ADPO strengthens its multimodal model
Antwerp Distribution and Products Operations (ADPO) has invested heavily in the expansion of its logistics infrastructure in recent years. Goal: to strengthen its multimodal model to take more trucks off the road. For example, the company has constructed a new barge quay so that containers that are normally delivered by road can now also be […]
Digitalisation of the vaccine development and production process at GSK
The pharmaceutical company GSK collaborates with Siemens and ATOS, two of the world’s leading expert companies in digital transformation and technology, to digitalise its vaccine development and production process. This innovative concept named digital twin, which combines the real and digital worlds in a closed loop. A key benefit will be much shorter development times for […]
DETIC takes part in the Green Deal Anders Verpakt to reduce the environmental impact of packaging
The Green Deal Anders Verpakt is an agreement initiated by OVAM, DETIC, COMEOS, FEVIA and VIL at the initiative of the Flemish government. This multisector agreement focuses on preventing and reusing packaging. The initiative aims to encourage organisations, companies and other stakeholders to seek alternatives to reduce the environmental impact of packaging. The Green Deal […]
Pack it better promotes ecodesign in packaging
The industry has made significant commitments to reduce the impact of packaging and increase recyclability. In response to these commitments, Comeos, Fevia and DETIC, together with Fost Plus and Valipac, have set up the platform www.packitbetter.be. Pack It Better promotes ecodesign in packaging by bringing companies and centres of expertise into contact with one another. […]
Takeda Lessines saves 600 million litres of water per year
In March 2021, the pharmaceutical company Takeda inaugurated a new wastewater recycling facility in Lessines. This investment will result in a 90% reduction in the consumption of drinking water at the site. This represents 600,000 cubic metres of water per year, equal to the average amount of drinking water consumed by almost 18,000 people. After treatment, the […]
85% of liquid bulk is transported by water
Within the chemical industry, the storage of liquid raw materials and products is often outsourced to companies specialising in the storage and transport of liquid bulk. These service providers are grouped into a business association called BATO, the Belgian Association of Tank Storage Businesses, part of essenscia. Their strategic location within the port area means […]
Barely 8 percent of industrial production leaves the port of Antwerp via road transport
Barely eight percent of what industry produces in the Antwerp port area is loaded onto trucks. And barely two percent of all raw materials and products processed by the Antwerp industry are delivered by road. Pipelines and ships are the two main modes of transport for both inbound and outbound flows. This is apparent from […]
Chemical companies save millions of litres of drinking water by switching to dock water from the port of Antwerp
A new desalination plant to be built in the port of Antwerp will pump, desalinate and purify brackish dock water from the beginning of 2024 into high-quality process water for the chemicals sector. As a result, chemical companies no longer need to use drinking water from the Albert Canal for certain production processes. In the […]
Nuclear medicine: the National Institute for Radioelements in Fleurus is to become uranium-free
Used in nuclear medicine for diagnosis and therapy, radioisotopes are currently produced from uranium. The National Institute for Radioelements (IRE) has developed a way to produce radioisotopes without uranium, greatly reducing nuclear waste. The initiative, called SMART (Source of MedicAl RadioisoTopes) requires 335 million euros and should be up and running in 2028. The IRE is also […]
Climate innovation at chemical company LANXESS: new installation reduces nitrous oxide and nitrogen emissions
The specialty chemicals company LANXESS is taking a step towards climate neutrality in the port of Antwerp. It has invested 10 million euros in a special installation to significantly reduce the emissions of nitrous oxide and nitrogen at the production site in Lillo. In an initial phase, the company achieves an annual reduction in greenhouse […]