The company has begun production at its new 20 kilotonne per year polypropylene (PP) compounding plant and is eyeing to serve numerous automotive players in North China.

Jacobs Receives Contract from Ferring Pharmaceuticals for Research and Development Headquarters in Copenhagen. The Denmark-based facility when completed is expected to identify and develop innovative products in numerous segments.

DSM, a global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, plans to take over Aland, a Hong Kong-based company producing vitamin C in mainland China. Aöland generated sales of about US $ 90 million in vitamin C with around 1,850 employees in 2013.

Speciality Chemicals company Lanxess announced plans to produce bioplastic EPDM from renewable sources by the end of 2011 at Triunfo, Brazil.

The newly incorporated company ‘Numaferm’ enables plannable biotechnological production of peptides at higher yields and at lower costs. Evonik invests in this biotechnology company as it identifies it as a growth opportunity for its health care and specialty additives segment.

Eastman Chemical Company and Origin Materials have entered into a non-exclusive license agreement for Eastman to license its proprietary 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid and FDCA derivatives production technology from renewable resources to Origin Materials.

Akzo Nobel's Specialty Chemicals business has developed a novel technology platform for producing ethylene amines and their derivatives from ethylene oxide.

Emerging economies, solar power investments and the shale gas boom are all working together to fuel the Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) market, states a new report by GBI Research.

When specifying pressure measurement systems one of the most important aspects is the pressure gauge or transducer itself. If the process requires sterile connections measuring elements with a diaphragm seal should definitely be considered.

Despite their fundamental differences, compressed air and vacuum technology do have some things in common: expensive technology is required in order to generate high or low pressures. Variable-speed drives are the technology of choice for compressors and vacuum pumps alike in order to keep operating costs in check. The demand for contracting quotations is also increasing.