The South African Government has restricted port operations amidst the global pandemic of Covid-19. This has resulted in force majeure by Tata Chemicals South Africa for all bulk shipments of soda ash to South Africa.

The new structure is located at the Nanyo Complex in Japan and will enable Tosoh to strengthen its R&D for inorganic and organic specialty products. It will also bring together four of the company’s R&D entities under one roof.

New projects from one of Europe's bussiest chemical hubs: BASF has just consigned Air Liquide to supply carbon monoxide to its MDI production plant in Antwerp, Belgium. The Antwerp basin is the largest chemical and petro-chemical basin in Europe, and a major consumer of technical gases...

Jacobs Engineering was selected for a new soda ash project in Jubail/Saudi Arabia. The 800,000 tonnes/year facility will be the first of its kind in the region, company officials stated.

Technip FMC announced that, jointly with Samsung Engineering and Tecnicas Reunidas, it has been awarded a $ 4.2 billion contract from Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) for the Bapco Modernization Program (BMP).

Nouryon aims to expand its presence in the global metal alkyls market with this acquisition. The company has also expanded its production capacity at its Rotterdam site in the Netherlands and acquired the China-based metal alkyls producer Zhejiang Friend to strengthen its worldwide position.

Lotte Versalis Elastomers has opened a new integrated industrial complex for the production of elastomers in Yeosu, South Korea.

GE Healthcare has completed the acquisition of Puridify, a bioprocessing start-up that is developing a nanofiber-based platform purification technology for biopharmaceutical production. Puridify’s technology, Fibro Select, is complementary to the bead resins and chromatography membranes used today in downstream bioprocessing.

Edwards Vacuum has combined its years of comprehensive know-how and innovative technical expertise to develop a revolutionary range of new liquid ring pumps – the Elri series. Made for applications which are wet, humid as well as corrosive, this product offers a range of features and benefits that will distinguish itself from other competitor pumps in the market.

Sustainability is the name of the game in the coveted food markets – but what options do food processors have when it comes to packaging? Can producers and retailers strengthen their brand position by choosing biobased materials? A new study sheds a light on what might be the next big thing in food packaging…