With an aim to strengthen its position as a key supplier for the global semiconductor industry, Asahi Kasei has plans to double its production capacity for photosensitive polyimide by 2030.

K 2025 from 8 to 15 October in Düsseldorf has set itself the goal of addressing the central issues of our times. One of its three Hot Topics reads “Shaping the Circular Economy”. Reason enough to shed some light on the current state of affairs in terms of circularity six months ahead of the world-leading trade fair of the plastics and rubber industry.

High Pressure Connectors Europe has introduced two new intrinsically safe pressure sensors, the SCP10 and SCP11. Both the sensors are Atex certified and designed specifically for hazardous environments such as applications involving hydrogen.

Technip Energies has plans to acquire Ecovyst’s Advanced Materials & Catalysts business for a whooping amount of 556 million dollars. The move is expected to strengthen the firm’s capabilities in advanced catalysts and process technologies.

Countrymark’s Indiana refinery processes 35,000 barrels of crude oil per day. Now with Topsoe’s Hydroflex technology, the facility aims to produce up to 250,000 barrels of renewable diesel annually.

Trinseo has plans to invest a total amount of about 20 million dollars for developing its new recycling project in the Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone, China. With this project, the company intends to expand its presence in the country.

Covestro has plans to take over two Vencorex entities with HDI derivates production sites, one in the US and another one in Thailand for expanding its aliphatics production portfolio in the region.

Under a long-term agreement signed between Nouryon and Arauco, Nouryon will supply sodium chlorate and chlorine dioxide solutions for Arauco’s new 4.6-billion-dollar pulp mill in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

With everything changing around us right from the way we secure our knowledge, to communicating with people to the way the workforce across industries is being made to upgrade their existing skill sets to take on more productive tasks, one thing is certain: Change is constant. Smart technologies like Augmented Reality have not only entered the workforce but are transforming the workforce like never before.

Construction of the chemical recycling facility, which will be used to convert plastic-to-oil, has been successfully completed at MCC's Ibaraki Plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.