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The move towards smarter, more connected and more autonomous plants is already part of the chemical industry’s roadmap. However, the path towards this goal still poses significant challenges relating to data quality, technological integration, people’s training and the sheer complexity of industrial processes. These were some of the main conclusions of the round table organised by the magazine Automática e Instrumentación, as part of Expoquimia. Experts from ISA, Rockwell Automation…

Among the many knowledge sessions at the trade fair in which the pharmaceutical industry took centre stage, we would highlight the agenda organised by ManageArt, a consultancy dedicated to the industrial chemical-pharmaceutical sector with the aim of developing the sector’s competitiveness. On 2 June, a new meeting of the ManageArt Industrial Efficiency Forum for the pharmaceutical sector was held. The event provided an update on the progress of the working…

The initiative, driven by Feique, brought together 17 leading companies and organisations, 62 speakers and 35 sessions around the chemical industry’s main competitiveness priorities. Energy, international trade, strategic autonomy, decarbonisation, innovation, circularity, digitalisation, talent and investment attraction were at the centre of the Smart Chemistry: Green Industry Deal agenda. The project brought together 17 leading companies and organisations: the Asociación Empresarial Química de Tarragona (AEQT, the Tarragona Chemical Business Association),…

Engineers Day, held on 4 June 2026 as part of Expoquimia, aimed to highlight the strategic role of engineering in the modernisation and transformation of the chemical industry. The European and Spanish chemical industries face significant challenges in competitiveness, sustainability and strategic autonomy, which call for investment, new technologies and transformation projects in which engineering plays an essential role. Jointly organised by Expoquimia and the Col·legi d’Enginyers Industrials de Catalunya…

The energy transition has become a strategic factor for industrial competitiveness. Álvaro Lorente, Energy Manager Director from Sener, analyses the challenges facing Europe to move towards a more sustainable model without losing industrial capacity, and highlights the key role of engineering, technological innovation and collaboration in making increasingly complex projects viable.   How do you define the current moment of the energy sector from the perspective of an…

With two decades of experience, Labbox Group has evolved from a company founded in Mataró into an international supplier of laboratory equipment with a presence in more than 50 markets. Its CEO, Juan Ramón Jiménez, explains the keys to sustained growth, driven by internationalisation, constant transformation and adaptation to a sector undergoing rapid scientific and technological change.  Labbox was founded in Mataró, Barcelona, in 2005 with…

“Expoquimia should be visited with an open and strategic mindset. In a context of uncertainty, we cannot afford to manage the supply chain from behind a desk. The exhibition brings together in just a few days what would otherwise take months of scouting. For a Procurement director in the pharma sector, not attending is simply a missed opportunity.” Interview with Anna Trunas, expert consultant in procurement in the…

  Interview with Ángel Alejandre, Managing Director of Technip Energies Iberia   Technip Energies is a global engineering and technology powerhouse for energy infrastructure and decarbonization. The operational center in Spain, Technip Energies Iberia, has more than a thousand employees and is headquartered in Barcelona, as well as offices in Tarragona, Madrid, in La Coruña, Castellón, Cartagena, Huelva and Algeciras, close to the main energy centers of the country. The…

Interview with Núria Sisto, president of the Spanish Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SEQC) The cosmetic chemistry field is undergoing significant evolution driven by sustainability, new regulatory models, and scientific innovation. Núria Sisto, president of the Spanish Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SEQC), examines the challenges and opportunities within the sector and highlights the importance of Expoquimia 2026 as a key meeting point to access new technologies, anticipate trends, and…

  Interview with Enric Vila, leader of the Pharma Process expert committee at Expoquimia 2026   Enric Vila, Managing Director of Marchesini Group Ibérica, has led Expoquimia’s Pharma Process expert committee since it was set up a year and a half ago. This working group is made up of a dozen companies, people and key entities from the ecosystem that meets to share their vision of the market and contribute…