PKN Orlen has recently announced a mega 2 billion dollar petrochemical investment programme in Poland. The programme aims to transform the country from a net importer to a net exporter of petrochemicals.

In a press conference held Tuesday, Antares Vision presented solutions to mitigate concerns about counterfeit products, specifically pharmaceuticals. According to Antares Vision CEO Emidio Zorzella, inspection, track-and-trace capabilities and smart data management are the keystones of ensuring secure and safe pharmaceuticals.

Solberg, a U.S. manufacturer of industrial filters, separators and silencers, opened a new office in Nuremberg, Germany, at the beginning of May.

The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) announced a series of phased, incremental investments to expand its global glycol ethers capacity to meet increasing demand in key end-markets and applications. The company also announced plans to invest in an alkoxylation facility on the US Gulf Coast.

Covestro is planning to build its own chlorine production plant in Tarragona (Spain) and will use oxygen-depolarized cathode technology, which consumes around a quarter less energy than the conventional method.

Ineos Styrolution announced plans for a significant investment into its Wingles, France, site to attend the market growth for ABS in Europe.

Both the companies have also signed a MOU to deepen strategic cooperation along the polyester raw materials value chain. Together they will also promote low-carbon products in China for the benefit of the environment.

Speciality chemicals company Lanxess launches new reverse osmosis elements on the market. By the use of this elements the company expect dwell times to be extended.

Size does matter – but while 'big is beautiful' sometimes small is better - especially when cramped conditions or safety constrictions put a distinctive price tag on installation space. Pepperl+Fuchs presents a new I/O Module that helps to reduce the cabinet space by up to 32 percent, the company states, making it the currently smallest of its kind in the world.

Under the terms of the contract, Technip FMC is expected to support Kem One’s licensing efforts as well as prepare its Process Design Packages.