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...that once was the slogan to draw visitors to Las Vegas.In this editorial – my first one as newly elected chairmanof the ACHEMA Committee – I am of course not talkingabout tourism or gambling. But let us talk about chemi-cal engineering.The above message, as stereotyped as it may be, has alot of truth when it comes to our discipline. We indeedhave to go where the demand of our customers is. Thisholds true for the company I am representing, and it alsoholds true for ACHEMA as the largest and most influen-tial communication platform for our industries.It therefore met with unanimous approval whenDECHEMA took the initiative, already twenty years ago,to organize the first AchemAsia in China. Today there is

no other region in the world whichcomes close to China’s unique

mix of innovative spirit, eco-nomical power and pace.This holds true evenin the context of thecurrent worldwideeconomic downturnwhere the countrystill records growthrates almost in thetwo digit range.And there is evidence

that China will be thefirst country to overcome

the recession,with its economybeing nowadays not only export-

driven but also backed-up by solid domestic demand.Therecent investment package of 500 bn RMB for the petro-chemical and chemical sector, our main industrial targetgroups, should furthermore contribute to the success ofthis year’s, already eighth AchemAsia in Beijing.All of us who share some more personal contacts withour Chinese counterparts are aware of their particularappreciation when staying in touch in somewhat chal-lenging times. I guess it probably has never been wiserto attend AchemAsia than particularly this AchemAsia2010.

Yours sincerely,

Dr.-Ing. Michael ThiemannChairman, ACHEMA Exhibitors’ Committeeand CEO Uhde GmbH

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Editor’s PageGo where the action is...

Maintaining growth without overheatingThe state of the Chinese economy

Preliminary list of exhibitorsat AchemAsia 2010

AchemAsia 2010Congress

Still a serious problemThe water pollution situation in China

A new hot spot for pharma companiesThe current situation of China’s pharmaceutical industry

Storing hope onstoring carbon?

There are no easy answersto reducing carbon dioxide

NAMUR comes to ChinaLate last year NAMUR hosted its first conference in China

3rd International AdvancedMaterials (Chengdu) Summit

Bringing together researchers and users of advanced materials

Speaking up early onInterview with DECHEMA Chief Executive Dr. Kurt Wagemann

Big changesDECHEMA: New look reflects dynamic thrust and openness

International conferencesorganized by DECHEMA

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CMaintaining growth without overheating

The State of the Chinese economy

China’s economy appears to have weathered the crisiswithout serious effect. According to figures releasedby the Chinese government, the economy expandedby 8.7% during 2009, which was significantly betterthan predicted.After 14 consecutive months of decline,exports increased by 18% in December. However, do-mestic demand was the real factor which stimulatedgrowth. The Chinese economy expanded by 7.7% dur-ing the first three quarters of 2009, with an increase indomestic consumption providing a boost of 4 percent-age points. Investment also contributed 7.3 percent-age points, but this rise was offset to some extent bya negative impact of 3.6 percentage points caused bythe decline in exports.Import levels are another indication that domestic de-mand is now playing a more significant role than in thepast. Imports rose by 56% in December 2009. Insteadof being amere extension of the world’s manufacturingbase, China is now becoming an increasingly attractivesales market. The Chinese economy is having a stabiliz-ing effect on the European and worldwide economy. Inthe second quarter of 2009, German exports to Chinawere 3.4% higher than in the previous quarter. Exportsto China compensate to some extent for a sharp fall inGerman exports to other Asian countries.Economic stimulus from the government on a largescale in recent months is the reason behind the ap-parent immunity of the Chinese economy to the finan-

cial crisis. The 4 trillion RMB (€428 billion) which thegovernment has decided to pump into the economy isone of the largest stimulus packages worldwide dur-ing the current crisis. However, increasing concern hasbeen raised in recent months. Back at the end of Sep-tember 2009, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)urged the Chinese government to stimulate domesticdemand and reduce the reliance on exports in order toavoid the risk of overcapacity, inflation and a decline inthe quality of bank credit.

A look at the chemical industry...The chemical industry has also begun to react to re-cent events. Worldwide demand for chemicals fellsharply in 2008, and this had a significant effect onChinese chemical exports. Average capacity utiliza-tion fell from 85% to 55%. Production and exportvolumes decreased sharply between the fourth quarterof 2008 and the first quarter of 2009. Production roseonly 2.5% year-on-year during the first nine monthsof 2009, ranging between -6.9% in basic chemicals to+11.4% in the special chemicals sector. Chemical pro-duction is expected to increase by 8% to $600 billionfor the full year.Still the situation remains critical in some sectors. Thefall in oil prices means that many projects that had

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Chemistry in all

Basic chemicals

Fertilizers

Pestizides

Paint and varnish

Plastics

Specialty chemicals

Rubber products

RMB billion

Jan-Sept 20092008

Chinese chemical production (in RMB billion)Sector 2008 Jan–Sept 2009 Change

Jan–Sept 2009/Jan–Sept 2008

Chemistry in all 3603 2836 2.5%

Basic chemicals 915 657 –6.9%

Fertilizers 464 334 –1.8%

Pestizides 123 100 2.1%

Paint and varnish 288 225 5.6%

Plastics 548 438 –0.3%

Specialty chemicals 783 680 11.4%

Rubber products 411 346 11.5%

Deviation due to rounding. Source: China Chemical Industry News (CCIN),Germany Trade and Invest

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appeared attractive are no longer economically viable. The coal-to-liquid (CTL) sector has been particularly hard hit. With onlya few exceptions, CTL projects that were in the planning phasehave been terminated. Cutbacks are also planned in chlorine-al-kali electrolysis, fertilizer production and some other sectors tostabilize prices.The general level of investment in the chemical industry remainshigh however. Investment during the first three quarters of 2009rose 21% to 825 million RMB, which is an indication of confidencein the Chinese market.

... and the mechanicalengineering industryThe mechanical engineering in-dustry is also benefitting from thestimulus programs. According to areport published by German Tradeand Invest (gtai) in July 2009, itappears that the Chinese machin-ery manufacturing industry wasalready starting to recover fromthe world economic crisis at thetime the report was released. Thisis not the case in all segments ofthe industry however; the effects ofthe crisis were most drastic in thetextile machinery sector and otherconsumer-related sectors. In con-trast, there was significant growthin the following sectors during thefirst 11 months of 2008: construc-tion and mining machinery, braz-ing, welding and foundry machin-ery, drive systems, pumps, valvesand compressors. The market formachinery and systems used in thechemical industry expanded by 8%during the first four months.Investors, producers and purchas-ers are seeing quite a diverse situ-ation in the country. Over the pastfew years, the momentum providedby exports, which was one of themajor forces driving the Chineseeconomy, has been lost to someextent. However so far, the Chi-nese government has been largelyable to compensate for the loss. Allof this is having very divergent ef-fects on different industries, and itis important to take a close look ateach sector.According to German Trade andInvest (gtai), German companiesare still taking advantage of briskinvestment activity. According tothe summary report on economic

trends in China which was published in the middle of 2009, com-panies saw a significant level of interest at the China InternationalMachinery Exhibition in April 2009. German companies submittedsuccessful bids for railway contracts during the initial phase of theeconomic stimulus program. Chinese customers are interested incore components and leading-edge technology which cannot beproduced locally. This proves that there are still very significantopportunities.With already more than 300 registered exhibitors bythe first week of February, AchemAsia 2010 in Beijing will providean exellent platform to explore them.

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Braunschweiger Flammenfilter D 5HBright Sheland, Shanghai PRC 33JBSI, La Riche F 17MBühler Technologies, Ratingen D 10EBusch Vacuum, Shanghai PRC 20HBWS Technologie, Grevenbroich D 13LCCarbone Lorraine, Pagny F 20JCasals Cardona – Tecnium, Manresa E 34MCathay Chemical, Dalian PRC 31WCathay Mechanical Seals, Kunshan PRC 28OCentravis Production, Nikopol UA 12Q

CERA SYSTEM Verschleißschutz,Hermsdorf

D 9E

CFIe, Rennes F 18LChangzhou Fanqun Drying Equip.,Changzhou

PRC 1G

Chematur Ecoplanning, Pori FIN 33QChematur Engineering, Karlskoga S 33QChemical Engineering, Frankfurt D 3HCIMBRIA SKET, Magdeburg D 12CCixi Hengli Packing&Sealing, Cixi PRC 33LClestra Cleanroom, Strasbourg F 18RCOG Gehrckens, Pinneberg D 31QCompass Bulk, Beijing PRC 4UControl Valve/Pump Engineer, Shanghai PRC 1RACORDOUAN Technologies, Pessac F 18MCorrosion Materials, Baker USA 15SCrambeth Allen Publ., Craven Arms GB 14GCRANE ChemPharma, Beijing PRC 24HDDalian Hermetic Pump, Dalian PRC 14BDalian Hualong Filter Cloth, Dalian PRC 20QDandong Colossus, Shanghai PRC 21BDanfoss Socla, Virey-le-Grand F 17JDe Dietrich,Wuxi PRCDiesel & Gas Turbine Publ., HongKong HK 3DDIGMESA, Ipsach CH 33PDüker, Laufach D 6SDUMAG Brenner-Technologie,Wien A 23HDürr Paintshop Systems, Shanghai PRC 28TEEaton Filtration, Shanghai PRC 20DEBRO Armaturen, Beijing PRC 31TEDUR Pumpenfabrik, Kiel D 12DEKATO, Schopfheim D 10SELMESS Thermosystemtechnik, Uelzen D 11QElringKlinger, Qingdao PRC 11Feltherm Elektrowärmetechnik, Burbach D 10JEmme Technology, Sesto San Giovanni I 21GESK Ceramics, Kempten D 8EFFELUWA Pumpen, Mürlenbach D 12HFerolite, Ghaziabad IND 3OFerrum, Rupperswil CH 23B

Preliminary list of exhibitorsat AchemAsia 2010 (as of March 1st)

3M Pumps, Corbola I 12SAAAAS/Science, Cambridge GB 31VAdam Equipment, Shanghai PRC 1SAIG Industrial, Nanjing PRC 28SAirmotec, Saint Antoine F 18OALLGAIER, Uhingen D 11PAllied Supreme, Shanghai PRC 34JAltenburger Maschinen Jäckering, Hamm D 9GAMETEK Fluoropolymer Products, Newark USA 15HAMG PESCH, Nanjing PRC 30XAPI Heat Transfer, Suzhou PRC 15TARCA Regler, Tönisvorst D 12HArgal Chemical Pumps, Dalian PRC 34KARI Armaturen, SH-Stukenbrock D 13EArtkim Fuarcilik, Istanbul TR 36QAsahi AV Valve, Shanghai PRC 20EAshcroft Instrument,Wujiang PRC 30Watea Environmental, Shanghai PRC 10FAUMA Riester, Müllheim D 11BAutodesk, San Rafael USA 3BBBadger Meter, Neuffen D 5MBaelz, Heilbronn D 9XBAMO Mesures, Argenteuil F 18SBarat Ceramics, Auma D 5JBASF, Ludwigshafen D 23LBayer Technology Engineering, Shanghai PRC 27BBEGEROW, Langenlonsheim D 10GBeijing Bomex Huake, Beijing PRC 34PBeijing Gentlehill, Beijing PRC 14SBeijing HaoLi Times, Beijing PRC 21SBeijing Kenod Liquid Equipm., Beijing PRC 21OBeijing OLXY Technology, Beijing PRC 28VBeijing Vogel Consult./Process, Beijing PRC 21HBeijing Zhongxing, Beijing PRC 31OBekaert Advanced Filtration, Sprimont B 21TBeot Inorganic Membrane Sep., Hebei PRC 30MBerstscheiben Schlesinger, Schalksmühle D 5EBertrams Chemical Plants, Muttenz CH 30EBertrams Heatec, Pratteln CH 30EBGH Edelstahlwerke, Freital D 5TBHS, Sonthofen D 13DBKG, Münster D 11DBoccard, Villeurbanne F 17SBoerger Pumps, Singapore SGP 5OBoppard, Hong Kong HK 28QBopp & Reuther Armaturen, Mannheim D 10D

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Festo, Shanghai PRC 3QFH Lübeck, Lübeck D 12PFiltrox, Shanghai PRC 4SFindeva, Oerlingen CH 15LFine Automation, Shanghai PRC 30VFlottweg, Vilsbiburg D 13HFluko Equipment, Shanghai PRC 15CFLUX GERÄTE, Maulbronn D 10BFrenzelit, Bad Berneck D 6XFRISTAM Pumpen Stamp, Hamburg D 10PFritsch, Idar-Oberstein D 10UFujian Wolong Pipe, Fuzhou PRC 30GFunke Heat Exchanger, Changzhou PRC 23OFuyang MeyWell, Hangzhou PRC 14LGardner Denver Nash Machinery,Shandong

PRC 28P

GGarlock, Shanghai PRC 15EGEA Ecoflex, Shanghai PRC 8QGEA Messo, Duisburg D 8UGEA NIRO, Søborg DK 8QGEA Process Engineering, Shanghai PRC 8QGEA Process Engineering, St. Quentin F 8QGEAWiegand, Ettlingen D 8QGefa, Shenzhen PRC 30SGekaKonus, Eggenstein D 8JGemeinschaftsstand Verlage, Frankfurt D 31VGeneral Machinery Magazine, Beijing PRC 36PGeorg Fischer Piping Systems, Shanghai PRC 28MGeorgin, Chatillon F 17RGERB Vibration Control, Qingdao PRC 5KGerman Engineering Federation, Frankfurt D 8BGerman Federal Ministry of Economics, Bonn D 8BGKN Sinter Metals Filters, Radevormwald D 6FGolden Mountain, Kaohsiung TW 30QGraco, Shanghai PRC 27TGreif Velox, Lübeck D 13BGSKET, Chieve I 24VGuangzhou AK Filter, Guangzhou PRC 27VGuangzhou Taisun, Guangzhou PRC 1BGuarniflon, Castelli I 14PHHaiyan New Century, Zhejiang PRC 1AHalifax Fan, Brighouse GB 31JHamilton Sundstrand Industrial, Shanghai PRC 20BHammelmann, Oelde D 10QHaver & Boecker Maschinenfabrik, Oelde D 12MHebei Sinter Filter, Hebei PRC 31Mhelsatech, Gefrees D 6UHempel Special Metals, Kowloon HK 4JHengshui Haijiang Filter, Hengshui PRC 20RHisina Industrial, Pingxiang PRC 1UHTRI Heat Transfer, College Station USA 4HHydac Technology, Shanghai PRC 24MIi Fischer,Waldbüttelbrunn D 8VIBL, Hamburg D 12LIDT Kupferring, Annaberg-Buchholz D 5Qifu, Hamburg D 5XIMM Inst. Mikrotechnik, Mainz D 6JInkon Foshan, Foshan PRC 30FINTERTEC HESS, Neustadt D 5BJJET Bio Filtration, Guangzhou PRC 24OJianda Driers, Changzhou PRC 15MJiangsu Jiuwu Hitech, Jiangsu PRC 3JJiangsu Saideli, Jingjiang PRC 14MJiashan East Fluorine, Jiashan PRC 27WJinan SECESPOL Heat, Jinan PRC 3LJing Jin Filter Press, Dezhou PRC 17BJingjiang DKD Filter, Jingjiang PRC 1HJULABO Labortechnik, Seelbach D 9JKKCI, Shanghai PRC 24SKempchen Dichtungstechnik, Oberhausen D 10H


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KHOSLA Profil, Mumbai IND 4MKind, Gummersbach D 8XKlaus Union, Bochum D 12JKlinkau, Marktoberdorf D 9FKlöpper Therm, Dortmund D 11QKMPT, Vierkirchen D 6BKNF Neuberger, Freiburg D 11HKörting, Hannover D 8HKOSMOS NEFT GAS, Voronezh RUS 3TKoy Scientific, Kaohsiung TW 24RKreyenborg, Münster D 11DKSB China, Shanghai PRC 20XKunshan Kinglai, Jiangsu PRC 21QLLabom, Hude D 6WLand Instruments, Dronfield GB 4OLAR Process Analysers, Berlin D 5WLarox, Lappeenranta FIN 14FLBT, Shanghai PRC 20TLechler, Metzingen D 6KLESER, Hamburg D 6HLEWA, Leonberg D 5FLiaoning Bolian, Tielingshi PRC 36MLiaoyang Youxin Pharmaceut., Liaoyang PRC 28JLiuzhou Dingsheng, Liuzhou PRC 4RLödige, Gebr., Paderborn D 11JLonza Engineering, Basel CH 23HLOT Vacuum, Gyeonggi-do ROK 21RLuma Sealing Material, Beijing PRC 14TLurgi, Frankfurt D 5PMMaag Pump Systems, Oberglatt CH 31SMAHLE Industriefilter, Öhringen D 5VManifattura Tubi Gomma, Grisignano I 23CMankenberg, Lübeck D 6QMarver Publicity, Strood GB 31VMECA INOX, Argenteuil F 17LMeccanotecnica Umbra, Campello I 34QMettler Toledo Instrument, Shanghai PRC 15QMettler Toledo International, Shanghai PRC 14QModentic Valve, Nanjing PRC 24LMöllers, Beckum D 13BMTS Environmental, Maintal D 8GMubea Automotive, Taicang PRC 13QM+W, Singapore SGP 14JMWL Apparatebau, Grimma D 10VNNantong Sunshine Graphite Equipm. PRC 28KNEUMO, Knittlingen D 6CNico Valves, Shanghai PRC 4WNingbo Industry Seals, Ningbo PRC 21PNingbo Lehui Food Machinery, Zhejiang PRC 30TOOerlikon Barmag, Remscheid D 12BOrientec Industrial Developm., Beijing PRC 23LOsaka Stainless, Osaka J 3MOschatz, Essen D 8KPPACO Paul, Steinau D 10XPallmann Maschinenfabrik, Zweibrücken D 9PPanGlobal Lab Int./BioTech, Bruxelles B 14CPekos Valves, Barcelona E 31XPenghan Machinery, Suzhou PRC 4BPerrin, Nidderau D 9UPhönix Armaturen Bregel, Volkmarsen D 9WPingxiang Fxsino Petrochem.Packing PRC 21QA

Plasticon, Oldenzaal NL 4EPlinke, Bad Homburg D 6DPolytota , Beijing PRC 4TProsim, Labege F 17PPumps India, Indore IND 31VPüschner, Schwanewede D 10WQQuko Int., Kowloon HK 23PRReimelt Henschel, Kassel D 24TRenggli Laboratory, Shanghai PRC 23QRettenmaier, Rosenberg D 13FRichter EP, Nanjing PRC 27ORigaku, Beijing PRC 29PRingier Trade Media, Shanghai PRC 4CRitag, Osterholz-Scharmbeck D 5GRolled Alloys, Düsseldorf D 27QRösberg Engineering, Karlsruhe D 8PRoyal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge GB 14DRPA Process Technologies, Nanterre F 18QRVT Process Equipment, Steinwiesen D 21OASSalvisLab, Rotkreuz CH 23QSAMSON, Frankfurt D 10MSamtech, Mannersdorf A 33MSandmeyer Steel, Guangzhou PRC 12OSarstedt, Nümbrecht D 8OSeliger Armaturen, Norderstedt D 12DShandong Borun Process, Shandong PRC 4FShandong Tianli Drying Equipm., Jinan PRC 13OShanghai Bluepard, Shanghai PRC 14OShanghai BRT Equipment, Shanghai PRC 1DShanghai Champion Controls, Shanghai PRC 31LShanghai Flow Valve&Fitting, Shanghai PRC 36LShanghai Fritsch Instruments, Shanghai PRC 4PShanghai Haihao Mechanical Parts PRC 36JShanghai RoPo Automation, Shanghai PRC 31PShanghai San Chuan, Shanghai PRC 14HShanghai Sower, Shanghai PRC 20VShanghai Sunfilter, Shanghai PRC 28XShanghai Vantage, Shanghai PRC 15PShanghai Weser Machinery, Shanghai PRC 15BShanghai Xichuang Powder, Shanghai PRC 1FShanghai YiAi Trading, Shanghai PRC 36RShanghai YiGang Seal Material, Shanghai PRC 13SShengkai Tianjin Ceramic, Tianjin PRC 3PShenyang Henyi Enterprise, Shenyang PRC 24QShenzhen Cheng Hui Tong, Shenzhen PRC 30DASilkroad24 Trade, Shanghai PRC 1RSodimate, Sartrouville F 17QSpectron Messer Cutting &Welding,Frankfurt

D 10O

St. Michael, Hangzhou PRC 30DSteuler Korrosionsschutz, Höhr-Grenzh. D 9VSwissfluid, Shanghai PRC 36STTaicang AGRU, Taicang PRC 24PATaiwan Grace Int., Taipei TW 27S

Taiwan Sheng Shyan, Chiayi TW 28WTAMI Industries, Nyons F 18JTantec, Hanau D 11UTaylor&Francis, Philadelphia USA 3UTEADIT, Kufstein A 9OTEMA Siebtechnik, Tianjin PRC 23JTethys Instruments, Meylan F 18PThyssenKrupp VDM, Guangzhou PRC 30JTianjin Sci Create, Tianjin PRC 3CTiantai SouthWest Filter Cloth, Taizhoue PRC 34OTodo, Töreboda S 33OTokyo Rikakikai, Beijing PRC 21PATopper, Shanghai PRC 30BTrespa, Shanghai PRC 21ETrimble,Westminster USA 30OTUBE TEC Rohrverformung, Nistertal D 23TTÜV SÜD, Shanghai PRC 28OAUUBIFRANCE, Paris F 17OUhde, Dortmund D 27JUhde High Pressure Technologies, Hagen D 27JUhde Inventa Fischer, Berlin D 27JVVanwyk Systems, Oldenzaal NL 4QVerdelet, Neuville-les-Dieppe F 4VVerder Retsch, Shanghai PRC 27MVIBRA MASCHINEN SCHULTHEIS,Offenbach

D 4TA

Vogelsang Maschinenbau, Essen D 5DWWeatherly, Atlanta USA 33QWEKA, Bäretswil CH 12HWelantech,Wien A 36OWenzhou Futian,Wenzhou PRC 27PWenzhou Huahai Sealing,Wenzhou PRC 4LWEPUKO Hydraulik, Metzingen D 9HWilk Graphite, Lörrach D 28KWitte Pumps, Uetersen D 12DWuxi Shenco,Wuxi PRC 30HXXiamen Xlong Seal, Xiamen PRC 1TYYayatech, Hsin Chu City TW 36KZZeppelin Solid Technology, Beijing PRC 24TZhangjiagang Titan, Zhangjiagang PRC 30CZhejiang Cathay Packing & Sealing,Hangzhou

PRC 20O

Zhejiang Dongya,Wenzhou PRC 24PZhejiang Fangdun,Wenzhou PRC 21UZhejiang Feiyun Technology, Ruian PRC 15OZhejiang Linuo Valve,Wenzhou PRC 13PZhengzhou Great Wall Scient.Industrial PRC 34SZhuhai Longtec, Zhuhai PRC 20PZhuzhou Seed Cemented Carbide,Zhuzhou

PRC 15F

Z & J Technologies, Düren D 6V


Exhibitor Country Stand Exhibitor Country Stand


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Tuesday, 01 June 2010

12:00 Press Conference14:00 Opening15:30 Plenary lecture I: Thoughts on the countermeasures to realize sustainable development

of refining and petrochemical industry in ChinaX. Cao, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Beijing/PRC

16:15 Plenary lecture II: Diversity needs for sustainable supply of energy and chemical feedstocksH. J.Wernicke, Süd-Chemie AG, München/D

Wednesday, 02 June 2010

09:30 Ionic Liquids Biotechnology Clean Energyand SustainableProduction

New Productsand Services

Workshop

AdvancedNickel andTitanium Alloysfor the ProcessIndustry

11:45 Plenary lecture III: Ionic liquids and clean energyS. Zhang, Institute of Process Engineering, Beijing/PRC

12:30 Lunch break13:30 Plenary lecture IV: Recent development of biorefinery in China

T. Tan, Beijing University of Chemical Engineering, PRC14.30 Ionic Liquids Biotechnology Clean Energy

and SustainableProduction


Workshop

AdvancedNickel andTitanium Alloysfor the ProcessIndustry

16.30 End of Conference Day

Thursday, 03 June 2010

09:30 CatalyticProcesses

LaboratoryAutomation

IndustrialWater Treatment


Workshop Course

AdvancedHeat ExchangerTechnologyfor ProcessIndustry

Product Design

11:45 Plenary lecture V: Industrial water recycling – challenges and limitationsS. Geissen, Technical University of Berlin/D

12:30 Lunch break13:30 Plenary lecture VI: A chemical engineering view on climate and its protection

G. Kreysa, DECHEMA e.V., Frankfurt/D14.30 Catalytic

ProcessesLaboratoryAutomation

IndustrialWater Treatment


Workshop Course

AdvancedHeat ExchangerTechnologyfor ProcessIndustry

Product Design

16.30 End of Conference Day

Friday, 04 June 2010

10:00 AdvancedMaterials

Process Control Recover,Recycle, Reuse

12:00 End of Conference

AchemAsia 2010CongressPreliminary programme (as of February 26)

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Still a serious problem The water pollution situation in China

AAccording to the 2009 Report on the State of the Envi-ronment in China, surface water pollution in the Peo-ple’s Republic is still a serious issue. While the qualityof surface water improved slightly in Southern Chinafom 2000 to 2008, the quality in Northern China wors-ened over the same period of time. Of the 409 sectionsbeing monitored in the seven key river systems, 20.8%were below grade V, the lowest grade in the ChineseNational Standard for Water Quality. This water cannotbe used, not even for irrigation purposes.According to the statistics, the total wastewater dis-charge in 2008 was 57.2 billion tons, a 2.7% increasecompared to 2007. Industrial wastewater dischargeaccounted for 24.2 billion tons or 42.3% of the totalwith a 2.0% decrease compared to 2007. On the otherhand, domestic sewage discharge increased by 6,4%to 33.0 billion tons (57.7%).The 11th Five-Year Plan includes water pollution pre-vention and control planning for the most importantriver systems in China. 2712 pollution treatmentprojects are scheduled with an investment volume ofRMB160 billion, and a urban sewage treatment capac-ity of 12 million tons/day will be added.

New wastewater pollution treatmenttechnologiesCompared to developedWestern countries,wastewatertreatment in China has only recently become an issue.By adapting advanced foreign technology and experi-ence, Chinese companies have introduced and devel-oped many new wastewater treatment technologies.Some have even entered the international markets. Thecommissioning and operation of these technologiesplay an important role in relieving the serious waterpollution situation in China and improving the waterenvironment.

Problems for the Chinese sewageindustry and the solutionsCurrently, the sewage treatment industry of China facesa range of problems and challenges. The system of rel-evant policies and regulations system is not complete.The development of the sewage treatment industry isslow and the city and town sewage treatment is under-going a transition phase of the administrative system,which hasn’t met the requirements.The responsibilitiesfor the operation and supervision of some urban sew-

Siemens Water Technologies recently has commissioned a wastewater treatment system for the Wuxi Xincheng Plantin China´s Jiangsu Province. An upgrade to the existing wastewater treatment plant, the system includes a Siemensadvanced Membrane Biological Reactor (MBR) system.

Picture:Siem

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age treatment plants are unclear. The charge system isnot well implemented, and the investment and financ-ing system needs improving. The construction of thesupporting sewage collection pipelines is sometimespostponed, resulting in a low sewage collection rate,and the water quality of many city and town sewagetreatment plants is far behind the design require-ment. The supervision system of enterprise pollutiondischarge is incomplete and there is unqualified dis-charge and even illicit discharge in some enterprises,which affects the quality of the feed water for urbansewage treatment plants and has a negative impact ontheir operation. Local authorities are in general mostlyjudged by the economic performance of their regionand are thus reluctant to support measures that mighthave a slowing effect on the local industry.But there are also some blue skies on the horizon: Since2000 (especially since the aniline device explosion at abi-benzene plant of the Jilin Petrochemical Company in2005), the Chinese government has paid more atten-tion to and made more investment in water pollutiontreatment. The construction of domestic sewage treat-

ment facilities of large and medium-sized cities andtowns has been sped up, and the urban sewage treat-ment rate reached 70.2% in 2008. Discharge reductionis officially promoted especially for highly water-pollut-ing industries such as paper mills, brewing and dyeingand printing. Rural sewage treatment is also activelypromoted along with concepts to recycle and reusewater; these are included for example in the planningof rural construction projects and the development ofmodern agriculture. These measures have the potentialto achieve a turn-around in the deterioration of waterin spite of the booming economic development andthey evidently improve the water environment.If the right measures are taken, China will not only ben-efit from the advancement of sewage treatment tech-nologies by being able to supply its population withclean water and reducing the negative consequencesof water pollution within the country. Advanced wa-ter treatment technologies also meet the needs of aconsiderable international market, thus creating a po-tential win-win situation of a cleaner environment andsustainable economic growth.

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A new hot spotfor pharma companies

The pharmaceutical industry is one of the fastest grow-ing industries in China. In spite of the global financialcrisis and parallel to the development and implemen-tation of a major medical system reform, the size ofthe Chinese pharmaceutical market has been increas-ing steadily. Gross production value of China‘s phar-maceutical industry in 2009 is estimated at RMB 1 tril-lion with a growth rate of about 30%. The statistics ofChina’s Industry and Information Ministry (CNII) givesthe production value of the pharmaceutical industry in2008 at 866.7 billion RMB with an increase of 25.7%compared to the previous year, higher than the Chineseindustry average of 12.9%. Since 2000, the compoundannual growth rate of China‘s pharmaceutical industryproduction value has been over 18%. In 2008, 6913companies produced pharmaceuticals, including 4682western drugs’ manufacturers.Currently, 1,500 types of active pharmaceutical ingre-dients (API) with a gross production volume of morethan 2 million tons (excluding chemical intermediatesand pre-drugs) are produced in China, making Chinathe biggest API producer and exporter in the world.

Not sitting back and relaxing despitecompetitive advantagesThe competitive advantages of Chinese pharmaceuti-cal companies lie in low production costs and hugeproduction capacities. Most manufacturers producerelatively mature generic drugs with simple produc-tion technology, staying away from more complexnew drugs and technological innovation. The situationis made more difficult by a fierce competition: Mostgeneric drugs are manufactured by a large number ofcompanies. Antiobiotics with high market prices are a

striking example: More than 300 companies produceAmoxillin. Both Ceftazidime and Ceftriaxone are of-fered by more than a 100 producers. More than 2,000applications for the approval of generic drugs are filedeach year, yet only about 40 newly approved drugs areclassified as category 1.1, meaning they have neverbeen launched before in China or overseas and theirAPI or preparations are produced by synthetic or semi-synthetic methods. Therefore, experts see the necessityfor China’s pharmaceutical industry to strengthen itsR&D investment and move from “imitation only” to“imitation and innovation”.

Progress of project and engineeringtechnologyIn recent years, Chinese pharmaceutical companieshave recognized the importance of sciencific and tech-nological innovation, and have gradually increased

The current situationof China’s pharmaceuticalindustry

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their investment in these fields. Asa consequence, the processes forthe development and production ofinnovative chemical drugs as wellas for new traditional Chinese medi-cines and new biopharmaceuticaldrugs have become more industrial-ized.Exemplary chemical drugs are theanti-hepatitis medication Bicyclolthat received approval in China in2004 or the stroke treatment drugButylphtalide; both the ingredientand the soft capsule are today pro-duced on an industrial scale.This development is driven both bynational and international competi-tion and by government incentives:In May 2007, with the support of theBiotechnology Center at the Minis-try of Science, the pharmaceuticalgroups ShiJiaZhuang, HuaBei, HaYaoand LuKang set up an antibiotictechnology innovation strategy al-liance. Their co-sponsored project“Innovation in key technologies ofantibiotic mass production” hasentered the “National Science andTechnology Support Program” of theChinese Science Ministry.

Increasing M&A activityin the pharmaceuticallandscapeWhile the financial crisis impactsthe global pharmaceutical marketand R&D of new drugs requires evermore effort, global pharmaceuticalcompanies face the challenge ofhow to maintain stable growth. Thisin turn causes an increasing M&Aactivity in the worldwide market.Compared with the global phar-maceutical landscape, the Chinesepharmaceutical industry has a largenumber of manufacturers, but mostof them are small enterprises. Thecombined sales of the top 3 Chinesemanufacturers account for only5.19% of the whole Chinese phar-

maceutical market. In contrast, thetop 3 pharmaceutical companiesworldwide occupy 16.8% of theglobal market. M&A thus seems aninevitable route for the sustainabledevelopment of Chinese companies.The reasoning behind M&A transac-tions is no longer simply to establisha larger-scale company, but rather tocombine core competencies alongthe value chain, create synergies andbecome the leader in a certain field.There were 43 acquisitions in theChinese pharmaceutical industry in2007, resulting in a total transactionvolume of RMB 3.4 billion. Expertsbelieve that there will be even morefrequent M&A transactions in thefuture. Analysis based on acquisi-tion data from 2004 to 2006 showsthat 86% of the funds for acquisi-tions derive from Chinese domesticpharmaceutical companies, amongwhich private enterprises have be-come the main M&A party. Beforeentering an M&A project, privateenterprises often carry out a lot ofpreliminary research, identify a clearM&A target, and are also quite cau-tious on the bid. Typical examplesfor this were TaiTai’s acquisition ofthe LiZhu group and Fosun Group‘sacquisition of several pharmaceuti-cal companies.Multi-national enterprises accountfor only 14% of the funds involvedin all M&A cases in China, but thisproportion is showing a growingmomentum.The aims of these M&Asinclude the integration of opera-tion in China, access to the Chinesemarket, implementation of a globalstrategy, making use of low-costmanpower and lower environmentalinvestment. An additional motiva-tion for acquisitions in China wasthe Chinese policy that up to theyear 2000 required foreign compa-nies who wanted to enter the Chi-nese market to set up joint ventureswith a domestic partner. With thegradual maturation of the Chinesepharmaceutical market, and basedon its great potential, M&A activi-ties of multi-national companies andChinese domestic companies are ex-pected to increase significantly.

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The political discussions at Copenhagenhave shown once more that there are noeasy answers to reducing global carbondioxide (CO2 ) emissions and allowing atthe same time for the economic growthmany countries are striving for.

The Fourth ICPP Report that waspublished in 2007 presented variousemission scenarios, projecting thecorresponding trend of atmosphericCO2 concentration. Within thesescenarios, however, it was clearlydemonstrated that CO2 mitigationstrategies alone will not suffice tostop climate change. This is the over-all context of the ongoing debateconcerning measures for CO2 stor-age, which is now the priority on thepolitical agenda.In order to employ CO2 capture andstorage (CCS), CO2 is separated fromexhaust gas streams via post com-bustion absorption processes or pre-combustion processes. The domi-nantly discussed concept is to pressthe CO2 into feasible geologicallayers where it can be stored and isthus removed from the atmospherefor a considerable period of time.

Sobering resultsThe German Association of theChemical Industry and DECHEMASociety for Chemical Engineeringand Biotechnology have examinedthe currently discussed concepts forCO2 management and have pub-lished their conclusions in a positionpaper in 2009. To CCS enthusiastsin industry and politics, their resultsappear somewhat sobering: Accord-ing to the study, of all options avail-able to avoid further CO2 emissions,mitigation is by far the cheapestand most efficient method. The ra-tionale is that all storage and utili-sation options for CO2 require ad-

ditional energy input, which in turnproduces additional CO2 if fossilefuels are used for energy generation.For this reason energy saving, alsoby reducing existing energy needs,takes precedence. Possible measuresinclude enhancing the efficiency ofenergy production in power plantsand increasing the use of renewableenergy sources. The second high-est priority after mitigation of CO2

emissions should be a consolidatedstrategy for value-adding processesin preference to dumping.The storage of CO2 using CCS strate-gies is extremely expensive.All meas-ures for the storage or utilisation ofCO2 require additional energy, thusgenerally producing additional CO2.A state-of-the-art coal fired powerplant has an electrical efficiency ofaround 40%. Current CCS methodsassume an energy demand that cor-responds to an overall reduction toaround 30% efficiency. Therefore,for a given energy demand one newpower plant for a given three in ex-istence would have to be built.

Open questionsIt is meaningful to draw up criteriafor the assessment of CO2 storageoptions (storage capacities, stateof technology, safety and public ac-ceptance, follow-up costs). In princi-ple, CO2 storage must remove moreCO2 from the atmosphere than isreleased by the additional energyrequired for its capture and storage.In a straight comparison with an ef-ficient, conventional power plant, a

Storing hope on storing carbon?

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CCS power plant is not competitive.Moreover, legal issues and publicacceptance of CCS technology stillhave to be clarified. Long-term riskstudies and insurance concepts re-garding the impermeability of stor-age facilities and potential leaksare currently under discussion. It isdoubtful whether the critical massrequired to implement these com-plex, expensive technologies can beachieved globally, and particularly,whether emerging countries withsoaring energy demands and rapideconomic growth are prepared topay the extra price. If, however, onlycertain regions create the frame-work for CCS technology by takingmeasures to combat climate change,the resulting rise in energy priceswill jeopardise the competitivenessof their own domestic, energy-inten-sive industries. Furthermore, the pre-dictable increase in consumption ofprimary energy will further limit theavailability of fossil fuels, renderingthem even more expensive.

Only a second-choiceFor the chemical industry, CO2 stor-age merely represents a second-choice. Wherever possible, CO2

should not be stored as “waste“ butused as a chemical building block forthe production of high-quality prod-ucts, e.g. polymers.Chemical utilisationcreates value. Admit-tedly, the chemical in-dustry can only makea minor direct contri-

bution towards reducing the overallamount of CO2 emissions: accordingto current estimates, it could convertat most 1% of global CO2 emissionsinto chemical products and around10% into fuel. Furthermore, chemi-cal utilisation of CO2 as a buildingblock for chemical synthesis has tostand the test of criteria like energyand CO2 balances of the process,generated added value, process al-ternatives and product properties. Ifthese criteria are met, the productionof high-value products can make aprocess economically self-support-ing (in contrast to all pure storagestrategies). Thus, chemical utilisationcan contribute to the cost effective-ness of an overall strategy for CO2

management.As a result of the debatte on CO2

utilisation versus storage the Min-istry of Education and Researchhas recently launched a fundingprogramme entiteled “Technolo-gies for Sustainability and ClimateProtection – Chemical Processesand Use of CO2“. This €100 millionfunding initiative fosters the useof CO2 as a carbon component forchemical products. In the frameworkof a dedicated coordination project(CO2NET), DECHEMA took over thescientific coordination of the fund-ing programme to enable synergiesbetween the different projects. Moreinformation will soon be availableunder www.ChemieundCO2.de.

The position paper “Utilisation and Storage of CO2”is available for download on:http://www.dechema.de/dechema_media/Downloads/Positionspapiere/Positionspapier_co2_englisch.pdf

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CCS technology: schematic of CO2

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NAMUR comes to ChinaLate last year NAMUR hosted its first Conference in China.

N impressive: The Conference was also distinguished byextremely interesting contributions and open discus-sions that demonstrated the substantial interest ofparticipants in an exchange of experience with col-leagues. Both the presentations by employees of usercompanies and the discussions showed a high degreeof application orientation.One purpose of the conference was the identificationof topics out of the “NAMUR-portfolio” with greatpotential for regular activities in working groups. Theresults of this survey formed the basis for the decisionto establish several NAMUR-workgroups in China andthus lend structure to the exchange of experience. Themain areas of interest in China and therefore the sub-ject for the first workgroups are:Project Planning and ConstructionMaintenanceDCS-EngineeringPlant SafetyEnergy SavingComputer Aided Engineering (CAE)Explosion Protection

The activities will initially be hosted by subsidiaries ofNAMUR member companies. However, the ultimateobjective is to get the Chinese business communityinvolved in this exchange of experience. This involve-ment is considered to be a crucial factor for the successof all NAMUR activities in China.Following the enormous success of “NAMUR comesto China”, a NAMUR conference will also be held inChina in November 2010.

NAMUR – the international user association of auto-mation technology in process industries – was foundedin 1949 in Leverkusen, Germany. Since then, NAMURhas fostered the experience exchange among users ofautomation technology in the process industries andhas promoted the interest of its member companies.In the past 60 years, all NAMUR activities have beenmainly focused on Germany and neighboring coun-tries, although the association had also significant in-ternational influence.End of 2008, NAMUR decided to actively extend itsactivities to the Asian region. Many NAMUR membercompanies have established production facilities inthis increasingly important region or are offering theirengineering services there.As a start for the activities in Asia, NAMUR hosted itsfirst Conference in China on the 19 and 20 Novem-ber 2009 in Shanghai. The motto of this Conferencewas “NAMUR comes to China”. It was meant as thestarting point for an exchange of experiences betweenthe users of automation technologies familiar with thespecific overall conditions in the Chinese economicarea.The Conference was sponsored by Endress+Hauserwhich operates its own production and distributionin China and also made valuable contributions to thecontents of the Conference.“NAMUR comes to China” turned out to be a very suc-cessful event. With 88 participants, a lucky number inChina, it exceeded all expectations of the organizingcommittee. Not only the number of participants was

Dr. Heinrich MannspergerNAMUR Core Team ChinaBASF-YPC / Director of Electrical& Instrumentation Department

Carlos HedlerNAMUR Core Team ChinaBayer Technology Services Asia /Director of Technology Solutions

Dr.Wolfgang MorrNAMUR General ManagerBayer Technology Services

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O3rd International AdvancedMaterials (Chengdu) Summit

The „3rd International Advanced Materials (Chengdu)Summit“ fromMay 6–7, 2010 in Chengdu, PR China, bringstogether researchers and users of advanced materials fromEurope, China and many other regions of the world.

Gu Xiulian and Cheng Siwei who are both members of the StandingCommittee of the People’s Congress of China, renowned scientistsfrom the Chinese Academy of Science and the most important uni-versities of the People’s Republic, government officials, representa-tives of Chinese manufacturers and of multinational companies. Theconference starts on May 6th with the plenary reports. On May 7th,three parallel sessions are held covering Energy Materials, BiologicalMaterials and Frontier Materials. Additionally, on May 8th there isthe opportunity for an on-site visit at Chengdu Industrial Park.The 2010 summit is the third event in a successful series that issupported by the National Development and Reform Commission,the Ministry of Science and Technology P.R.C., China Petroleum andthe Chemical IndustryAssociation and otherministries and indus-try organizations.

Over the past decade, China’s advanced materials industry has de-veloped rapidly. The industry has grown both in terms of scale anddiversification. Today China’s materials market is the second largestin the world after the United States.The question that comes up nowis where the next steps should lead, especially in the context of theChinese Twelfth Five-Year Plan?The goals of the forum are the infomation on and promotion of Chi-nese advanced materials, new technologies and their application inthe process industries, the exchange of ideas and experiences in thisfield and the opportunity to build partnerships between China andother countries. The organizers are China National Chemical Cor-poration – ChemChina, Chengdu Municipal People’s Government,Deutsche Bank and DECHEMA.Conference topics include the Chinese Twelfth Five-Year Plan, NewEnergy Materials, Biological Advanced Materials and Frontier Ad-vanced Materials in R&D and application. Invited speakers include

For further information and registration:http://iams.chemevent.com.cn/english


Dr.Wagemann, you took over as CEO of DECHEMA at the beginning of the year.What will bethe emphasis during the initial phase: continuity or rapid change?

DR. WAGEMANN We started the year 2010 with a new corporate design, and this may have created the impres-sion that everything is about to change. That will not be the case. After all, DECHEMA hasbeen extremely successful in recent years. However several trends have emerged over the pastyears which I would like to reinforce. In my previous role at DECHEMA, I always attempted toprevent the creation of barriers between the different organizations. We will only continueto be successful if we work more closely with other organizations, including those outside ofDECHEMA and VDI, the two supporting organizations of ProcessNet. The interaction betweenthe Biotechnology Section and the ProcessNet organization is a good example.

Does this imply greater integration with other associations?

DR. WAGEMANN No. The integration of DECHEMA and VDI-GVC in the joint initiative ProcessNet was long over-due. We took the decisive step, which was admittedly very far-reaching, three years ago. Thatdoes not, however, have to be the model for all forms of future cooperation. We will undoubt-edly work together with other associations on an interdisciplinary basis because, on many is-sues, especially the mega issues of energy supply, raw material supply and climate protection,there is no realistic alternative to an interdisciplinary approach.

Will these issues be the main focus of DECHEMA’s activities in the future?

DR. WAGEMANN Yes, absolutely. In recent years, we have begun to broaden our horizon and address these coreissues at a very early stage, and we have also made our presence felt in the political arena.For a long time, the energy debate was dominated by the companies that supply energy andpower. Once we entered the debate, public perception began to change, particularly regardingthe immense importance of the chemical industry in this area. There are a lot of activities thatDECHEMA and its partners do to help make the public debate more objective and more visibleto the public eye.

If you are referring to policy papers issued by DECHEMA and its partner organizations, are yougenuinely satisfied with the influence that these papers have on public policy?

DR. WAGEMANN You should never really be fully satisfied. In terms of our influence on research policy, I amvery satisfied at the moment. Our voice is heard, and we have an opportunity to explain ourposition at discussions and talks on energy-efficient systems technology, the role of carbondioxide in the materials cycle and the use of new solvents to reduce emissions that play a

NewDECHEMAChiefExecutiveDr.KurtWagemann intends to take a more inter-disciplinary approach to the huge issuescurrently facing us and to get DECHEMAinvolved in the public debate at a far ear-lier stage in order to ensure that objectivityand a balanced view are maintained.

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Process technology continues to expand into other areas. Is the same true for DECHEMA?

DR. WAGEMANN That assessment is correct, and in the years to come one of our challenges will undoubtedly beto increase the level of cooperation across technical and industrial boundaries.

In what areas will DECHEMA have to change or adapt?

DR. WAGEMANN Besides the megatrends I have already mentioned, other issues are coming to the forefrontwhich we cannot afford to ignore. On the contrary, it is important to position ourselves earlyon, even if our first impression is that something has no sound basis and will lead us no-where.

How will you achieve faster positioning?

DR. WAGEMANN Seminars play a major role at DECHEMA, and that is something which is often not fully ap-preciated. They are a source of information to our own community. They also give us anopportunity to inject current issues into the public debate right away. In addition to the semi-nars, there is a series of expert discussions that are not open to the public, where a number ofdifferent viewpoints are shared. This is a distinctive feature of DECHEMA.

The mega issues we have been talking about are relevant worldwide. Will they be majorthemes at AchemAsia in Beijing this June?

DR. WAGEMANN The themes will be largely the same as at ACHEMA 2009. The topics have been named by ourChinese partners, and there is a large coincidence with the topics discussed at ACHEMA. Thesame applies to our partners’ contribution to the program. The overriding issues are energy effi-ciency, climate protection and sustainable production. At the technological level, we are talkingabout catalytic processes, biotechnology, pharma engineering, industrial water treatment, etc.

Dr.Wagemann, thank you for taking the time to speak with us.

role in climate change. Sometimes we express our skepticism. Algae biotechnology is a goodexample. We make a clear distinction between utilization in the materials cycle, which hasimmense potential, and the worldwide hype about producing biodiesel from algae which webelieve is not viable from an economic or an energy standpoint.

The economic situation in China is quite good. How many visitors are you expecting at theshow?

DR. WAGEMANN It is yet to early to make any predicition on visitors’ numbers. In terms of exhibitor numbers,2007 was a record year for AchemAsia. We had 500 exhibitors at the show. About 400 wereat the event three years prior to that. We currently have 320 registrations, which leads us tobelieve that we will have more exhibitors than in 2004 but not quite as many as in 2007. Thatis a great result, given the current economic climate.

AchemAsia 2010 will be held at the National Convention Center, not at the old exhibitiongrounds. Is there any special reason for this?

DR. WAGEMANN We had been at the old exhibitions grounds since the first AchemAsia in 1989, but there hasbeen a lack of further development there. In the run-up to 2010, we had two alternatives: thenew exhibition grounds near the airport and the former Olympic Games press center whichhas been converted into a Convention Center complex. We looked at the facilities severaltimes, and from today’s vantage point we are happy that we decided to stage the event atthe National Convention Center. The site has excellent transportation links and it is virtually inthe center of Beijing. The halls are well equipped and they are very close to the lecture rooms.The exhibition facilities are absolutely world-class, and our exhibitors will have an excellentenvironment to work in.

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ABig changes

DECHEMA: New look reflects dynamicthrust and openness.

The reason behind the corporate design project wasthe wish for a consistent visual appearance, whetherin print or electronic media and over all fields in whichDECHEMA is involved. Besides organizing the world’sleading exhibition congresses for the process industries,the scientific non-profit society offers a wide range ofactivities in the field of research promotion and bringstogether researchers and engineers from science andindustry in over 100 subject-oriented panels. Morethan 60 congresses, workshops and colloquia per yearare organized by DECHEMA, many of them uniting theinternational expert community on topics in chemicalengineering and biotechnology.The Society’s new logo retains the combination of flaskand cogwheel, however they now open into the thirddimension. The flask and cogwheel traditionally sym-bolize cooperation between engineers, chemists andbiotechnologists and have been the distinctive mark ofDECHEMA since its founding in 1926.

At the beginning of 2010, big changes have takenplace at DECHEMA (Society for Chemical Engineer-ing and Biotechnology), who organizes ACHEMAand AchemAsia: Dr. Hans Jürgen Wernicke took overas Chairman of the scientific society. Dr. Wernicke isDeputy Chairman of the Süd-ChemieAG in Munich andhas been a member of DECHEMA’s board since 2006.Dr. Kurt Wagemann succeeded Prof. Dr. Gerhard Kreysaas Executive Director. He has been a member of thescientific staff of DECHEMA since 1989 and Deputy Ex-ecutive Officer since 2007.Other changes are even more visible at first glance: Anew corporate design has been introduced. With itsnew look the unequivocal commitment of DECHEMAto dynamic thrust and openness is, quite literally, writlarge. “Flexibility, future-oriented planning and open-ness towards other disciplines have become increasing-ly important over the past few years, and this is clearlyreflected in our new corporate image,” commented Dr.Hans JürgenWernicke, Chairman of DECHEMA.The Society’s new look does not stop short at the newlogo, but includes a new publication format and a re-vamped website.“DECHEMA is involved in such diversefields as energy supply, water technology, instrumen-tation, control and automation technology, industrialsafety, cell culture, microalgae and materials research,which address completely different target groups. Thatis why it is all the more important to have a consist-ent corporate image that is recognizable at a glance”,said Dr. Kurt Wagemann, the Executive Director ofDECHEMA.

Dr. Hans Jürgen Wernicke (left), the new Chairmanof DECHEMA, and Dr. Kurt Wagemann, the newExecutive Director

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