In addition to the first renewable Penta called Voxtar, Perstorp has now added two new bio-based products to its portfolio: Evyron (partly renewable TMP) and Neeture (partly renewable Neo).

Royal DSM and the industrial bioscience company Amyris have enhanced their strategic alliance through the sale of Amyris Brasil Ltda to DSM and the establishment of a long-term manufacturing partnership for Amyris’ high-volume products.

Roughly 50 % or more of substances used in the chemical industry are solids which need to be processed, handled and transported, so it is hardly surprising that exhibitors and visitors at ACHEMA have an interest in bulk solids technology. A learning curve is associated with the handling of powder and granulate.

Grace and Chevron have big plans for their catalyst joint-venture Advanced Refining Technologies: Together, the companies plan to spend around US $ 135 in a worldscale catalyst production site in Louisiana.

Sumitomo Chemical is constructing a new plant in Japan which will produce 1,3-diisopropanolbenzene and supply it to Nouryon as it’s a vital raw material for the production of the company’s Perkadox 14 organic peroxide.

Dow has plans to make the mega investment over a period of five years in the Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone, China with an aim to expand its capacity for differentiated silicone products at its manufacturing site in the region.

The Hi Scroll models from Pfeiffer Vacuum’s new range of scroll pumps are oil-free, hermetically sealed vacuum pumps with high nominal pumping speeds of 6 to 20 m³/h.

Creativity, reliability and flexibility is vital to build business relationships — The case study elaborates on a promising partnership between different companies regarding the design of R&D machines for the pharmaceuticals industry which resulted in developing good engineering solutions that focused on functionality, flexibility and personal safety.

Nobody doubts that digitalization is the key to comprehensive process control. That is why Fieldbus H1 and Profibus PA are at the core of any new system. They not only enable digitalizing process control from the PCS all the way down to each individual device. They also pave the way for the big data approach of a new generation of production control.

The new joint venture company will be established by a joint incorporation-type company split between Mitsubishi Chemical and Ube Industries for succeeding the electrolyte business for lithium-ion rechargeable battery and other applications of both companies.