Air Liquide will invest in a new carbon monoxide production unit in the Port of Rotterdam, to be located next to the company’s existing facilities. The plant, which will be commissioned in the first half of 2015, will double Air Liquide’s carbon monoxide production capacity in the basin.

Invista, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, will establish a new manufacturing operation in McPherson, Kansas, in order to expand production of its Raptor nylon pipe product. The company plans to complete conversion of an existing building in McPherson into a nylon pipe extrusion facility and expects to begin production by early spring.

Veolia has announced that it will build and operate one of the world's largest waste-to-energy facilities in Mexico City.

Akzo Nobel has opened a new Performance Coatings production facility in Chonburi, Thailand. The company invested $ 31 million in this ninth production site in South East Asia.

Honeywell UOP announced that Zhejiang Petrochemical will use four of its Polybed pressure swing adsorption (PSA) units to supply high-purity hydrogen for its new integrated refining and petrochemical complex in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province.

Construction chemicals are one of the important sectors in the chemical industry. It is used for various reasons with the main objective being - protection. Anti carbonation coating is one such solution that protects concretes in the building from pollutants and harsh weather.

BP is increasingly investing in projects that have a promising potential of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Turning household waste into jet fuel, carbon dioxide into concrete and trucks into energy-saving convoys, are three examples for the company's venturing in transitional technologies and high-tech start-ups.

To satisfy the growing demand for PVC, especially in the automobile production, Mitsubishi Chemical will expand a PVC compound production facility in Thailand. The plant, operated by Mitsubishi's Thai subsidary Sunprene, is planned to increase production capacity by 4000 metric tonnes per year until April 2012.

What is going on at hygienic pump specialists Hilge, now present in the market as GEA Hilge after the acquisition by the GEA Group? Recently, the company gave the trade press a glimpse into its goals and objectives and also introduced a new hygienic pump.

With its 750 XTR Series of products since 2014, Wago offers a solution that broadens the range of use for machines and systems with regard to environmental conditions and external interference factors, while providing the highest degree of flexibility. Now, Wago has defined a new dimension of use with the latest development for the 750 XTR Series.