BASF’s Coatings division has opened a new automotive coatings plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Caojing, Shanghai, China. After completing the front-end engineering and design, Fluor provided engineering, procurement and construction management services for the project.

Production capacity for bio–based polymers will triple from 5.1 million tons in 2013 to 17 million tons in 2020, representing a two percent share of polymer production in 2013 and four percent in 2020. The bio-based polymer turnover was about € 10 billion worldwide in 2013. Europe looses considerable shares in total production to Asia.

The application of high pressure and steam is a proven method for the mobilisation of valuable components from biomass. Wageningen Food & Biobased Research is contributing to the project "Production of butanol and hydrogen by fermentation techniques using steam treated municipal solid waste (MSWBH)" with its expertise on fermentation and the use of anaerobic bacteria for the production of biobased chemicals.

The Indian plastics industry is at par with its global counterparts. It has been growing at an increased pace despite challenging economic conditions. President, PlastIndia Foundation and Managing Director, Kadakia Plastics & Chemicals, Subhash K Kadakia talks about the industry and how it can boost the growth of other sectors in the country... Discover the views of an industry stalwart on the current scenario of the plastics industry!

In the present times, when strategies to ascertain workplace safety and environment conservation have become a necessity, fail-safe PLC systems can work wonders. These systems minimize the risks involved in critical applications where the possibility of hazards is high. The fault-tolerant architecture ensures that the failure of a component does not interrupt the process operation, thus ensuring safety.

Akzo Nobel announced the appointment of Renier Vree as Chief Financial Officer of its Specialty Chemicals business, effective March 1, 2018.

Swiss based chemical company Clariant broadens it product portfolio in India with advanced solvents for pharmaceutical applications. With India's demand for high performance chemicals rising, the company expects huge potentials in the region.

Companies that produce polyolefins, PE, PVC and PET in old plants are under pressure from spiralling costs and the need for modernization to meet environmental and safety standards. ThyssenKrupp Uhde offers solutions.

Jacobs Engineering has been selected by BP to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the Phase 2 of the Khazzan Project in the Sultanate of Oman.

Eagle Burgmann, a Joint Venture of the Freudenberg and EKK Group, has acquired Tianjin Nibot Seal Technology, the Chinese company in Tianjin, to 100 %, to boosts its strategic alignment towards the end user business in gas seals in China.