Idemitsu Kosan and Mitsui Chemicals have announced that Chiba Chemicals Manufacturing LLP (Chiba Chemicals), managed jointly by both companies, will modernize ethylene manufacturing in order to enhance the profitability of the facilities.

The Israeli pharmaceutical market is set to rise from $ 1.75 billion in 2015 to around $ 2.12 billion by 2020, representing a compound annual growth rate of 3.9 %, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData.

Shale gas fuels North America's chemical industry dreams: Nova Chemicals has begun using ethane from the Marcellus shales as a feedstock for its freshly revamped cracker at Corunna, Ontario...

Wuxi STA has completed the acquisition of Bristol Myers Squibb’s drug manufacturing facility in Couvet, Switzerland. With the takeover, the Chinese pharma company aims to improve its drug product capacity in Europe as well as support its global customers.

A generational change took place at the helm of Haver & Boecker in Oelde, Germany, on January 1, 2014. Florian Festge and Dr. Fabian Festge took over responsibility for the management of the Machinery Division from their father, Dr. Reinhold Festge. Haver&Boecker produces packing and screening machines for the raw material processing industry.

Flowrox has sold its valve and pump businesses to Neles with an aim to focus on its other businesses. The acquisition is in line with Neles’ growth strategy of diversifying its business and enhancing its offering and exposure to the mining and metals industry.

With the inclusion of the new line which is capable of producing15,000 tonnes per year , Asahi Kasei aims to increase the total capacity for spunbond at its subsidiary AKST to 50,000 tonnes annually.

On completion of the work at Zap Sib Neftekhim, polypropylene production at Sibur’s facilities in Tobolsk is expected to total 1 mtpa. With this capacity, it is expected to become one of the largest in the world and hold the biggest production capacity in Russia.

Food and beverage packaging drives the demand for inks and coatings: More than half of the global demand comes from these demanding branches. But what are the major trends that shape tomorrow’s inks and coatings market? And which companies are likely to take the lion’s share? A recent report provides valuable insights…

At this year's Powtech in Nuremberg, Germany, Greif-Velox will demonstrate to its customers the potential benefits offered by the vacuum packer Velovac, the patented external valve cutter Valvocut and the gross-weight pneumatic packer BVP.