Dow and DuPont get serious about their proposed merger: This US $ 130 union of giants would create the world’s largest chemicals company, even dwarfing the likes of BASF. But the coming bememoth could lead a short life: The partners plan to split up the Dow-DuPont-portfolio into three independent companies...

Charles J. Kalil retires from his post as Executive Vice President and general counsel of Dow. He will be succeeded by Amy Wilson.

The Kochi Industrial Gas Complex which has been constructed within BPCL’s Integrated Refinery Expansion Project aims to increase the firm’s refining capacity by nearly two-thirds, from 190,000 to 310,000 barrels per day.

Scheduled to be held from June 26-28, in Dusseldorf, Germany, the show will focus on the sustainability challenge and also conduct various sessions on managing increased demand and environmental regulations.

Solenis opened a new manufacturing site in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China. With approximately 37,000 m2 of space, Solenis (Zhuhai) Chemicals Company will produce various product lines, including functional, water and process chemistries to support the key markets served throughout the Asia Pacific region.

With a strong value chain from manufacturing via petrochemicals all the way to modern bio-based materials, the province of Ontario is Canada's economic an industrial powerhouse. But what is behind this amazing success story? This interview presents you the views of the Minister, Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure (MEDEI), Ontario, Canada, Brad Duguid

Only cautious optimism among European chlorine producers: Rising energy prices, new technologies and weak demand for chemicals and polymers in Europe cloud the perspective for this basic material.

In laboratory tests, Bayer Material Science has succeeded in significantly further reducing the need for petroleum at precursor level through the incorporation of carbon dioxide. So, the climate gas can be used to make additional types of plastic.

A giant team for a gigantic challenge: Aker Solutions has assembled one of its biggest engineering teams ever to deliver the initial plans for the engineering and design phase of the giant North Sea Johan Sverdrup oil deposit.

Following the start of a demonstration project in Herten, Germany, in April 2018, Asahi Kasei launched an alkaline-water electrolysis demonstration project in Soma, Fukushima, Japan. The new project aims at the development of a large-scale production system for green hydrogen by using power input from renewable energy sources.