Solvay and Suez have won the contract to treat brine from reverse osmosis desalination at Wanhua Chemical Industry Park in Yantai (Shandong Province). This contract is part of the Alliance between the companies which was formed to jointly develop and market Advanced Oxidation processes (AOP’s) within China to meet stringent environmental standards.

Perstorp has officially started up the expanded production capacities at its site in Stenungsund, Sweden for PVC plasticizers and key chemical intermediates.

Composites specialist Hexcel has officially launched its US $ 250 million carbon fiber plant at Roussillon, France. The new plant is part of Hexcel’s ongoing worldwide investment to create a diversified and robust supply chain to support aerospace customers’ growing demand for carbon fiber composites.

Akzo Nobel's Specialty Chemicals business has broken ground at its Kvarntorp plant in Sweden as part of a project to expand production capacity for chelated micronutrients, which are used as essential minerals in the agricultural market.

Wacker Chemie has opened a technical center for construction, textile and consumer-care applications in Istanbul. The technical facility serves as an application and test laboratory for polymeric binders and silicones.

Speciality chemicals company addivant completes the first phase of a capacity expansion at its Gulf Stabilizers Industries (GSI), a joint venture in Al Jubaïl, Saudi Arabia. Upon completion, GSI's production capacity of hindered phenolic antioxidants will double to 10,500 tons.

More than just cheap generic drugs: With exports growing at nearly 30% per year, India's pharmaceutical industry is well positioned for greater research spends. The country has already submitted 112 ANDAs in 2013, nearly 40 percent of last year global ANDA-volume with the FDA.

Scientists from Exxon Mobil and the Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica (ITQ) in Valencia, Spain have discovered a potentially revolutionary new material that could significantly reduce the amount of energy and emissions associated with the production of ethylene.

Vacuum pumps have to be oil sealed? Think again! With changing times, pumping technology has also evolved and advanced. Dry vacuum technology is a result of such advancement. Along with the ease in operation, these new pumps offer lower maintenance and higher safety.

Clariant announced an agreement with Xuzhou Hai Ding Chemical Technology to develop a custom-built Catofin catalyst and propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit in cooperation with its technology partner CB&I.