Huntsman has completed the purchase of the remaining 50 % interest in the Sasol-Huntsman maleic anhydride joint venture from Sasol. With this deal, the company now owns manufacturing assets in Moers, Germany, and also has the capacity to produce 230 million pounds of maleic anhydride annually.

The Marchesini Group - together with its partner and co-exibitor Sea Vision - will take part in P-MEC Europe, part of CPhI Worldwide, from November 5 – 7. The machine on show at Stand 110D60 is a SV model designed by CMP Phar.Ma, a new company of the Marchesini Group.

In the process industry, the requirements placed on system availability and system safety are often more stringent than those in other industries. That also applies to power supplies.

The partnership aims to develop ‘ready-to-use’ radiation-curing resin systems to manufacture industrial components via 3D printing. The deal is in line with Evonik’s Additive Manufacturing innovation growth field through which the firm intends to merge its 3D printing competencies.

Diamond Green Diesel’s 1.1 billion dollar expansion will make use of Honeywell’s Ecofining process technology to increase its annual production capacity of renewable diesel. With this move, the company aims to become one of the largest renewable diesel plants in the world.

The new JV company Fertiglobe is expected to be the largest export-focused nitrogen fertiliser platform across the world as well as the largest producer in the MENA region with a production capacity of 5 million tonnes of urea and 1.5 million tonnes of merchant ammonia.

Akzo Nobel has introduced recycled paints under its brand ‘Dulux Trade’. The Evolve matt emulsion includes 35 % recycled paint and with this, the company has become the first leading manufacturer to develop such sustainability innovations.

Eurochem and Maire Tecnimont have signed a memorandum of intent under which the engineering company will be responsible for carrying out preliminary engineering and site surveying work at Kingisepp, Russia.

In the production of high-quality monocalcium phosphate (MCP), the role of high-capacity technology is as important as the quality of the raw materials. The Russian producer of animal feed and fertilizers Balakovo Mineralnie Udobrenia (BMU) had to meet a challenge on a large scale: to find a suitable mixing system that ensures a production of 20 tons MCP per hour.

Under the new joint venture agreement, BASF and Heraeus will establish a new company called ‘BASF Heraeus (China) Metal Resource Co.’ in China. The collaboration will enable a circular economy solution as precious metals will be recovered from spent automotive catalysts in the country.