Giacomo Sasselli will join the leadership team of Korean Songwon Industrial as the company's Executive Vice President for Corporate Manufacturing and Engineering.

Honeywell’s C3 Oleflex technology which converts propane to propylene will be used by Zibo Qixiang Tengda Chemical Co. (QTXD) in order to meet the growing demand of plastic in China.

The automatically cleanable ‘Easy Clean flow’ magnet from Goudsmit Magnetics of Waalre recently underwent a redesign. This magnetic separator removes metal particles and weakly magnetic stainless steel particles from powders as fine as 30 µm in the food, chemical, ceramic and plastic industries.

Arkema announces an investment plan of some $ 343 million over five years in the biosourced polyamide 11 chain, which is used in particular in automotive, 3D-printing, and in consumer goods markets such as sports and electronics.

Nitta has expanded its product line of PU conveyor belts. The thermoplastic polyurethane (PU) material is exceptionally resistant to grease, oils and chemicals. The PU belts are highly flexible, easy to clean and have an extremely long life.

Huibert Vigeveno will succeed John Abbott and will be taking charge of his post from January 1, 2020. He will also become a member of the Executive Committee at Shell.

BASF has plans to increase the production capacity of its hindered amine light stabilizers in Pontecchio Marconi, Italy and Lampertheim, Germany. The move is expected to meet the growing demand for sustainable solutions across the globe.

Krones has developed its first solution for ozonizing water – the Krones Ozonomic ozonizer. Developed in-house, the solution is the latest addition to the firm’s portfolio of water-packaging equipment.

With an investment of 16 million dollars, St1’s mega project is the firm’s largest single investment till date. The new plant will be built in Sweden and ÅF Pöyry’s service will include all engineering disciplines, procurement and scheduling services.

Total and the Zhejiang Energy Group have signed an agreement according to which a new joint venture company will be established in order to supply and deliver marine fuels to the China region of Zhoushan.