Lyondell Basell announced its Knapsack-site in Germany is now the world’s largest polypropylene compounding facility. The manufacturing site earned the new title with the startup of its fifth production line.

Plenty of research is being done around the world on fuel to be used after post-oil era. STF project is one of such researches, which has successfully developed an innovative process for providing fuel from wide range of feedstock.

Neste Jacobs will perform the EPCM services for an upgrade and expansion of the Haltermann Carless’ production site in Speyer, Germany.

Sulzer GTC Technology has recently entered into an agreement with Sibur to provide licensed pyrolysis gasoline processing technologies for the modernisation of a benzene production unit at Sibur’s Kstovo olefins production plant in Russia.

Heidelberg Cement presented its preliminary and unaudited figures for sales volumes, revenue, operating income before depreciation (OIBD) and operating income (OI) for the fourth quarter and full year 2012, together with an Outlook for 2013. Revenue and operating income rose in comparison to the previous year and in line with the outlook given in the 2011 Annual Report.

Specialty chemicals company Lanxess officially inaugurated its new plant in Changzhou, China. The compounding facility produces Durethan- and Pocan-branded high-tech plastics, especially for the automotive sector and the electrical and electronics industry.

Nearly two-thirds of refiners plan to increase their investments in digital technologies over the next three to five years, although digital is not one of the top plant investment areas for refiners today, according to new research from Accenture.

The Dow Chemical Company has completed the construction of its "Elite" enhanced polyethylene production facility in Freeport, Texas.

Thyssenkrupp is building a new integrated chemical complex in Hungary. The foundation stone for the polyol production facility was laid on September 27, 2019 in Tiszaújváros.

Keeping in view the recent unique and peculiar situation arising out of environmental considerations in the Punjab area in particular, a slew of bioethanol refineries; as many as twelve have been planned and the general contract has been awarded to Praj who has expertise in this field of bioethanol refineries with a global footprint.