To cater the South-American market with an enhanced product portfolio, Clariant expanded it's production capacities for emulsios in Argentina.

According to the All India Plastics Manufacturers’ Association (AIPMA), the Indian plastics industry grows at an annual rate of 12-15 per cent. Manufacturers are increasingly focusing on customizing products in accordance with end-user needs. Here’s an overview of how cryogenic grinding is the means to a useful and cost-effective solution for fine grinding of plastics.

To satisfy the growing demand for PVC, especially in the automobile production, Mitsubishi Chemical will expand a PVC compound production facility in Thailand. The plant, operated by Mitsubishi's Thai subsidary Sunprene, is planned to increase production capacity by 4000 metric tonnes per year until April 2012.

Investa is investing over $ 65 million in fiber production equipment at its facility in Camden.

The use of Kynar Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) is gaining traction across industries where chemicals are extensively used, thanks to the special attributes of this material that have proven its viability in various applications.

Solvay announced plans to increase it's speciality polymer production capacity in Spinetta Marengo, Italy. The Belgians plan to invest around US $ 15 million for the production lines of two of the companies perfluoropolyethers (PFPE), marketed as Fomblin-Y and Galden.

Europe’s chlorine industry enters the post-mercury era — The shutdown of the last amalgam systems are taken out of service in December 2017, a technological era will come to an end. However, with membrane electrolysis technology underway, it will not mean the extinction of the industry. Plant operators and engineers are moving on on to the next level of the chlorine (r)evolution, balancing sustainability, energy efficiency and safety.

Next bombshell at Ineos: The Swiss chemical company delivered plans to expand its business in Europe strongly and with high investments. Planned are a new world-scale unit and massive capacity increases at two sites.

Mann+Hummel wants to strengthen its position in the water filtration business and increases its shares in the membrane and module manufacturer Microdyn-Nadir. Since August 2014 the company headquartered in Wiesbaden has been responsible for Mann+Hummel´s water business.

High dust content and bad flowability often cause problems during the filling, dosing or application of powdery substances. This situation can be improved considerably through agglomeration using the fluid bed technology. Glatt Ingenieurtechnik designs und constructs these kind of Fluid Bed Plants for various applications.