Akzo Nobel Specialty Chemicals announced the introduction of the first-ever emulsion-based organic peroxides in the US for the manufacture of polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

Badger’s proprietary technologies – EB Max and styrene will be used in Hengli’s 720 KTA grassroots ethylbenzene / styrene monomer plant. The scope of work includes technology license, process design and start-up services.

Covestro has chosen L&T Technology Services as one of its major engineering services partners to implement digitalization based Engineering Programs across their global locations. The ER&D services company has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by the client to execute these engineering transformational programs.

Maag, one of the leading manufacturers of gear pumps, pelletizing and filtration systems, and pulverizers for demanding applications in the plastics, chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries, has announced that it will be exhibiting at the upcoming NPE2018: The Plastics Show. Scheduled to take place on May 7-11, 2018 in Florida, the USA, the show is one of the leading events in the plastics industry bringing together over 65,000 professionals from 128 countries.

The Finland-based company has signed a multiyear agreement with Chevron. Both the companies had collaborated to develop a Novel Liquid Polymer.

The carbon black producer Orion will use Haldor Topsoe's Snox technology for the flue gas treatment at their facility in Louisiana. The company has conducted in-depth analyses of the Snox process, including investigative site visits to existing Topsoe plants and testing the concept at one of their own manufacturing facilities since 2014.

Construction of the new plant is in line with the company’s growth strategy along with the objectives of the region’s Vision 2030 plan. .

Potash, Sugar or APIs are commonly formed by crystallisation. In an optimised crystallisation system the particle size distribution can be narrowed and the impact on the crystals, e.g. breakage or the production of fines, will be reduced.

Air Liquide is expected to invest 99 million dollars for the construction of a ‘new generation’ hydrogen production unit.

Nexam Chemical will deliver an initial order of Nexamite for production of multifunctional masterbatch to KWI Polymers in Canada.