Based in Switzerland, the officially formed company ‘Syngenta Group’ now unites three companies – Syngenta, Adama and the agricultural businesses of Sinochem. The new structure makes Syngenta Group the global market leader in crop protection, global number three in seeds, and both the market leader in the fertiliser sector as well as leading agriculture services provider in China.

The new plant has the capacity to reach 24k tonnes per year and aims to meet the growing demand for high quality hydrogen peroxide in the country. The facility is also Solvay group’s maiden industrial unit in Vietnam.

A snapshot of the emerging trends in the global chemical industry – With multiple emerging regions now steering the course of the global chemicals industry, their internal dynamics will likely determine how the industry shapes up in the near future.

With a name plate capacity of 3900 mtpd, the new urea plant is scheduled to commence operations in 2021. The project is expected to strength the company’s market position in the Asia Pacific region.

Dr. Reddy´s Laboratories is the first Indian pharma company to improve it´s manufacturing processes by installing an electronic Manufacturing Execution System (MES). The MES PAS-X of Werum Software & Systems optimize the productivity of Dr. Reddy´s pharmaceutical shop floor processes.

The market research company Ceresana analyzed the global market for adhesives and sealants based on PUR in detail. Until 2024, Ceresana expects an increase in revenues generated with these products to over $ 9.7 billion.

The organic peroxides capacity will be expanded at Nouryon’s Itupeva facility in Brazil. With this move, the company intends to strengthen its Polymer Catalysts business comprising of organic peroxides and metal alkyls.

Efficient solutions for sticky problems: Handling adhesives can be quite a nuisance. Pumping a product that is gluey and pasty but must not leak under any circumstances is a challenge for a plant's equipment. Air–operated double diaphragm pumps can help to overcome these issues, as a European adhesives–specialist found out.

After bringing on–stream a polyamide 6 plant in Hangzhou, PR China, engineering company Uhde Inventa-Fischer provides the design of a polyester plant in the Ivanovo region, Russia.

Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical (BSR), a subsidiary of state-owned Vietnam National Oil & Gas Group (Petro Vietnam), for their Dung Quat oil refinery in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam.