Trinseo’s takeover of Arkema’s polymethyl methacrylates and activated methyl methacrylates business is key to the company’s strategy of transforming its portfolio to a specialty solutions provider. The move is also expected to enable the firm to concentrate on future PMMA growth markets.

Jose Carlos Corral Montilla has succeeded Dr. Marko Grozdanovic to become BTC Europe’s new Managing Director and Vice President. The company is BASF’s European sales organisation which focuses on specialty chemicals.

With the acquisition of Medipac, a Swedish manufacturer of tube filling machines, Romaco will become the only supplier in the world to offer complete line configurations for all effervescents. The contracts just were signed.

Hengyi Industries SDN BHD will be using Lyondell Basell’s Hostalen ACP technology for its new 450 KTA high density polyethylene facility in Brunei Darussalam. On completion, the unit is expected to produce a full range of multi-modal HDPE products.

Almatec has recently announced the launch of its new ADX Series Stainless-Steel Air-Operated Double-Diaphragm (AODD) Pumps for industrial applications.

Pertamina Rosneft Pengolahan dan Petrokimia, the joint venture firm between Persero and Rosneft has awarded numerous technology contracts to Lummus Technology and CLG for a refinery and petrochemical complex in Indonesia.

With the takeover, Lyondell Basell and Suez will increase its plastics recycling capacity at its joint venture firm Quality Circular Polymers to approximately 55,000 tonnes per year. The move also enables Lyondell Basell's ambition to produce 2 million tonnes per year of recycled and renewable source-based polymers by 2030.

With an aim to cater to the growing electric vehicle market, BASF and Eramet have plans to develop a nickel-cobalt refining complex for producing electric batteries. The mega refining complex will include a high-pressure acid leaching plant and a base metal refinery.

With an aim to further increase its diesel fuel production at the Izmit Refinery in Turkey, Tupraş has incorporated Honeywell UOP’s heavy polynuclear aromatics at its refinery. The side stripper technology will enable Tupras to advance its production processes.

BASF has partnered with Tecnalia and together they have developed a technology for automated image recognition. This technology is expected to offer a more precise evaluation of the efficiency of new crop protection products.