BASF and bse Engineering signed an exclusive joint development agreement for BASF to provide custom made catalysts for a new chemical energy storage process.

Chemists led by Prof. Frank Glorius from the University of Münster have developed a new and practical synthetic method for the formation of fluorinated three-dimensional “saturated” molecular ring structures. This development can have great importance for the efficient production of new molecules and, consequently, new drugs, crop protection agents and functional materials.

Reuters reports that Thailand's PTT Global Chemical is partnering with Toyota Tshusho Corporation and Sanyo Chemcial Industries in a chemical project with a volume of $ 900 million.

Solvay announced the commissioning of a world class hydrogen peroxide plant at Ma Ta Phut, Thailand. The jointly operation of Solvay and Dow produces 330,000 tons of hydrogen peroxide per year for a nearby propylene oxide production.

Jacobs Engineering signed a sulfur recovery technology licensor agreement with Paqell, a joint venture between Shell Global Solutions and Paques, for use of its Thiopaq Oil and Gas technology in refineries and gas treating facilities across the globe.

The Dow Chemical Company and K2 Pure Solutions (K2 Pure) have celebrated the successful start-up of a new chlor-alkali plant at Dow’s Pittsburg, California site. The new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility will produce bleach to serve municipal water treatment facilities in Northern California. In addition, the plant will supply Dow’s Pittsburg operations with chlorine for the manufacture of crop protection products and other materials.

Following the announcement made in July about entering into contracts with Evonik and Thyssenkrupp to produce propylene oxide, Mol Group has now reached an additional agreement with Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (Thailand) that will cover technological steps to convert propylene-oxide into polyether polyols and propylene glycols.

The explosion at Wacker's plant in Charleston on September 7 was caused by a technical defect prompting a leak of hydrogen which subsequently caught fire, thereby severely damaging a small, but important facility of the production plant.

Holding company J.P. Morgan buys speciality chemicals firm: One Equity Partners, a global private investment arm of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co has taken over Peroxychem, the former FMC division FMC Global Peroxygens.

Site visit in Leverkusen, Germany: The foundation is being put in place for a third revolutionary production methodology in the process industry to take its place along side of continuous and batch production. European producers are joining forces to ensure that they stay one step ahead in the technology race, and an initial demonstration line has been constructed at the purpose-built research centre.