Thorsten Lange will be holding the new Executive Vice President post for Renewable Aviation at Neste Corporation. He will be reporting directly to the President & CEO Peter Vanacker and is expected to join the company in February 2020.

Akzo Nobel unveiled a new strategy to accelerate growth and value creation focussing on the company's Paints, Coatings and Specialty Chemicals Business. The next phase is the separation of Speciality Chemicals and the creation of two separate companies within twelve months.

Exxon Mobil has undertaken the move due to an increase in demand for low viscosity polyalphaolefin synthetic base stocks as well as to improve its global supply chain network. The company is actively investing in its production facilities and supply chain capabilities in order to stay ahead in the base stocks industry.

Neste recently held a foundation stone ceremony in Singapore. The ceremony marked the extension of a new production line which aims to expand the firm’s renewable products production capacity in the country.

Claimed to be Stork’s maiden evergreen contract in the UK, the contract involves Centrica’s onshore and offshore oil and gas assets in the region. Stork also has plans to open a new site in northeast England with an aim to expand its operations in the country.

Tosoh has undertaken the move with an aim to meet the growing demand of chloroprene rubber in the region. The company also has plans to renew its facilities and further expand its business.

KBR has acquired the specialised technologies with an aim to expand octane and clean fuel solutions to its customers. The company has also acquired the patent technology with intellectual property rights to offer the Max-Isom technology across the globe.

BioAmber has joined forces with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation in the field of biobased succinic acid, in a strategic agreement that makes BioAmber and its Asian distribution partner Mitsui & Co. the exclusive suppliers of biobased succinic acid to Mitsubishi Chemical.

The Chilean oil group ENAP and the Chilean wood industry underline their interest in Choren technologies for production of sustainable biofuels. Representatives of the joint venture ForEnergy visited the production plant for BTL fuel in Germany.

Biogas projects in the UK are increasing. Weltec Biopower is building another two plants in the UK at the moment. The facilities go online in the next months the company said.