 2009. Water Environment Federation Specialty Conferences (Alexandria, Va.). Phone: 703-684-2400, ext. 7739; Web: wef.org Portland, Ore. May 3 – 6 22nd Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition. American Filtration and Separations Society (Richfield, Minn.). Phone: 612-861-1277;…
Project management can be a messy, complex issue for all involved parties and, likely, the most hair-raising aspect of all is project handover from the EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) contractor to the chemical processor. In the past, this literally involved…