Mannheim-based Rhein Chemie, a wholly owned subsidiary of specialty chemicals company Lanxess and partner of the rubber, lubricant and plastics industry, is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year.

Sabic and affiliates of ExxonMobil Chemical announced that Front-End Engineering Design contracts were awarded and that all components are in FEED phase for the proposed new elastomers project at the AL-Jubail petrochemical plant of their joint venture company Kemya.

Clariant will significantly expand the capacity of its catalysts production facility in Panjin, Liaoning province, Northeast China. A double-digit million dollar investment is to further optimize the existing facility and enable the creation of a new state-of-the-art production line for Syn Dane maleic anhydride (MA) catalyst.

India’s rapid pace of industrialisation and urbanisation has brought with it a growing demand for water. A look at some of the technologies available to Indian industries and the current state of water management in the country.

Jacobs has been selected to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for Lubrizol’s new Polyisobutylene (PIB) unit in Deer Park, Texas.

Wacker Biosolutions, the life sciences and biotechnology division of the Wacker Group, has announced plans to expand its integrated ketene production at its Burghausen site in Germany.

Lanxess is selling its chrome chemicals business to Brother Enterprises, a Chinese leather chemicals producer. Both companies signed a respective agreement on August 12, 2019.

Metso strengthens their automation services portfolio: With the acquisition of American ExperTune and its products and services portfolio, the company is likely to target the global oil and gas industry...

Lanxess announced plans to expand its integrated production complex for polyamide and precursors for plastics in Antwerp.

In water fluoridation plants different chemicals are used, including the highly toxic silicofluorid. Bulk material handling systems for this application, including bulk bag dischargers, dust containment systems, and flexible screw conveyors, have to meet high dust control requirements.