Solvay has acquired a controlling interest in surfactants producer Sunshield Chemicals of India as part of its growth strategy for Asia...

Kemira has recently increased its annual production of ferric based water treatment chemicals by more than 100.000 tons at Goole, UK. The company had also increased its production of aluminum-based water treatment chemicals by 30.000 tons at Ellesmere Port, UK earlier this year. With this move, the firm intends to strengthen its position in the UK market.

Ineos Styrolution has decided to go ahead and invest in Europe’s first polystyrene advanced recycling pilot plant in Swindon, UK. Partnering with Recycling Technologies, the company is all set to establish the project by 2022 which will be based on Recycling Technologies’ fluidised bed reactor technology.

GEA Barr-Rosin will provide the a new rotary dryer for the Arab Potash Company (APC), a leading potash producer in the region and a major supplier to Asian and Mediterranean markets.

The Chilean oil group ENAP and the Chilean wood industry underline their interest in Choren technologies for production of sustainable biofuels. Representatives of the joint venture ForEnergy visited the production plant for BTL fuel in Germany.

Bilfinger Digital Next makes use of Ubirch’s blockchain-based solution in its data-driven optimization models for increasing the credibility and reliability of exchanged data which enables to increase plant efficiency.

Total has entered into the gas supply agreement and the host government agreement with an aim to develop the LNG market in Benin, a country located in West Africa. Under the terms of the agreement, Total will supply up to 0,5 million tonnes per annum of regasified LNG to Benin from its global portfolio.

BASF is all set to create its new subsidiary for renewable energy activities next year. The new business aims at supplying BASF’s sites in Europe with electricity from renewable energies and will also act as a global consulting firm for its Group companies in the field of renewable energies.

Mitsui Chemicals and Microwave Chemical have launched a new initiative which focuses on commercializing a chemical recycling technique that uses the PlaWave microwave-based plastic degradation technology to directly break down hard to recycle plastics into raw monomers, thus, eliminating an intermediate step.

As sponsor of the Namur Annual General Meeting 2019, Phoenix Contact will be presenting implementations all about the topic Namur Open Architecture (NOA) suitable for industrial applications. Read what to expect in detail on November 7/8 in Bad Neuenahr/Germany.