Air Liquide entered into a joint venture with Sinopec in Beijing, for the take-over and optimization of three existing ASUs (Air Separation Units) and the building of a new nitrogen production unit, for a total investment of $ 47 million.

Kinetrex Energy, EDL and South Side Landfill have collaborated to establish the mega facility – Indy High BTU plant – in Indiana, USA. The plant is expected to convert landfill methane gas into approximately 8 million gallons of renewable natural gas annually and also reduce greenhouse gas air emissions in the region.

The Muroran Institute of Technology has introduced a technology that makes use of highly selective zeolite catalysts to decompose waste plastics into specific monomers. In the joint research, the institute will create more sophisticated catalysts and Sumitomo Chemical will support the R&D of this technology.

Brabender Technologie is intentionally focusing on a feeder specially designed to tackle recycling tasks at the Solids trade fair in Dortmund, Germany which will be held from April 1–2, 2020.

There might be a cheaper way to measure the volume stream: Control valves like the Vary-P by Bronkhorst for controlling high-pressure gas flow with high pressure differences of up to 400 bar (later on extended to 700 bar!) can be used as a more compact and cheaper alternative to flow meters, which are combined with valves that are controlled pneumatically or using a servomotor. For controlling process pressure, Vary-P valves are often combined with pressure meters.

Gilead Sciences and Forty Seven have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Gilead will acquire Forty Seven for approximately $ 4.9 billion.

Shin-Etsu Chemical announced plans to invest approx. $ 180 million in the cellulose derivative production at their Naoetsu Plant in Joetsu City, Japan and at SE Tylose in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), jointly with Apex Energy of Malaysia, and PT Rekayasa Industri in Indonesia, has received an order from Petronas Chemical Fertilizer Sabah for a project to construct a large-scale ammonia/urea fertilizer plant.

Under an agreement signed between Finnair and Neste, the airline will make use of sustainable aviation fuel in its operations with an aim to reduce the CO2 footprint of flying.

Roquette, announces the launch of a new industrial unit for the production of isosorbide at its site in Lestrem, Pas-de-Calais, France. A global player in the processing of plant-based raw materials, Roquette confirms its ambition to become a preferred supplier in the performance plastics and specialty chemistry markets.