Wacker Chemie is expanding its production capacity for dispersible polymer powders in Germany. The Munich-based chemical company is currently building a new spray dryer with an annual capacity of 50,000 metric tons at its Burghausen site, investing an amount of around € 20 million. The facility is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2015 and will be one of the largest of its kind worldwide.

Vemag, the food machinery specialist based in Verden, Germany, presents its portfolio for the packaging industry.

The world of bulk material handling seems easy at first glance: moving, filling, delivering. The art of dealing with a variety of different materials, however, lies in the details, such as the docking and undocking of containers at weighing stations. In the process, cross-contaminations and the release of dusts can occur. Azo Clean Dock prevents this problem. Its latest generation can do even more: it “thinks” for itself.

Emerson and Quantum Reservoir Impact (QRI) have recently announced that they have teamed up to develop and market next-generation applications for artificial intelligence (AI)-based analytics and decision-making tools customised for oil and gas exploration and production (E&P).

Chevron has decided to reduce its 2020 capital spending plan by 4 billion dollars and Permian production guidance by 20 %. These measures are expected to protect the dividend, prioritise long-term value, and support the industry leading balance sheet.

German chemical giant BASF announced the construction of a new plant for polyalkylene glycol (PAG)-based lubricants at its Ludwigshafen site. The manufacturing facility will start operations by the beginning of 2016 and produce PAG lubricant base stocks and formulated blends.

Merck plans to invest € 50 million in its Italian production site in Bari, southern Italy, in order to respond to the rising demand for biopharmaceuticals. The new production facility is to be commissioned in 2017 for the sterile filling and packaging of liquid drugs into syringes, vials and ampoules (fill & finish).

Edward L. Doheny II is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Sealed Air Corporation. Previously, he has held numerous top management posts at Joy Global, and Ingersoll-Rand.

The major turnaround of the Porvoo refinery in Finland which was earlier planned for this year has now been postponed due to the global pandemic of Covid-19. The company will now be carrying out the turnaround in phases and is expected to execute only the most business critical maintenance works and regulatory inspections in April - June 2020.

Claimed to be the world’s strongest fiber, Dyneema by Royal DSM has plans to go green. The company has entered into a partnership with Sabic, and UPM Biofuels to create bio-based Dyneema which will be available from April 2020.