Messer and Hoa Phat Steel, the largest steel producer in Vietnam, signed a contract in Hanoi for the construction of two plants for the production of industrial gases. The contract is to run for a period of 25 years.

China is looking to eliminate its dependency on imported oil and utilize its domestic coal resources. PROCESS conducted an in-depth investigation to find out who stands to gain from the coal-to-chemical projects.

A new site of the Lebanon based pharmaceutical manufacturer Algorithm will cover the manufacturing and packaging of non-sterile oral and topical dosage forms: liquids, tablets, capsules, suppositories, granules for suspensions, creams and ointments. Find out more about the reasons why the company has chosen Ima.

The world is looking for methods to replace fossil fuels with a carbon-neutral product created from solar energy, carbon dioxide and water. Researchers at Uppsala University have now successfully produced microorganisms that can efficiently produce butanol using carbon dioxide and solar energy, without requiring to use solar cells.

Several leading chemical and energy companies including Exxon Mobil, Total and BASF announced their planned investments in the Port of Antwerp

The new CA-6-14-A Analyzer from Electro Chemical Devices measures Total Nitrogen in the range of 0-30.0 mg/L using a UV Digestion and a Colorimetric based analysis. Total Nitrogen is the combination of organic and inorganic nitrogen (NH4, NO3, NO2) present in the sample. It is a common measurement in drinking water and in municipal wastewater effluent.

Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is investing € 17 million in the expansion of its production capacities for polychloroprene rubber at Dormagen, Germany.

MOX-Linde Gases, a member of The Linde Group, officially opened its new RM 200 million (€ 47 million) air separation plant (ASU) in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia.

The Chilean oil group ENAP and the Chilean wood industry underline their interest in Choren technologies for production of sustainable biofuels. Representatives of the joint venture ForEnergy visited the production plant for BTL fuel in Germany.

Amacell, a specialist for flexible insulation foams, announced that it will build a new manufacturing facility in Bahrain. The new plant at the Bahrain International Investment Park (BIIP) will produce elastomeric rubber insulation for the US $ 3 billion heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) market in the GCC states.