Ceresana has recently published the second, completely revised edition of its market study on masterbatches. The top-selling type of masterbatch is currently white masterbatches and the global demand for this type has increased by an average of 2.1 % p.a. over the last eight years, reveals the report.

With an aim to expand its UV capabilities, Henkel Adhesive Technologies has begun construction of a new production unit for UV-curable acrylic pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA) at its Salisbury site in North Carolina, USA.

Acron’s Ammonia-4 unit located in its Veliky Novgorod-based facility has plans to increase its production to 900,000 tonnes per annum. On completion of the upgrade, the total output at the Novgorod-based facility is expected to increase to 2.2 million tonnes per annum.

Under Dow’s Official Carbon Partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the company has entered into a contract with Aeon, the largest retailer in Asia to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through food packaging solutions.

Air Products will be supplying carbon monoxide, hydrogen and steam produced from the new facility to Huntsman’s industrial operations in Geismar, Louisiana. The company’s steam methane reformer is also connected to the world’s largest hydrogen plant and pipeline network system.

Under the terms of the contracts, KBR will offer its proprietary cracker technology and process design packages for Baofeng Energy’s 500 KTA coal to olefins project & 500 KTA C2-C5 comprehensive utilisation project in China.

Hengli Petrochemical’s 300 Kmta Stratco alkylation unit located at the company’s new refinery complex in China is licensed by Dupont Clean Technologies. The startup of the new unit will enable the firm to produce high-quality alkylate from a 100 % isobutylene feed.

By the end of this year, Nouryon intends to increase its production capacity for monochloroacetic acid (MCA) in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The company is also investing in technologies to enhance the production.

Assiut National Oil Processing Company has awarded the project to construct a new hydrocracking complex for the Assiut refinery in Egypt. The new project is expected to transform lower-value petroleum products into 2.8 million tonnes per year of cleaner products.

Under a long term agreement, Linde will supply oxygen, nitrogen and carbon monoxide from its hydrogen and carbon monoxide unit as well as a new air separation plant to Celanese. The plants will also supply hydrogen to Linde’s other customers via its U.S. Gulf Coast pipeline.