Dow Corning ramps up the production capacity for hexachlorodisilane (HCDS), a high-purity precursor that is critical for a multitude of advanced, thin-film deposition processes for memory and logic semiconductor chip fabrication.

CB&I announced it has been awarded a contract for more than $ 95 million by Saudi Aramco Shell Refinery (Sasref).

Uhde India has successfully commissioned Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) 10,000 MT cryogenic ammonia storage tank at the customer’s fertilizer facility in Kalol. The 10,000 MT Tank was implemented by Uhde India on Lump sum turnkey basis.

Bayer's agrochemicals division Bayer Crop Science plans to bundle it's R&D activities in the US at a new site in West Sacramento, California.

Indalva is Spain’s largest toll manufacturer of insecticides and herbicides. Based in the city of Orihuela, the company is Spain’s oldest producer of clay microgranules, which, along with quartz sand, are used as carriers for its insecticides and herbicides.

Smith Flow Control’s Flexidrive valve actuator can be applied to any conventional wheel-operated device in oil, gas or chemical processing plants to make them constantly accessible and safe.

Bosch Packaging Technology and Klenzaids Contamination Controls are now operating a joint venture. The relevant antitrust authorities have approved Bosch’s acquisition of 49 percent of Klenzaids shares. Headquartered in Mumbai, the indian company produces processing, packaging, and clean-room technology for the global pharmaceutical industry.

Getinge recently launched the DPTE Transfer Trolley – a smart, mobile transfer platform for use with all standard DPTE Beta solutions for moving materials into and out of a confined zone without breaking containment or sterility. Its ergonomic, power-assisted design enables easy handling of heavy and fragile loads within confined spaces, while its smart functions help speed-up manual aseptic zone processes and increase production uptime.

A demonstration plant will be built inorder to showcase Carbios’ Enzymatic Recycling Process which is capable of depolymerising waste PET plastics and converted it into monomers. Under the terms of the contract, Technip FMC will provide advisory, engineering, procurement and construction supervision services for the project.

Novealis is a joint venture between affiliates of Borealis and Nova Chemicals. With this takeover, Borealis has acquired Nova Chemicals’ 50 % ownership interest in Novealis Holdings and aims to further increase its footprint in the North American market.