Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co. has selected Lyondell Basell’s technology once again for its facility in China. With the help of this technologies, the company aims to produce ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers (EVA) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) homo polymers.

Sterling Pharma Solutions has plans to expand its bioconjugation and antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) facility in Deeside, the UK. The hefty investment is in line with the company’s strategy to support the growth of its ADC capabilities.

Messer has plans to develop a mega air separation unit (ASU) in Texas, USA which will be powered with solar energy. This will enable the company to reduce CO2 emissions at the site.

With a production capacity of 12.000 tons every year, Veolia has developed the world’s largest biorefinery project producing CO2-neutral bio-methanol from a pulp mill. The plant is expected to avoid up to 30.000 tons of CO2 emissions annually and will come on-stream by 2024.

One of Sun European Partners' subsidiaries has completed the sale of its stake in Elix Polymers, a European producer of ABS polymers (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) and derivatives, to Sinochem International for $ 224 million.

MOL Group has acquired the Hungarian plastic recycling company Remat. With this move, MOL intends to develop customized virgin and recyclate solutions for its customers demanding circular materials.

With an aim to expand the existing production capacity of its synthetic pharmaceutical CDMO business by 30 %, AGC has plans to invest 100 million dollars to develop a new facility in Spain for its subsidiary AGC Pharma Chemicals Europe. The new facility will focus on highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients due to its high market demand.

GEA has launched a new leakage valve – the Aseptomag LV for extended shelf life (ESL) production. The valve will prove useful for manufacturers of foods and beverages as well as pharmaceutical products as they need to maintain high safety standards.

Linde has plans to expand its La Porte facility in Texas, USA. With this move, the company aims to double the unit’s liquid production capacity in order to meet the growing demand in the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Two new software programs make it easy to calculate and compare water, steam and heat transfer fluid properties