Lubrizol acquires Nalco’s personal care business

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With interest in aseptic spray drying on the rise in the pharmaceutical industry, Dr Kevin Robinson spoke to GEA’s David Costes about how the company is combining process, engineering and technological expertise with market insights to provide a safe, reliable and high-performance technology for advanced biotherapeutic powder applications