Under the deal, Ingevity will take over Perstorp UK which comprises of the firm’s entire caprolactone business. With this sale, the Perstorp Group is now aiming to develop its Polyol, Oxo and Feed businesses.

Sasol announced the preliminary findings of the detailed review of the Lake Charles Chemical Project (LCCP). The review confirmed that t total capital costs for this project have increased by $ 2.1 billion.

The report reveals that in the engineering plastics market, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene accounts for about 40 % of the total demand. The market research company has also evaluated various types of plastics including ABS, PC, PA, PMMA, POM, PBT, SAN, and fluoropolymers in its study.

Recognised as Spark, the King Salman Energy Park is being developed with an aim to establish Saudi Arabia as an international energy hub. The park will look into diverse segments such as exploration, production, refining, petrochemicals, conventional power, water production and treatment.

Borealis announced the appointment of Lucrèce Foufopoulos to the Borealis Executive Board as Executive Vice President Polyolefins and Innovation & Technology, effective January 1, 2019. In this capacity, she succeeds Alfred Stern, who previously held this position and was appointed Borealis CEO in July 2018.

Remarkable growth for America's leading trade show for paints and coatings: American Coatings Show & Conference 2012 saw 12% more attendees and 30% more exhibitors than in previous years at the joint fair and conference in Indianapolis. The organisers expressed their satisfaction with the development of the event.

The GEA and Siemens technology group have recently announced their cooperation on a Module Type Package (MTP) digitalisation project. MTPs functionally describe the properties of process modules independent of the manufacturer and technology.

The Dow Chemical Company's joint venture in the Middle East — Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara) — has start up its mixed feed cracker (MFC) in Saudi Arabia's Jubail Industrial City II.

Celebrating 75 years of presence, Tata Chemicals has made its mark globally by being a pioneering force in developing products to meet the changing customer demands. True to its motto ‘Serving Society through Science’, it has touched the lives of millions by offering them Living, Industrial and Farm Essentials (LIFE).

With the rise in electric vehicles across the globe, the company will be expanding its annual production capacity of formulated electrolyte at its current Yokkaichi plant in Japan.