Mc Dermott has won a contract by Saudi Aramco and Total to provide license, basic engineering package, extended basic engineering, training, technical services and supply of proprietary equipment for one of the largest mixed feed crackers across the globe.

BASF plans to invest €50 million to expand its crop protection production capacities in the Guaratinguetá chemical complex, about 170 kilometers from São Paulo, Brazil. Furthermore, a new plant for biological products is scheduled to be opened by August this year in Chile. With these investments, the BASF Crop Protection Unit reinforces its strong commitment to deliver innovation and strengthen its position in continuously growing agricultural markets as Latin America.

The consortium aims to produce base chemicals and also significantly reduce carbon emissions. Leading companies such as BASF, Borealis, BP, Lyondell Basell, Sabic and Total are part of this new Group.

Right from the United Nations’ Clean Seas campaign to the Paris agreement, single use plastics has become a burning issue across the globe. Nonetheless, prominent global companies have taken up the challenge to create a more sustainable and circular economy for the plastics industry.

BASF and Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) intend to invest US$ 500 million in an integrated aroma ingredients project at their existing joint venture site BASF Petronas Chemicals in Gebeng, Kuantan. With this investment, the partners will help meet the globally growing demands of customers in the flavor and fragrance industry, especially in Asia Pacific.

The ‘Global Pharmaceutical Functional and Multifunctional Excipients Market, Forecast to 2023,’ report by Frost & Sullivan mentions that innovative drug delivery technologies, a growing generic and biosimilar drug market, and aging population are the core factors responsible for the growth of the functional and multifunctional excipients in the pharmaceutical industry.

Royal DSM has appointed Shruti Singhal as President of DSM Engineering Plastics. Singhal will report to Dimitri de Vreeze, Member of DSM’s Managing Board and succeed Roeland Polet who is expected to retire next year.

The chemical industry could be the first to feel the immediate impact of Britain’s possible vote on exiting the EU: recent studies show that the branch could be affected by a seven billion pounds loss in exports, making it the hardest hit of all British industries…

“Continuous reliability” is the motto of Berndorf Band, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of process and transport belts. PROCESS has visited the firm. Immerse yourself in a fascinating world of endless belts.

China is stepping up the pace — By 2025, China wants to play a leading role in terms of innovation, sustainability and networking. The ambitious plan will be a challenge particularly for chemical and petrochemical companies. What solutions does the concept “Made in China 2025” offer for an industry at the crossroads? And how can companies prepare for the future?