Solvay and the Chinese soda ash producer Tianjin Soda Ash Plant have recently concluded an agreement under which Solvay will aquire a 30% share of Tianjin's facilities at Bin Hai for 16 million Euro (about US $22.8 million).

Shell’s base chemicals operation in the United States of America (USA) Gulf Coast region has taken advantage of changing hydrocarbon market dynamics to strengthen its advantaged feedstock processing capability and simplify its business. The turnaround in performance and competitive positioning achieved is vital to the success of Shell’s chemicals business in the USA and for future security of supply to customers in North American heartland markets.

Cabot has committed to build a new world-class fumed silica plant in Carrollton, Kentucky.

Neste Jacobs will perform the EPCM services for an upgrade and expansion of the Haltermann Carless’ production site in Speyer, Germany.

Precision bore tubings by Duran feature highly resistant borosilicate glass tubes with tolerances within the micrometer (μm) range. The used borosilicate glass is both chemical and physical resistant.

The Dow Chemical Company has completed the construction of its "Elite" enhanced polyethylene production facility in Freeport, Texas.

Keeping in view the recent unique and peculiar situation arising out of environmental considerations in the Punjab area in particular, a slew of bioethanol refineries; as many as twelve have been planned and the general contract has been awarded to Praj who has expertise in this field of bioethanol refineries with a global footprint.

Lanxess expands its production network with a new iron oxide red pigments production in Ningbo, East China. The company plans investments of € 55 million in the 25,000 tons/year facility.

Exxon Mobil announced today that it has started construction of a multi-billion dollar ethane cracker at its Baytown, Texas, complex and associated premium product facilities in nearby Mont Belvieu.

BASF and Sinopec will expand the capacity of existing propionic acid production with an additional 30,000 metric tons annually at their state-of-the-art Verbund site in Nanjing.