The life threatening Benzimidazole gas leaked from Sainor Life Sciences, a pharma unit located in Andhra Pradesh, India which left two people dead. This is the third gas leak accident reported in the state in the past six months.

Allweiler launches the next-generation AEB-DE progressing cavity pump series of four pump sizes that share one installation footprint and are capable of bi-directional flow.

Eastman Chemical has expanded its collaboration with the IMCD Group and from August 1, 2020, the Group will carry out the distribution of specialty plastics in diverse markets including Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Wacker is expanding its existing vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer (VAE) dispersions production facilities in the United States. The Munich-based chemical company will add a new reactor with an annual capacity of 85,000 metric tons at its Calvert City site, investing an amount of around €50 million in the site’s capacity and infrastructure.

In the Netherlands, Mitsui Chemicals has launched operations at Ace, a JV between the firm and Prime Polymer to boost its research, production and sales networks for high-quality PP compounds. The polypropylene compounding site aims to offer lightweighting solutions to automakers and manufacturers of auto parts within Europe and across the globe.

Under the long-term agreement, Nutrien will supply anhydrous hydrogen fluoride to Arkema for the production of high added value polymers, fluoro-derivatives and fluorogases in the USA. Arkema will also invest 150 million dollars in a 40 kt/year AHF production plant in North Carolina.

Under the terms of the MOU, Lygos will provide its unique technology – LP1 Ultra Yeast Platform and Carbon Sequestration Superhighway to Praj in order to create bioplastics known as polylactic acid.

Capable of producing 400,000-tonnes per year, the Shanghai-based adiponitrile facility is expected to cater to the growing demand of nylon 6,6 chemical intermediates in China and the Asia Pacific region. ADN production at the plant is scheduled to start in 2022.

Under the agreement, Covestro will be supplied with raw materials produced with Neste’s renewable hydrocarbons and aims to replace several thousand tonnes of fossil raw materials used in the production of its polycarbonates.

Advanced Global Investment Company (AGIC) has appointed Fluor for its new propane dehydrogenation and polypropylene complex in Saudi Arabia. On completion, the complex is expected to manufacture 843,000 tonnes-per-year of propylene and 800,000 tonnes-per-year of polypropylene for producing specialty polymers.