On January 28, OCI held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new plant of P&O Chemical, a joint venture with Posco Chemical at the National Industrial Complex in Gwangyang, Jeollanam-do, Korea.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems Enas is demonstrating the robot-assisted inkjet printing technology on 3D components and printing processes for the production of fuel cell components at the virtual Lopec trade event.

BHS-Sonthofen has delivered to the U.S. a system comprising two indexing belt filters for use in the manufacture of intermediates for a particularly tear-resistant plastic.

Bayer is accelerating the implementation of its strategy in the Crop Science division with a series of measures and personnel decisions. In order to focus on its core business in agriculture, the Environmental Science business unit for professional customers is to be divested.

Continuous process to produce powders with freely adjustable properties — Whatever the field — medical engineering, battery technology or special pigments — companies looking to develop new applications for high-performance materials are dependent on new and innovative production technologies. A milestone in the production of customised powders has now been reached in Weimar, Germany.

The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) and Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) have signed a MOU to develop the Paradip Plastic Park in Odisha. The Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel along with the Chief Minister of Odisha witnessed the signing of the MOU.

In the background of the recent winter storm Uri that hit the USA, IHS Markit is providing an update on the US oil and gas production as well as the refining and petrochemicals sector in the region.

With the newly started up air separation units, Linde will supply gaseous oxygen and nitrogen to Wanhua Chemical's integrated chemical site and production center in Yantai, China.

With the new production plant, Orlen Unipetrol has plans to launch dicyclopentadiene, a new product which can be used across the automotive, construction, electrical engineering, health care and the pharmaceutical industry.

Under a MOU signed between Dow and Zhanjiang EDZ, both the companies will establish the Dow South China Specialties Hub at Donghai Island in Zhanjiang, mainland China. The hub will offer innovative material science solutions and also provide local access to its customers in Asia Pacific.