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Gas
Gas | 02 June 2020

PKN Orlen set to build hydrogen hub in Poland

The project provides for the construction of a plant for the production of fuel-cell grade hydrogen, logistics infrastructure, and hydrogen refuelling stations.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 02 June 2020

Orbia defers plan to divest its polymer solution business

The company believes Vestolit is a fundamentally strong business, with a unique global footprint and strong cash generation, and will continue to focus on driving sustainable, profitable growth.

Chemical
Chemical | 02 June 2020

Govt. announces mandatory public procurement of chem & petchem

The Department prescribes minimum 60%, 70% and 80% local content for FY2020-21, FY2021-23 and FY2023-25 respectively of local chemicals and petrochemical contents in public procurement.

People
People | 02 June 2020

Evonik names Bonnie Tully as new President

Bonnie was chief financial officer of the North America region.

Technology
Technology | 02 June 2020

Haldor Topsoe appoints Roeland Baan as new CEO

Baan joins Topsoe from a position as CEO of Outokumpu.

Chemical
Chemical | 02 June 2020

NGL Fine-Chem factories operating at normal capacity

The factories located at Tarapur and Navi Mumbai are operating at near normal capacity with some sporadic disruptions due to transportation, manpower and material issues.

Chemical
Chemical | 02 June 2020

No adverse impact for Sharda Cropchem

The company feels that the business did not face any significant disruption and the company does not foresee any major adverse impact going forward due to COVID-19.

Chemical
Chemical | 02 June 2020

Solenis acquires paper business of ChemSystems

The business will be integrated into Solenis as part of its direct-to-market strategy.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 02 June 2020

Dow and Johnson Matthey license INA tech to QXTD

The plant, set to produce 200,000 metric tons annually, is expected to come online in 2023.

Technology
Technology | 02 June 2020

Braskem America selects Charleston Port as its new export hub

New global export hub to support Braskem's U.S. Polypropylene production facilities with packaging, warehousing and shipping services to international customers.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 02 June 2020

Altivia acquires KMCO and its ethoxylation assets

The company plans a $25 million process safety and control systems upgrade to the facilities and will start production in two new oxide reactors by the end of this year.

Chemical
Chemical | 02 June 2020

Celanese to commercialize acetic acid-to-acrylic acid technology

Technology would create additional demand for acetic acid.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 01 June 2020

Berry partners with Mondelez for recycled plastic packaging

The company will use chemically recycled plastics supplied by Sabic in Europe.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 01 June 2020

Probe blames safety lapses for deadly India gas leak at LG Polymers

The committee said the tanks from which the gas leaked May 7 at the LG Polymers plant in Vishakhapatnam, a port city in Andhra Pradesh state, were outdated and lacked temperature sensors.

People
People | 01 June 2020

Anurag Sharma appointed Director of ONGC

Anurag Sharma has taken over the charge of Director (Onshore), ONGC on 1st June 2020.

Chemical
Chemical | 01 June 2020

RK Chaturvedi takes charge as Chemical Secretary

RK Chaturvedi has replaced P Raghavendra Rao who superannuated on 31st May, 2020.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 01 June 2020

BASF begins piling work of the first plants in Zhanjiang

The first plants will produce engineering plastics and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) to serve the increasing needs of various growth industries in the southern China market and throughout Asia.

Chemical
Chemical | 01 June 2020

Nouryon launches sustainable dispersant for agricultural formulations

Nouryon has introduced a multi-purpose, biodegradable dispersant that can replace less sustainable products in water-based crop protection and seed-treatment formulations.

People
People | 01 June 2020

Pankaj Kumar Goswami appointed Director of Oil India

Pankaj Kumar Goswami has taken over as Director (Operations) on the board of Oil India Limited as on 1st June, 2020.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 01 June 2020

DOMO India supplies polyamide for safety mask production

The company has supplied polyamide (DOMAMID 6NC) to a safety mask manufacturer for the filter valve of their N95 mask model.

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