Russia's Kuibyshev Azot and Maire Tecnimont announce the incorporation of a joint-venture to develop, build, finance, maintain and operate a green-field urea plant, to be implemented in Tolyatti, in the Samara region of the Russian Federation.

Chemical company Oxea announced plans to build a production plant for plasticisers and oxo derivatives in Nanjing China.

The global chemical company Oxea has entered into a cooperation with a German partner to produce dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP), a general purpose non-ortho-phthalate plasticizer, in Europe.

In the fast-paced pharmaceutical market, automation is an important trend more so because the pharmaceutical industry is highly regulated as public health safety is of primary importance. The article takes a look at how automation technologies in the pharma sector help enhance the productivity of companies thereby increasing the safety quotient among the users.

Evonik Industries is presenting new Sepuran hollow fibers for efficient, energy-saving separation of gas mixtures.

The TS4000H Intelligent Toxic Gas Detector from General Monitors is now IECEx approved. It offers protection against a wide range of hazardous industrial gases and is able to safeguard against oxygen deficiency.

Claris Lifesciences Ltd, India (Claris) has announced the completion of the transfer of its Infusion business for India and Emerging Markets to the Joint Venture (Claris-Otsuka) with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory Inc, Japan (OPF) and Mitsui & Co Ltd, Japan (Mitsui).

Lukoil announced that it has taken the final investment decision on the delayed coker complex at Nizhny Novgorod refinery. The complex includes the construction of the delayed coker unit itself, the diesel hydro treatment unit, the gas fractionation unit, the sulfur and hydrogen production units and other infrastructure. The designed capacity of the complex is 2.1 million tonnes per annum.

Technip FMC announced that, jointly with Samsung Engineering and Tecnicas Reunidas, it has been awarded a $ 4.2 billion contract from Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) for the Bapco Modernization Program (BMP).

Sustainability is the name of the game in the coveted food markets – but what options do food processors have when it comes to packaging? Can producers and retailers strengthen their brand position by choosing biobased materials? A new study sheds a light on what might be the next big thing in food packaging…