The development of the pilot facility is in line with Trinseo’s growth strategy of making TPEs available globally. Once operational, the company is expected to locally produce its custom engineered TPE and thermoplastic urethanes.

Depending on the required throughput, Protec's modular Resin Dryer Flexible (RDF) drying system can be assembled from independently operating drying modules.

Rocky Vermani succeeds Naushad Jamani who is expected to retire this month. Vermani has also been appointed as a member of the Nova Chemicals Management Board. Previously, he has held the post of vice president, olefins feedstocks at Nova Chemicals.

How can the share of bio-based raw materials used in the European chemical industry be increased to 25 % by 2030? As conclusion of its two-year work, the EU project Road To Bio has published a roadmap that outlines how this goal could be achieved. Based on the analysis of nine product groups, the roadmap identifies opportunities, challenges and actions across industry, policy and civil society to advance the replacement of fossil products by bio-based products.

The consortium aims to produce base chemicals and also significantly reduce carbon emissions. Leading companies such as BASF, Borealis, BP, Lyondell Basell, Sabic and Total are part of this new Group.

Honeywell UOP’s C3 Oleflex technology has been chosen by Sonatrach Total Entreprise Polymères for its upcoming plant in Algeria. With the help of the technology, the company aims to produce 565,000 metric tonnes per year of polymer-grade propylene.

Following a construction phase lasting 20 months, Wacker has brought a new spray dryer for the production of dispersible polymer powders on stream in Ulsan, South Korea. The plant is part of an ongoing site expansion aimed at boosting the company’s production capacity for dispersions and dispersible polymer powders in Asia.

Lyondell Basell announced its Knapsack-site in Germany is now the world’s largest polypropylene compounding facility. The manufacturing site earned the new title with the startup of its fifth production line.

Evonik has officially begun construction on its largest investment to date in Germany. A ceremony, which was also attended by customers, employees, and representatives from the world of politics, signaled the launch of the polyamide 12 project in Marl.

With an aim to meet strong demand from the aerospace sector, Solvay has undertaken the move to expand its thermoplastic composites capacity at its California facility in the USA. The initiative also aims to improve output, quality, consistency as well as industrial reliability.