ZPC plans to build a new Polycarbonate-line at its petrochemical and refinery site on Dayushan Island, PR China. The company has recently licensed EPC’s Variplant technology for the new 260,000-tons/year-production line.

Perstorp announced the sale of Bio Products, a producer of biodiesel and glycerine in Scandinavia, to a Swedish investor together with a member of the subsidiary’s management team. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

BP, on behalf of co-venturers Shell, Chevron and Conoco Phillips, announced first oil production from the giant Clair Ridge project in the West of Shetland region offshore UK. Clair Ridge is the second phase of development of the Clair field, 75 kilometres West of Shetland. The field, which was discovered in 1977, has an estimated seven billion barrels of hydrocarbons.

The Russian iron ore and HBI producer and supplier, Metalloinvest, and the German technology company Linde have signed an agreement for a long-term supply of oxygen, nitrogen, and argon to Ural Steel (part of Metalloinvest).

Comprising of three compression trains, the new facility will utilise up to 450 million standard cubic feet per day of gas. The new plant is expected to support the nation’s increasing demand for energy and will also play a vital role for Adnoc’s 2030 smart growth strategy.

Essar Oil plans to invest a further US $ 180 million in its 20 MTPA Vadinar refinery after an initial modernisation prgram (worth US $ 45 million) during a shutdown in fall 2015.

Maag, a leading global manufacturer of gear pumps, pelletizing systems, filtration systems, and pulverizers, has announced the opening of its first sales and service center in India which includes a world-class rotor sharpening workshop for strand pelletizers. The opening of the new India service facility follows the recent expansion of Maag’s sales and service center in Thailand.

The Microsphere Refiner technology has been developed to address the growing demand for Microsphere formulation production – It also helps users to greatly reduce cost by using one piece of equipment instead of several process systems and sterile containment isolator.

The new brand merges Altran’s engineering and R&D services along with Capgemini’s digital manufacturing expertise. Capgemini Engineering aims to assist global innovators engineer next-gen products and services.

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has reported that global chemicals production rose 1.4 % in February. It also stated that chemical production grew in the Asia-Pacific region and the Former Soviet Union.