Wacker Chemie is expanding its existing production plants for polymer binders in South Korea. The Munich-based chemical company plans to build a new spray dryer for dispersible polymer powders at its Ulsan site.

The company has begun production at its new 20 kilotonne per year polypropylene (PP) compounding plant and is eyeing to serve numerous automotive players in North China.

Jacobs Receives Contract from Ferring Pharmaceuticals for Research and Development Headquarters in Copenhagen. The Denmark-based facility when completed is expected to identify and develop innovative products in numerous segments.

DSM, a global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, plans to take over Aland, a Hong Kong-based company producing vitamin C in mainland China. Aöland generated sales of about US $ 90 million in vitamin C with around 1,850 employees in 2013.

Speciality Chemicals company Lanxess announced plans to produce bioplastic EPDM from renewable sources by the end of 2011 at Triunfo, Brazil.

Invista Performance Technologies’ P8 Process Technology has been selected for Sasa’s PTA project in Turkey. Both the companies have signed a Letter of Intent which aims to establish long-term relations between Invista and Sasa.

The newly incorporated company ‘Numaferm’ enables plannable biotechnological production of peptides at higher yields and at lower costs. Evonik invests in this biotechnology company as it identifies it as a growth opportunity for its health care and specialty additives segment.

Eastman Chemical Company and Origin Materials have entered into a non-exclusive license agreement for Eastman to license its proprietary 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid and FDCA derivatives production technology from renewable resources to Origin Materials.

Akzo Nobel's Specialty Chemicals business has developed a novel technology platform for producing ethylene amines and their derivatives from ethylene oxide.

An agreement was signed between Adnoc and Dubai Supply Authority following the discovery of 80 trillion standard cubic feet of shallow gas resources in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. With this agreement, the UAE aims to achieve its goal of becoming self-sufficient in terms of gas reserves.