Actuators for hazardous environments are a necessity for explosion proof valve control. Now Auma takes its new SQEx .2 part-turn actuator to the market – product is the explosion-proof version of AUMA’s SQ actuator introduced to market at the beginning of 2013.

Hamilton Bonaduz has launched the Dencytee Arc Sensor, a new generation of in-line total cell density biomass measurement. Equipped with two detectors, the solution combines the advantages of transmission and reflection measurement, thus offering higher measurement resolution.

Mitsui chemicals introduced a plant-derived material for the production of high-refractive index lenses. This is part of the company’s efforts to shift from fossil to biomass resources.

Located in Ningbo, the new ABS plant is expected to have a capacity of 600,000 tonnes annually. Construction on the project will begin this year and is anticipated to be complete by 2023.

Solvay tests a new fluorine gas production method in Korea. The Belgium based chemical company sees great potentials for fluorine as an economical and ecological alternative to nitrogen trifluoride for the semiconductor industry.

Eastman Chemical Company announced a capacity expansion at its Dresden, Germany, manufacturing facility to support a new coating and laminating line.

Under the agreement, Borealis is all set to acquire Nova Chemicals’ 50 % ownership interest in the Novealis JV. Both the parties expect the transaction to close in early 2020.

PPG’s acquisition of Industria Chimica Reggiana (ICR) is expected to strengthen its current product line for the automotive refinish and light industrial coatings industries. ICR has a presence in 70 plus countries across the globe.

Technip FMC has secured an engineering, procurement and construction management services contract from Motor Oil Hellas for a new naphtha complex in Greece. The new naphtha project is expected to have a capacity of 22,000 barrels per day.

Uhde supplied process technology for Europe's biggest single-train PET plant in Kaliningrad Russia. The use of the proprietary MTR process helps to cut energy, maintenance and feedstock costs, Uhde says.