With the mega investment, Shintech will increase its production capacity by 580,000 tons of VCM per year, 380,000 tons of PVC and 390,000 tons of caustic soda per year at its manufacturing facility in Plaquemine, Louisiana, USA.

Austria's OMV is expanding and modernizing the cracker facilities and petrochemical cold section at the Burghausen refinery. The aim of the measures is to increase ethylene and propylene production capacity at the site.

With Dinnissen's multisize sample carousel, producers can now take samples of different sizes in an automated sampling process.

The year 2020 was a promising year for bio-based polymers: Sold out PLA in 2019 has led to the installation of increased capacities, PE and PP made from bio-based naphtha are breaking ground and future expansion for bio-based polyamides as well as for PBAT, PHAs and casein polymers is on the horizon. A lower production is only observed for bio-based PET.

A fire and an explosion took place in the incinerator of the ESBR rubber production installation at Synthos’ production site in Oswiecim, Poland. No injuries were reported in the accident.

Solvay’s hydrogen platform will offer the polymer membranes technology which is expected to be a vital contributor to the electrolyzer and fuel cells markets. Through this platform, the company also plans to contribute multiple other applications and components to the hydrogen market.

Under an agreement signed between KBR and Mura Technology, KBR will be the exclusive licensing partner for Mura Technology’s Cat-HTRTM, an innovative advanced plastics recycling process. KBR will also provide studies, basic engineering, technical services, proprietary equipment and modules for the technology to global customers.

Sprea Misr has awarded Nuberg EPC with the mega project on Engineering, Procurement and Construction, & Lump Sum Turnkey basis in Egypt. The project will be based on the Double Contact Double Absorption process technology.

Achema Pulse is a new digital format that has been introduced to complement the prominent trade fairs Achema and Achem Asia. Scheduled to be held from June 15 – 16, 2021, the virtual platform aims at bringing together industry leaders and market players from the process industries in order to explore opportunities for collaboration and establish new contacts.

Nextpharma will be acquiring two of Lonza’s production sites located in Ploermel, France and Edinburgh in the UK respectively. Both the sites produce liquid-filled hard capsules as well as softgels and with this deal Nextpharma intends to develop its technology for lipid based finished dosage forms.