Brabender Technologie is intentionally focusing on a feeder specially designed to tackle recycling tasks at the Solids trade fair in Dortmund, Germany which will be held from April 1–2, 2020.

Ceresana has introduced a new report on the global market for linear low-density polyethylene. The report reveals that the Asia-Pacific region is the largest consumer of LLDPE across the globe.

Under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, the Vamos project has received a mammoth funding. The project aims at developing second-generation sugars from household waste and will be used to produce numerous bio-based products for non-food applications.

Trelleborg’s industrial hose operation launches the Performer AL EC and Trellvac AL EC hoses, which are designed to prevent the dangerous buildup of static electricity in a hose during the pneumatic conveying of powders.

A new range of polyethylene grades have been developed by Ineos and Forever Plast which will be used to recycle over 6.5 billion used bottle caps and develop new high-quality caps.

Located at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park, the 1.2 billion dollar adiponitrile facility has recently received the Environmental Impact Assessment and Safety Condition Review approval. Construction of the facility is expected to commence this year.

Domo Chemicals announced that it has completed its acquisition of Solvay’s Performance Polyamides Business in Europe. This Business includes Engineering Plastics operations in France and Poland; High Performance Fibers in France; Polymer and Intermediates operations in France, Spain and Poland.

Wacker Chemie is expanding its production capacity for dispersible polymer powders in Germany. The Munich-based chemical company is currently building a new spray dryer with an annual capacity of 50,000 metric tons at its Burghausen site, investing an amount of around € 20 million. The facility is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2015 and will be one of the largest of its kind worldwide.

Sabic has announced the construction of the semi-commercial plant in the firm’s Geleen campus in The Netherlands. The facility is expected to be operational by 2021 and will begin by offering materials to the company’s downstream collaborators.

A report by Brandessence Market Research titled ‘Industrial Catalyst Market’ predicts the global industrial catalyst market to be valued at 24.44 billion dollars by 2025. The report highlights that the Asia Pacific region will dominate the overall market across the globe.