Claimed to be the biggest investment by the company, the new project will be the maiden cracker project to be built in Europe since the past two decades. The project is expected to bring US shale gas to Europe and ensure a steady future for European chemical plants.

Emerson has launched the latest version of its Smart Meter Verification software for Coriolis and magnetic flow meters, providing flow meter verification on demand and empowering process engineers, technicians and operators to look beyond the meter and make real-time decisions based on the most advanced meter and process diagnostics in the industry today.

Current safety assessment practice is primarily based on understanding the potential risk posed by single substances rather than their "real life" combinations, thus potential combination effects might be overlooked. How can the safety of combined exposures to multiple chemicals for people and the environment be addressed?

The company’s new Escorez hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins plant with a capacity of 90,000 tonnes per year will produce hot-melt adhesives and is expected to be the world’s largest whereas, the other 140,000-tonnes-per-year butyl plant is anticipated to produce premium halobutyl rubber.

Honeywell’s Oleflex technology will enable the firm to convert propane into high-quality propylene that meets the strict purity requirements for producing resins, fibers and plastics.

Gas specialist Praxiar starts up a large air separation plant in northern China for the Yankuang Guohong Chemical facility in Zoucheng City.

Allgaier has debuted two new products at Achema. First, the company introduced an energy-efficient indirectly heated contact dryer, the CD Dryer, where wet material is fed over an assembly of rotating disks, which are internally heated using saturated steam.

Mol Group entered into a strategic partnership with Inovacat, a Dutch technology innovator in the refining and petrochemical industries. The cooperation is expected to further upscale and commercialize the partners Gasolfin technology that converts naphtha into propylene, butylene and BTX (benzene, toluene, and xylene).

Sadara takes the next step: After the start-up of the first Solution Polyethylene facility in the Middle East in December, the Saudi–American mega-JV displayed a broad portfolio of performance chemicals and plastics products as well as the latest development of its Plas Chem Park at GPCA Plasti Con 2016.

One of the largest chemical complexes in the world is currently being developed at Jubail Industrial City II in Saudi Arabia. Friatec Division Rheinhütte Pumpen will supply pumps of various types.