Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has commenced implementation of its planned world-scale projects in India across the polyester chain.

An innovative twist was added to Inbicon’s second generation ethanol production, helping create a revolutionary new process, which will be licensed worldwide. Many Indian companies may opt to benefit from this new and useful technology.

Songwon Additive Technologies and Polysys Industries announced plans to build and operate a One Pack Systems (OPS) manufacturing plant in Kizad, Abu Dhabi. To build an d operate the facility, a new company called Polysys Additive Technologies shall be established, speakers explained...

Belgian specialty chemicals firm Solvay plans to expand its plant in Panoli, Gujarat state in India. Additional 25 % production capacities for polymer resins shall help to cater a strong demand regional demand for high performance polymers, the company states.

HaloPolymer experts presented an analytical overview of the fluorspar global market. Main market trend, according to the company, is reducing volume of extracted raw materials in China and geographic shift in production.

Chevron Phillips Chemical will build a pilot plant for polyethylene research, including new catalyst and polymer development, as well as polymer performance enhancements.

Styron has celebrated the construction of it’s new SSBR (Solution Styrene Butadiene Rubber) production line. The groundbreaking ceremony introduced an additional capacity of 50,000 metric tons at the production facility in Schkopau, Germany, and will allow Styron to help customers around the world meet the increasing demand for high performance tires.

Mannheim-based Rhein Chemie, a wholly owned subsidiary of specialty chemicals company Lanxess and partner of the rubber, lubricant and plastics industry, is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year.

Sabic and affiliates of ExxonMobil Chemical announced that Front-End Engineering Design contracts were awarded and that all components are in FEED phase for the proposed new elastomers project at the AL-Jubail petrochemical plant of their joint venture company Kemya.

In water fluoridation plants different chemicals are used, including the highly toxic silicofluorid. Bulk material handling systems for this application, including bulk bag dischargers, dust containment systems, and flexible screw conveyors, have to meet high dust control requirements.