Henkel brings its composite development right to one of its biggest customers: The Japanese automotive industry. The state-of-the-art test facility in Yokohama is the second of its kind, with the first based in Heidelberg, Germany.

At Formnext, 3M is showcasing the first 3D printed polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). This solutions is to open up new possibilities for industrial additive manufacturing.

Big is beatiful but sometimes small is better. GEA takes its continous granulation and drying concept CosimaGma one step further: with a compact version for lab-scale applications.

The need to convey powders is often found in the pharmaceutical industry, especially during production of capsules or tablets, but also in the manufacturing of solubles as these powders are highly complex and delicate and should be handled properly.

Low temperature drying combines seemingly conflicting features such as low temperatures and short drying times while saving energy for the operator.

Lanxess has doubled its membrane capacities for reverse osmosis elements at the plant in Bitterfeld.

Evonik announced that it is investing an amount in the upper double-digit million euro range in the expansion of its fumed silica capacities in Antwerp, Belgium.

BASF New Business has formally agreed to acquire the online 3D printing service provider Sculpteo. The agreement was signed on November 14, 2019 and is expected to become effective in the next few weeks pending regulatory approval by the relevant authorities.

Brahms Oil Refineries has awarded a contract to SNC-Lavalin to undertake a front-end engineering design (Feed) conversion to EPC contract for a 10,000 barrel per day crude oil refinery in Kamsar, Guinea.

A union of giants: Dow and Saudi Aramco recently announced the building of a joint-venture chemicals complex in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia, 100 kilometers northwest of Dammam. Aramco officials expect the project to be the first of its kind in the kingdom's fast growing chemical industry.