CB&I has been awarded a contract by Zhejiang Petroleum and Chemical (ZPC) for the license and engineering design of a single-train 220 kta diphenyl carbonate (DPC) unit for a refining and petrochemical complex in China.

AkzoNobel has announced its intention to seek agreement from the Board and shareholders of ICI Pakistan Limited ("ICI Pakistan") to separate the organization's paints and chemicals businesses.

China is looking to eliminate its dependency on imported oil and utilize its domestic coal resources. PROCESS conducted an in-depth investigation to find out who stands to gain from the coal-to-chemical projects.

BioAmber has joined forces with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation in the field of biobased succinic acid, in a strategic agreement that makes BioAmber and its Asian distribution partner Mitsui & Co. the exclusive suppliers of biobased succinic acid to Mitsubishi Chemical.

Several leading chemical and energy companies including Exxon Mobil, Total and BASF announced their planned investments in the Port of Antwerp

Bayer MaterialScience is set to invest some US$ 120 million into its site at Baytown, Texas. The investments are designed to upgrade and improve the site's production facilities for isocyanates and polycarbonates.

Specialty chemicals company Perstorp invests in extended capacity for the polyalcohol Neopentyl Glycol by establishing production at the Group’s manufacturing site in China.

The new CA-6-14-A Analyzer from Electro Chemical Devices measures Total Nitrogen in the range of 0-30.0 mg/L using a UV Digestion and a Colorimetric based analysis. Total Nitrogen is the combination of organic and inorganic nitrogen (NH4, NO3, NO2) present in the sample. It is a common measurement in drinking water and in municipal wastewater effluent.

Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is investing € 17 million in the expansion of its production capacities for polychloroprene rubber at Dormagen, Germany.

MOX-Linde Gases, a member of The Linde Group, officially opened its new RM 200 million (€ 47 million) air separation plant (ASU) in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia.