Trinami X, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BASF, recently announced the launch of a mobile near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy solution. Spectroscopy is a well-proven analysis method that the company now makes affordable and accessible beyond factory and laboratory applications.

Dr. Matthias L. Wolfgruber will succeed Dr. Klaus-Jürgen Schmieder as Altana’s new Chairman. Previously, Wolfgruber has been a member of the Supervisory Board of the company. Prof. Dr. Frank Richter has also been newly elected to the firm’s Supervisory Board.

The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) announced that Thomas B. Hartman has been appointed as the CEO and President, effective 1 June 2020.

At least 11 people have died and thousands have fallen sick due to a styrene gas leakage from LG Polymers’ chemical plant in Visakhapatnam, the southern state of India. The gas leakage occurred due to the negligence of factory workers amidst the coronavirus lockdown in India.

Linde has acquired a minority stake in ITM Power, a British manufacturer of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzers for the electro-chemical splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen.

Compact, extremely powerful and also cost-effective: Ika-Werke’s XPP mixing and dispersing system has that little bit extra for your process technology. With its ability to homogeneously feed large quantities of powdery solids and liquid additives into a liquid feedstock, it is ideally suited to carry out all the basic operations of mixing and dispersing technology.

Sinopec Hainan will make use of Lyondell Basell’s Hostalen ACP technology for its new 300 KTA high density polyethylene unit in China. The technology will be used for producing high performance and multi-modal HDPE resins which are used in pressure pipes, films and blow-molding applications.

Under the agreement, Covestro will be supplied with raw materials produced with Neste’s renewable hydrocarbons and aims to replace several thousand tonnes of fossil raw materials used in the production of its polycarbonates.

Endress+Hauser’s robust ultrasonic Proline Prosonic Flow G 300/500 gas flowmeters with integrated pressure and temperature sensors are suitable for highly accurate, real-time measured values.

The project marks the first phase of Connell Chemical Industry's 600 KTA MTO complex in China. On successful start-up, the plant produced on-spec ethylene and propylene. It is the first large-size chemical project to be brought on-stream amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.