Specialty chemicals company Lanxess announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of the phosphorus chemicals business from Solvay. The transaction includes the Belgian chemicals group's production site in Charleston, South Carolina.

BASF announced that it plans to increase its global Alkyl Polyglucosides (APG) production capacity with two production expansion projects at sites in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Jinshan, China.

Clariant has commenced operation of a high throughput twin-screw compounding extruder at its facility in Lewiston. The facility, which was expanded by 40 %, now accommodates not only extrusion equipment, but also materials handling, weighing stations, a maintenance area and additional water-cooling capacity.

China XLX Fertiliser has announced that the Plant V, located in the coal field of Xinjiang, has successfully completed construction and commenced production.

Jacobs Engineering Group received a five-year contract renewal from Shell Canada to provide mechanical maintenance and turnaround services on the company’s Scotford site located in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada.

Arlanxeo signed an agreement with Saudi Aramco Products Trading company pertaining to the marketing and sales of EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer) rubber. The company will start to supply the new EPDM grades within the first half of 2018 under its own Keltan trademark with the extension KSA, that represents the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Red Line of Mei Valvole offers a wide range of products that intended especially for marine and petrochemical sector, Oil&Gas industry and for general industrial plants. The Line includes Swing Check Valves, Spring Check Valves, Double Check Valves, Disc Check Valves, Counterweight Check Valves, Wafer and Lug Butterfly Valves.

German chemicals behemoth BASF has been the victim of scam accounts and billing frauds: Four employees of the chemical company are said to have cooperated with external firms to settle services that were never provided. This caused damage in the tens of millions.

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Tata Chemicals recently opened its state-of-the-art Innovation Centre in Pune. This center will act as the company's technology and innovation hub to support Tata Chemical’s growth in various sectors such as wellness foods, agriculture, chemistry solutions, the company states.