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Chemical
Chemical | 18 September 2020

India initiates anti-dumping investigation on sodium hydrosulphite from China, South Korea

India has initiated an anti-dumping investigation on import of sodium hydrosulphite from China and South Korea, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) announced.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 18 September 2020

thyssenkrupp wins contract to build bioplastics plant in China

The plant will be built in South China and will produce 30,000 tons/yr of polylactide.

Chemical
Chemical | 18 September 2020

Sironix raises funds for scaling production of plant-based surfactants

Company raised $645,000 from the University of Minnesota Discovery Capital Investment program and from angel investors.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 18 September 2020

Clariant to build catofin catalyst production site in China

The new facility will be primarily responsible for producing the Catofin catalyst for propane dehydrogenation, which is used in the production of olefins such as propylene.

Chemical
Chemical | 18 September 2020

Thermo Fisher to invest $140 mn to ramp up lab plastics production

Sites currently being expanded are Rochester, N.Y.; Petaluma, Calif.; Monterrey and Tijuana, Mexico; and Joensuu, Finland.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 September 2020

J B Chemicals first quarter profit doubles amid tight savings

Sales from operations for Q1FY21 stood at Rs. 522.28 crores up by 17% YoY from Rs. 446.11 crores in Q1FY20.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 September 2020

Fluor completes new lubricants facility in China

The new 80,000-square-meter blending and packaging facility is Valvoline’s largest plant investment to date – and its first in China – supplying more than 30 million gallons of finished lubricants and coolants per year for both passenger car and heavy-duty vehicle customers.

Battery
Battery | 17 September 2020

LG Chem to spin off battery business into a separate entity

The new business, to be launched in December, aims to achieve a revenue of 30 trillion won ($25.5 billion) or more in 2024.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 September 2020

Axens to supply alpha-olefins technology to Baltic chemical plant in Russia

As per the agreement, Axens will provide technology for production of 1-butene by ethylene dimerization and AlphaHexol for the production of high purity 1-hexene through ethylene trimerization at Ust Luga.

Gas
Gas | 17 September 2020

ORLEN invites tender for its hydrogen hub project

The new hydrogen hub will be situated on the premises of the ORLEN Group’s ANWIL plant in W?oc?awek.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 September 2020

OQ Chemicals licenses oxo production technology to Duqm petchem project

OQ Chemicals will design phase for five world-scale production units for the manufacturing of propanol, butyraldehyde, neopentyl glycol (NPG), 2-Ethylhexanol (2EH), and 2EH acid.

Digitization
Digitization | 17 September 2020

New academia-industry alliance formed to discover high-performance materials with AI

The Alliance for AI-Accelerated Materials Discovery (A3MD) is the world’s first alliance that is formed to discover materials using AI technology.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 September 2020

Petronas Chemicals and PCC to jointly build oxyalkylates plant in Malaysia

The construction of the facility is targeted to commence in 2021 while production is scheduled to begin in 2023.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 September 2020

Mitsui Chemicals teams up with Nagaoka University of Technology for joint research to develop plastic waste recycling

The research is focused on developing effective plastic recycling technology for a circular economy.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 September 2020

IIT Delhi gets funding support to develop 3D-printed face shield

Clifford Chance Business Services has provided financial support to IIT Delhi for developing 3D-printer face shield.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 September 2020

Russia's Shchekinoazot uses Topsoe's methanol and ammonia technology

This is the first methanol plant in the world that also allows production of small volumes of ammonia and the plant is designed to co-produce 450,000 tons of methanol and 135,000 tons of ammonia per year.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 September 2020

NFL reports rise in quarterly sales, profits

Total sales rose by 8.74% YoY and reached Rs.2837.90 crores in the first quarter.

Chemical
Chemical | 16 September 2020

Wacker opens R&D center in Shanghai

The new lab will conduct fundamental research in order to develop novel silicone-based thermal interface products and solutions for the electrical vehicle market as well as for consumer electronics and telecommunication industries.

Chemical
Chemical | 16 September 2020

LANXESS plans to expand capacity for Oxone monopersulfate at Memphis

The capacity expansion is expected to be completed in the second half of 2022 with a target to increase production by 50 percent.

Chemical
Chemical | 16 September 2020

Two-thirds of process industry to opt for digital transformation by 2030 says Yokogawa study

Cyber security, cloud, analytics, and big data, and artificial intelligence are three key areas in which companies are planning significant investment over the next three years.

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