Sungrow to expand production facilities into India

Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, recently announced it would strengthen its global delivery capability by establishing a new factory in Bangalore, India. Sungrow is a leader in the research and development of solar inverters, with the largest dedicated R&D team in the industry and a broad product portfolio offering  photovoltaic (PV) inverter […]

New moss removes arsenic from contaminated water

Researchers from Stockholm University in Sweden have discovered a moss, Warnstofia fluitans, that is capable of removing arsenic from contaminated water. The discovery allows for an environmentally friendly way to purify water of arsenic – the moss can simply be frown in streams and other watercourses with high arsenic levels.   Stockholm University Department of Ecology, […]

Corteva Agriscience prepares for new herbicide launch in Brazil

Corteva Agriscience, the agriculture division of DowDuPont, are preparing to launch a new line of herbicides, XT Technology, which can eliminate up to 80% of weeds. Three products in this line – Dominon XT, Troeno XT and Planador XGT – should be available in Brazil by September 2018.   According to a report in AgroPages, […]

Dipharma Francis to acquire Kalexsyn

Dipharma Francis, a leading European manufacturer of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, and Kalexsyn, a world-class Contract Research Organization (CRO) providing chemistry services to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, are pleased to announce that Dipharma and Kalexsyn’s shareholders have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Dipharma will acquire 100% control of Kalexsyn, through its American […]

DSM launches matte powder coating technology

Royal DSM, a global science company active in health, nutrition and materials, has launched a new proprietary Uralac one shot matte (OSM) powder coating HAA system that delivers better reproducibility and enables lower crosslinker levels and curing temperatures than current one shot matte alternatives. The new Uralac OSM powder coating resins are being rolled out […]

Catalent to invest $5 million in new drug development centre

Catalent Pharma Solutions, the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies and development solutions for drugs, biologics and consumer health products, has announced it plans to invest $5 million in the creation of a new drug development center of excellence (CoE) at its Somerset, New Jersey facility and headquarters. The investment will see the site […]

SONGWON reiterates commitment to Chinese plastics industry at Chinaplas 2018

SONGWON Industrial Group, the second largest manufacturer of polymer stabilizers in the world, is once again exhibiting at this year’s Chinaplas in Shanghai, China. The company will be showcasing its solutions designed to match industry needs, including light and heat stabilizers, antioxidants, thermoplastic polyurethanes, PVC stabilizers and plasticizers. A special highlight at the show, SONGNOX […]

European Medicines Agency and the Netherlands agree on Seat Agreement

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Netherlands have finalized the text of a Seat Agreement which describes how the Agency, its bodies and its employees will be treated by the Dutch Government once they start operating in the Netherlands. This is an important step in the relocation of EMA from London to Amsterdam as […]

PCI launches high containment packaging facility at Ireland Site

Yesterday, leading pharmaceutical outsourcing services provider PCI Pharma Services premiered its new contained packaging facility for the primary and secondary packaging of highly potent products at its newly acquired site near Dublin, Ireland.  This latest investment further demonstrates PCI’s ability to provide its current and future customers with the highest standards of excellence in outsourced […]

Thermo Fisher $50 investment will double St Louis capacity

Thermo Fisher Scientific is investing $50 million in its St Louis, MO site, one of the company’s Centres of Excellence for biologic commercial manufacturing. The investment is part of the company’s expansion strategy for its global network of biologic drug substance capabilities for clinical and commercial supply. The project includes expansion of the existing manufacturing […]