TechnipFMC has partnered with Petronas to commercialize an innovative natural gas processing membrane technology which is capable of reducing greenhouse has emissions. The technology is claimed to be 30 % more efficient than existing gas treatment processes and can be used in offshore as well as onshore hydrocarbon production environments.

US-Engineering Group Jacobs wins a contract for the construction of a Mono Ethylene Glycol plant. Reliance Industries selected Jacobs to construct the facility in Gujarat, India.

Not much is possible without catalysts: More than 80 % of all chemically manufactured products undergo a catalytic step during their production. The active material is usually platinum or another precious metal, so production is correspondingly expensive and requires several steps. Physicists at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) have now filed a patent application for a process that produces highly active and long-term stable catalyst material in a single step.

Chemchina and Syngenta announced that they have received approval from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the proposed acquisition of Syngenta by Chemchina.

The 750,000 tonne plant is expected to be built in Marl, Germany and will support customer ambitions as well as secure the supply of raw materials to the Ineos plants in Gladbeck and Antwerp.

The new 1.2 billion lb Ethylene Oxide and Ethylene Oxide Derivatives facility will be constructed at Chocolate Bayou, Texas. The location already comprises of two olefins crackers, two polypropylene units and two Cogen facilities operated by Ineos.

Sibur and Gazprom Neft under its joint venture firm ‘Sibgazpolimer’ signed an agreement with the Titan Group to acquire 50 % stake in one of Russia's largest polypropylene facilities, Poliom. Sibur now aims to develop the facility’s polymer range whereas Gazprom Neft is expected to develop its petrochemical production.

Arxada has plans to make the hefty investment in its Kouřim-based industrial biotechnological plant in Czech Republic. With this move, the company will be able to provide important infrastructure debottlenecking in line with expanded technological options as well as be able to increase its formulation capacity in order to cater to its growing customer base.

Haldor Topsoe has plans to build a 10 kg/hour methanol plant to demonstrate the company’s electrified and extremely compact e SMR Methanol technology for cost-competitive production of sustainable methanol from biogas.

The Ingelfingen-based valve specialist Gemü is launching electrical position indicators for manually and pneumatically operated quarter turn valves. To automate process plants, the Gemü LSC limit switch box detects the valve position of manually and pneumatically operated quarter turn valves. This is signalled by an optical indication and transmitted to the plant control system.