Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, has announced that its French subsidiary Borealis Chimie divests its joint-ownership share in the Le Havre urea production plant and related ammonia storage facility at Gonfreville l’Orcher, France.

On January 1, 2012 Turkey became the first country in the world to implement comprehensive legislation on traceability for 100 percent of the medicines sold in its territory. Italian specialist Antares Vision has played a leading role in this transition, equipping more than 40 percent of Turkey’s pharma production lines.

Dow has been selected to retrofit the FCDh technology in the mixed-feed cracker in order to produce on-purpose propylene. The proprietary technology can reduce capital outlay by up to 25 per cent and lower energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions by up to 20 per cent.

Chevron Lummus Global has been awarded the contract by Weifang Hongrun Petrochemical Technology Co. to design its 500 KTA white oil hydroprocessing unit and 200 KTA food grade white oil unit in Shandong, China.

Cummins and China Petrochemical Corporation (“Sinopec Group”) announced the formation of a 50:50 joint venture – Cummins Enze (Guangdong) Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd (“Cummins Enze”). The joint venture will accelerate the affordability and availability of green hydrogen through increased technological innovation, research and development, and manufacturing capacity.

Arxada, formerly known as Lonza Specialty Ingredients (LSI), has completed the acquisition of Enviro Tech Chemical Services, Inc. (“Enviro Tech”), effective 22 December 2021. Enviro Tech is manufacturer of proprietary and high-efficacy antimicrobial and biocidal products.

Clariant completed the sale of its Pigments business to a consortium of Heubach Group (“Heubach”) and SK Capital Partners (“SK Capital”). As announced upon signing of the transaction, the base enterprise value of the sale amounts to CHF 805 million subject to closing accounts adjustments and before a potential earn-out payment of CHF 50 million which is subject to the business’ 2021 financial performance.

With an aim to maximise value across Adnoc’s drilling value chains and strengthen the firm’s strategy to deliver a profitable upstream business, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has awarded multi-billion dollar contracts for the procurement of casing and tubing.

Perstorp, a manufacturer of Trimethylolpropane (TMP), has ramped up the capacity to meet growing demand from the European market.

Emerson’s new Hart-IP support simplifies the link between field devices and the AMS Device Manager, reducing asset management project installation costs by up to 85%.