Akzo Nobel has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 % of the shares of Mauvilac Industries Limited, a paints and coatings company in Mauritius.

Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development (TCSRD) inaugurated a dry waste processing plant at Mithapur, an initiative launched under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign.

Plug Power and Olin Corporation have come together to establish a joint venture under which both the companies will produce as well as market green hydrogen in the background of rising demand for fuel cell in the global hydrogen economy. The JV will set up its first green hydrogen production plant in St. Gabriel, Louisiana, USA which is expected to produce 15 tons per day.

Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta has awarded Petrofac with a new 60-million-dollar Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contract for India’s largest oil field – Cairn’s Mangala Processing Terminal. The scope of work includes integrated O&M and auxiliary services.

BASF and bse Engineering signed an exclusive joint development agreement for BASF to provide custom made catalysts for a new chemical energy storage process.

Eastman Chemical Company plans to expand its copolyester site in Kuantan, Malaysia.

Asahi Kasei has announced the construction of a new plant for the manufacture of plastic compounds in Changshu, Jiangsu, China.

French gases company Air Liquide and EZZ Steel, one of the leading steel producers in the Middle East and Africa, have signed a new long term agreement for the supply of industrial gases to EZZ’s new plant in Ain Sokhna, East of Cairo, Egypt.

Under an alliance agreement signed between both the companies, Toyo Engineering and JGC Corporation will together undertake EPC projects for fuel-ammonia manufacturing plants and ammonia receiving terminals in Japan. The Japanese Government’s goal of realizing carbon neutrality by 2050 and fuel ammonia being seen as a decarbonized fuel across the globe has led to the formation of this alliance.

Covestro has announced managerial changes in its Polyurethanes and Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties segments effective September 1, 2017.