Randy G. Woelfel will replace David Lumpkins who will be resigning from the board this month. Previously, Woelfel was the chief executive officer and director at Nova Chemicals Corporation.

As part of the European Union's "Horizon 2020" research program, Evonik and nine project partners from five countries have succeeded in developing a novel new reactor for catalysing OXO reactions, which is 70 % more energy efficient.

Uniper, Hydrogenious and Jera Americas have entered into a joint study agreement with Adnoc to explore hydrogen transportation between the UAE and Germany. Hydrogenious’ Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technology will also be used for this venture.

Maire Tecnimont has been awarded an EPCM contract by a major chemical producer for developing a blue ammonia plant in the USA. The project is expected to be completed by 2025.

In water management, it is often necessary to integrate into the central network signals from distant system components or remote stations. Many users, therefore, look for suitable wireless solutions to avoid the high cost associated with laying cables.

Akzo Nobel announced that Chief Executive Ton Büchner steps down with immediate effect due to health reasons. The company has announced Thierry Vanlancker as the new CEO.

Avantium’s new demo plant in the Netherlands will utilise the firm’s Ray technology to produce plant-based mono-ethylene glycol. With an annual capacity of 10 tonnes, the unit will also produce plant-based mono-propylene glycol.

Big data, blockchain, cloud computing and cybersecurity are the main technologies where pharma companies see the need to invest, the latest survey data from Global Data suggests.

Continental announces the launch of the new HPX-PT: Pre-Torqued Holder for HPX rupture discs.

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