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Chemical
Chemical | 12 August 2020

Sealed Air collaborates with Plastic Energy on chemical recycling

Through this collaboration with Plastic Energy, Sealed Air is helping to eliminate plastic waste, support complementary approaches to recycling and enable its customers to incorporate recycled plastics back into their packaging.

Chemical
Chemical | 12 August 2020

Bayer and Temasek form JV to develop seeds for vertical farming

The new venture will focus on innovation in vegetable varieties with the goal of lifting the vertical farming space to the next level of quality, efficiency and sustainability.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 12 August 2020

ExxonMobil to buy renewable diesel from Global Clean Energy

The renewable diesel will be sourced from a refinery acquired by Global Clean Energy in Bakersfield, California

Chemical
Chemical | 12 August 2020

Nouryon to set-up expandable microspheres plant in the US

Production at the new plant to start from October 2020.

Gas
Gas | 12 August 2020

Lockdown in India reduces Petronet’s off-take of RLNG from Dahej terminal

This decline in throughput was due to partial and full shutdown of a number of industries, refineries, power plants etc. which reduced their off-take of natural gas as the demand of their respective products decreased.

Chemical
Chemical | 12 August 2020

Sabic quarterly loss widens due to lower volumes, impairment charge

Net losses during the second quarter amounted to SR2.22 billion ($0.59 billion).

Chemical
Chemical | 12 August 2020

Element Solutions buys wastewater treatment company DMP Corporation

DMP will be combined with ESI’s existing Chemtech metals recycling business to form MacDermid Envio Solutions.

Chemical
Chemical | 12 August 2020

Gujarat Alkali's quarterly profit, revenues drop, also revises cost of caustic soda project

Sales decline 37.27% to Rs 469.61 crore.

Chemical
Chemical | 12 August 2020

Australian Potash signs offtake agreement with Helm AG

Agreement provides Helm exclusive sales and distribution rights throughout Europe.

Chemical
Chemical | 11 August 2020

Galaxy Surfactant's quarterly profit rises amid falling sales

The company's profit grew by 7.5% YoY and stood at Rs. 56.5 crore

Battery
Battery | 11 August 2020

EU to investigate €95 million Polish aid for LG Chem's EV battery plant

European Commission doubts that the planned public support of €95 million to LG Chem for the expansion of the Biskupice Podgórne plant complies with all relevant criteria of the Regional Aid Guidelines.

Chemical
Chemical | 11 August 2020

Biesterfeld, CP Kelco expand food ingredients distribution partnership

As per terms of the deal, Biesterfeld will distribute pectin, carrageenan, xantham gum, gellan gum, and citrus fiber in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia.

People
People | 11 August 2020

Firmenich appoints Benoit Fouilland as CFO

Benoit Fouilland will join the company from 01 Sept 2020.

Chemical
Chemical | 11 August 2020

Aemetis launches health products subsidiary

Company to offer blended liquid and gel hand sanitizer as bulk and packaged products.

Chemical
Chemical | 11 August 2020

UPL opens new R&D center in North Carolina

The innovation center will focus on new developments in fungicides, insecticides, herbicides and crop establishment.

Chemical
Chemical | 11 August 2020

BASF opens global footwear innovation center in Taiwan

Key features of the center include interactive footwear exhibits, biomechanics lab and manufacturing facilities to boost footwear design capabilities.

Chemical
Chemical | 11 August 2020

Bayer buys UK-based biotech firm

The acquisition is subject to anti-trust approval and is expected to be closed by September 2020.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 11 August 2020

Innospec expands production of drag reducing agents

Capacity expansion will come on-stream during August.

Chemical
Chemical | 11 August 2020

BASF acquires glass fibre 3D printing portfolio from Owens Corning

The scope of the acquisition entails the transfer of the brand and key IP, but does not envisage the transfer of any personnel.

Digitization
Digitization | 11 August 2020

Converged automation and digitalisation technologies to be a game changer for energy sector

Greater use of renewables to generate electricity offers oil and gas companies the option of integrating a higher share of renewables into power management processes to create efficiencies, sustainability and affordability when modernising equipment, or planning new CAPEX projects.

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