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People
People | 17 July 2020

Perstorp appoints Ulf Berghult as new CFO

Ulf is a senior executive with prior experience of working with companies like Trelleborg, Thule Group, Dometic and Oriflame.

People
People | 17 July 2020

Waters Corporation appoints Udit Batra as President & CEO

Dr. Batra most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of the Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 July 2020

PPG Q2 sales drop amid COVID-19

The company said its third quarter aggregate sales volumes are anticipated to be down 8% to 15%, differing by business and region.

Gas
Gas | 17 July 2020

Air Liquide to invest €100 mn in building an ASU in Russia

Deal includes acquisition of hydrogen, rare gases production units at steel plant.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 July 2020

Halliburton partners with Microsoft and Accenture for driving digital transformation

The agreement enables the migration of all Halliburton physical data centers to Azure, which delivers enterprise-grade cloud services at global scale and offers sustainability benefits.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 July 2020

Middle East to remain key supplier of petrochemicals

The region’s polyolefin exports account for around one-third of global polyolefin trade.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 July 2020

Brenntag announces changes in the management board

Markus Klähn and Karsten Beckmann will no longer be part of the company.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 July 2020

India and Iran leads in global ammonia production despite COVID-19

Despite the severity of the impact of the pandemic, the top ammonia producers are likely to march ahead with their upcoming ammonia projects.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 July 2020

Evonik opens new 3D printing technology centre in Texas

The centre will play a key role within Evonik's global innovation network in the development of new, ready-to-use materials for powder bed fusion manufactured by the Structured Polymers technology.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 July 2020

ChromaScape acquires Greenville Colorants

Greenville is a processor of liquid and powder dyes.

Technology
Technology | 17 July 2020

Kutch Specialities to use KBR's nitrobenzene technology

Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide basic and detailed engineering design, equipment, and related advisory services to Kutch Specialities for its grassroots nitrobenzene project in India.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 July 2020

Tata Chemicals' provide skills training to 1,307 students

Center has been empowering local youths for the last 66 years with a goal to provide specialized industrial training and apprenticeship.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 16 July 2020

Clariant bags second catofin catalyst contract for a new PDH unit in China

Total new plant capacity will increase to 1.2 million MTA.

Chemical
Chemical | 16 July 2020

Lanxess sells membrane business to Suez

Company plans to expand its ion-exchange resins business by building a new production facility with an investment of €120 million in the coming years.

Gas
Gas | 16 July 2020

Linde signs MoU with China Power to develop green hydrogen energy

Both companies will collaborate on a variety of green hydrogen initiatives, including hydrogen technology research and development, and the implementation of green hydrogen mobility solutions during China's inaugural hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Chemical
Chemical | 16 July 2020

Stepan to acquire surfactant business in Mexico from Clariant

The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2020, subject to regulatory approvals and satisfaction of certain other requirements.

Chemical
Chemical | 16 July 2020

Solvay partners with Richland Capital to boost Chinese tech startup eco-system

Fund targets Chinese tech start-ups in advanced materials, advanced manufacturing equipment and digital technology.

Chemical
Chemical | 16 July 2020

Huntsman appoints Rahul Tikoo as Managing Director, India

Rahul joins Huntsman from BYK, where he was managing director of its South Asia region.

Chemical
Chemical | 16 July 2020

Locust operations carried out in 315,636 hectares area

Till 14th July 2020, control operations have been done in 147,321 hectares area in states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Bihar by state governments.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 16 July 2020

India's oil & gas will see an investment of $118 bn says Pradhan

Talking about the Strategic Energy Partnership, Pradhan said that cooperation in the natural gas sector has been identified as a priority area in the field of LNG bunkering, LNG ISO container development, petrochemicals, bio-fuels and Compressed Bio Gas in the Indian energy sector.

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