Lanxess has plans to takeover the disinfection and hygiene solutions provider Theseo. With this move, the company will strengthen its position in the animal hygiene market and also expand its portfolio with premium products.

The 230 ton, 17 m long and 9 m diameter new reactor head was transported to one of the largest refineries in Germany, Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein (Miro) as part of its major turnaround strategy.

Under the terms of the agreement, Air Products will build, own and operate numerous onsite gas production facilities including an air separation unit in China in order to meet Binhua’s oxygen and nitrogen demand. With this, Air Products will support Binhua’s flagship chemical project situated in Shandong Province, China.

Zhejiang Depei New Material Co. has finalized Sulzer’s separation technology for its new plant in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China. The facility will produce plant-based L-lactide which is vital to obtain recyclable polylactic acid bioplastic.

Under a MOU signed between Linde and Snam, both the companies will promote key technologies used across the hydrogen value chain and also develop joint investment opportunities in commercial projects.

The United States oil and gas rigs in operation have reduced by 59.49 %, according to data by Bankr, a portal for finance and investment. The portal’s research also provided an insight into the future outlook of the oil industry.

Akzo Nobel has strengthened its position in the North American hydrogen peroxide market with the acquisition of the remaining shares of Eko Peroxide. The Dutch company had originally founded Eko as a joint venture enterprise with OCI Peroxygens.

Neste has acquired a minority stake in Alterra Energy and with this move, both the companies will work together to commercialize Alterra’s proprietary thermochemical liquefaction technology in Europe which proves useful for the production of polymers and chemicals from waste plastics.

Astra Zeneca collaborated with the Serum Institute of India (SII) for the supply of the vaccine to the Indian Government as well as many other low and middle-income countries. Astra Zeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine has also received emergency use authorisation in five other countries.

With an available gas flow accuracy rating of 0.5 % and pressures up to 1,060 bar, the Micro Motion HPC015 from Emerson is ideal for high-pressure hydrogen dispensing.