Wacker Chemie will expand its production capacities for silicone and polymer products in China and continue to reinforce its research and development capability in order to further strengthen its market position in the region, the Munich-based chemical company announced.

Renewable energy has been in demand all over the world. As a result, considerable investment is seen into 2G and 3G technologies of cellulosic biomasses.

Indalva is Spain’s largest toll manufacturer of insecticides and herbicides. Based in the city of Orihuela, the company is Spain’s oldest producer of clay microgranules, which, along with quartz sand, are used as carriers for its insecticides and herbicides.

Smith Flow Control’s Flexidrive valve actuator can be applied to any conventional wheel-operated device in oil, gas or chemical processing plants to make them constantly accessible and safe.

This move has been undertaken by the US-based speciality chemicals company to expand its business activities. The acquisition is expected to close in early 2018.

Dynasafe, a global specialist for the disposal of unexploded ordnance and other hazardous materials announced today, at Achema, the world forum for chemical industry, the launch of systems for the treatment of hazardous gases.

Jacobs Engineering has been awarded a contract by Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corporation (CKPC) to provide front-end engineering design (Feed) services for a proposed greenfield, integrated propane dehydrogenation and polypropylene facility located in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada. CKPC is a joint venture of Pembina Pipeline Corporation (Pembina) of Canada and Petrochemical Industries Company of Kuwait.

Nova Chemicals announced two projects for its Ontario operations involving a capital investment expected to exceed $ 1.55 billion.

Water re-circulation and re-use are two crucial aspects of ‘smart water’ – How well does the industry manage water resources? The general tendency today is to take a holistic systems approach. More process water is being re-circulated and industrial producers are recovering reusable substances and water treatment chemicals. Companies are also taking a new approach to effluent management.

Capitalizing on the full potential of modern control techniques is vital to enhance production and remain competitive for any industry with complex processes. Advanced Process Control (APC) is a cutting-edge technology that maximizes operational performance and process profitability, thus enabling companies to gain more from their assets.