Under the MOU, the newly formed JV will establish a new propylene oxide (PO) and styrene monomer (SM) unit in China. The unit is expected to produce 300 KTA of PO and 600 KTA of SM.

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has awarded KBR with a Project Management Consultancy Services contract for four condensate greenfield refineries in Nigeria. The aim of the new projects is to lower the country's dependence on expensive imported fuels.

Tosoh Quartz has plans to form a subsidiary corporation and construct a new quartzware production facility in South Korea. The new plant is expected to further strengthen the company’s quartzware manufacturing capabilities in the region.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the leading international trade medium PROCESS awarded the "Milestone Award in Chemical, Pharma and Process Engineering“ to 16 supplier companies that served as industry pioneers and innovators.

The specialist in electrical explosion protection Pepperl+Fuchs now certifies its electrical explosion protection products for paint shops. The basis for this certification is a new standard sheet for regulating test methods for paint-wetting-impairment substances.

Emerson demonstrated how its intelligent devices, edge controllers and digital plant architectures enable improved plant reliability and availability and comprehensive manufacturing control and production optimisation at Smart Production Solutions (SPS), in Nuremberg (Germany) held from November 26 – 28, 2019.

L&T Technology Services has won an EPCM contract by one of the leading plastics, chemicals and refining manufacturers for the expansion of an existing plant in Europe. The expansion work is expected to be carried out at the customer’s brownfield unit in Germany.

Nissan Chemical has acquired the Quinoxyfen product line of fungicides from Corteva Agriscience. Nissan has already partnered with the Gowan Company to merge Quinoxyfen into Gowan’s U.S., Mexico, and Chile business units.

Toray has acquired all shares of the European company – Alva Sweden. Post the deal, the company is expected to retain its company name and operate under a new management team.

The Danish Energy Agency has approved a 6.7 million-dollar grant for the Hysynergy project which intends to construct a massive electrolysis-based hydrogen production facility at the Shell refinery in Denmark.