Xianglu Petrochemical aims for a leading position among China's PTA producers: The company plans a new two million tons/year production facility for this important basic feedstock for the polymer industry in Zhangzhou, South–Eastern China.

Under a MOU signed between Linde and a subsidiary of China Power International Development, both the companies will work together to carry out numerous green hydrogen initiatives including research and development of hydrogen technology.

Brady Corporation's new and highly reflective ISO 7010 safety signs greatly increase safety in dark places. The signs reflect twice as much light when lit with a torch or vehicle headlights and can be used both in- and outdoors.

Maire Tecnimont's subsidiary Tecnimont, through its affiliate Tecnimont Philippines has been awarded in JV with JGC Philippines an EPC Lump Sum contract by JG Summit Petrochemical Corporation (JGSPC), for the implementation of a new High Density Polyethylene unit (HDPE) and the upgrading of an existing Polypropylene unit (PP). The units will be located 120 km south of Manila, in Batangas City, Philippines.

The QCP plant is expected to convert consumer waste into 25,000 tonnes of polypropylene and high-density polyethylene. The objective of this company is to churn out an output of 100,000 tonnes by 2020.

Methanol could be the answer of the one big question of the petrochemistry: How to become more independent from crude oil? Again China is being a trailblazer. A lot of Chinese plants convert methanol to petrochemicals. Scientists at ETH Zurich have now deciphered the complex chemistry behind the start of this process.

Scott Steele takes over the leadership of American plastic packaging company Plastic Technologies (PTI). Steele is a renown plastics engineer who has been with PTI since 1987, the company states.

Located in the USA, Evonik’s new technology center for 3D printing will prove vital for the development of new, ready-to-use materials for powder bed fusion manufactured by the Structured Polymers technology.

Petrofac has been awarded a lump-sum Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract by Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) valued at aprrox. $ 135 million.

Wacker, the Munich-based chemicals group, is deepening its ties with the Spanish silicones compounder Siliconas Silam in Zumaia/Basque Region. The two companies recently signed an agreement to that effect. Under its terms, Siliconas Silam may sell products made from Wacker silicone rubber base under its own label.