With the growing demand for high-quality 2-Ehacid in the region, BASF Petronas Chemicals has successfully inaugurated the second 2-ethylhexanoic acid production line at its integrated site in Kuantan, Malaysia.

BASF’s Performance Materials Division has converted all of its European sites to run completely on renewable electricity. The changeover applies to the compounding of Engineering Plastics, Polyurethanes and Thermoplastic Polyurethanes and Specialty Polymers.

Repsol has plans to invest more than 800 million euros in the Ecoplant project. The project is expected to become the first plant in Europe to produce renewable and circular methanol from waste through gasification.

ABB has entered into a MOU with Bilfinger with an aim to collaborate on instrumentation and digital solutions in order to boost operational efficiencies in the energy and process industries.

Evonik Fuhua New Materials (Sichuan) Co. is the newly formed joint venture company between Evonik and Fuhua. The firm will produce as well as market hydrogen peroxide in China.

Under an agreement signed between Neste and Braskem, Neste will supply renewable and recycled feedstocks to Braskem for producing polymers and chemicals. The products will be sold primarily in South America.

MOL Group has produced a diesel fuel containing Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil and Sustainable Aviation Fuel at the refinery of Slovnaft in Bratislava, Slovakia. The diesel fuel was successfully tested by the Hungarian Isotoptech Zrt laboratory which confirmed that it contains the required ratio of HVO.

Eirich has launched its smallest mixer ever with the new EL1nano. The compact machine has a usable volume of up to 100 ml, offers multiple features such as mixing, granulating, agglomerating, dispersing, preparation of suspensions, coating, and can be used for tests involving small quantities of materials.

Under a collaboration agreement signed between Technip Energies and Enerkem, both the companies will work together to accelerate the deployment of Enerkem’s technology which can convert non-recyclable waste and residues into sustainable fuels and circular chemical products.

OQ Chemicals has secured the Ecovadis Gold rating for the sixth consecutive year. The award recognizes innovations such as the ISCC Plus-certified Oxbalance product line and the company-wide ‘reduce’ initiative aimed at achieving climate neutrality, as well as OQ Chemicals’ high safety standards.