Under the sale and purchase agreement, Total plans to hold 50 % interest in Block 20/11 and 80 % interest in Block 21/09 located in the Kwanza Basin, offshore Luanda. With the acquisitions, Total intends to create a new production hub in the region.

Amgen has collaborated with Beigene with an aim to expand its presence in China’s oncology market. Together, the companies will advance 20 medicines from Amgen's oncology product line in China and across the globe.

The collaboration between Royal DSM and CSK will enable DSM to cater to the growing dairy markets around the globe. The deal was closed for a cash consideration of about 167 million dollars.

ARC Advisory Group’s much-awaited annual forum (for process and discrete industries) will be held on July 10 and 11, 2014 at the Hotel Le Meridian, Bengaluru. The two-day India forum will feature industry thought leaders sharing their experiences and insights on new processes and technologies.

Huntsman, the specialty chemicals manufacturer has made the deal with Indorama Ventures. The transaction included a cash purchase price of approximately 1.93 billion dollars and the net cash proceeds are expected to be under 1.6 billion dollars.

For key heat exchangers in large-scale ethylene and LNG plants Engineering Company Technip and Wieland work together. The two companies offer customised solutions for high-performance heat transfer.

Aker Solutions has been awarded a framework agreement from Shell to provide brownfield modifications services and maintenance support for the Nyhamna and Draugen facilities in Norway.

Tosoh Quartz has plans to form a subsidiary corporation and construct a new quartzware production facility in South Korea. The new plant is expected to further strengthen the company’s quartzware manufacturing capabilities in the region.

KBR’s new K-Pro propane dehydrogenation technology has been selected for the development of a 600 KTA PDH plant in Asia. With the adoption of this technology, capital and operating costs of the facility are expected to reduce.

Good perspectives for sensors manufacturers: The market for pH measuring equipment will experience steady and stable growth, a new study states. The trend in the pH sensor market is the demand of highly reliable & accurate pH sensors that lasts a lifetime with the reduced level of maintenance.