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General
General | 09 February 2022

AkzoNobel earnings rise on higher prices, volumes

Company's revenue in Q4 (£2,403) was up 9% and 7% higher in constant currencies

General
General | 09 February 2022

Azelis acquires distributor of food ingredients and additives in Turkey

This acquisition of Tunçkaya further strengthens Azelis’ position in the fast-growing and attractive Turkish market for food, as well as in the broader life sciences market

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 February 2022

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to reorganize polyacetal business

MGC has positioned its operations related to polyacetal resin, or polyoxymethylene (POM), as a “differentiating” business and therefore, intends to further strengthen competitive advantages of this material

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 09 February 2022

Air Products, port of Hamburg to collaborate on hydrogen value chain

In collaboration, both parties are focused on identifying real opportunities that would support the stimulation of hydrogen demand and subsequent decarbonisation of heavy-duty vehicles (including port logistics) and industry

Battery
Battery | 09 February 2022

LG Chem outlines growth strategy focused on battery, ESG based businesses

Company's CEO announced plans to raise revenue of the company’s three major new businesses in eco-friendly materials, battery materials, and new drugs by more than 10-fold from 3 trillion to 30 trillion KRW

General
General | 09 February 2022

Yara net income slides in Q4 due to impairment losses

Net income was a negative USD 26 million compared with a positive USD 246 million a year earlier, as Yara recognized impairment losses of USD 250 million, of which USD 232 million is related to the Dallol mining project in Ethiopia

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 February 2022

Honeywell launches new technology to produce key feedstock for plastics

Honeywell UOP Ecofining process produces bio-naphtha with reduced CO2 footprint compared to products using petroleum-based feedstocks for use as petrochemical feedstock

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 February 2022

Toyo to build polyacetal plant in China

The production capacity of the plant is 90,000 tons per year with completion scheduled in 2024

General
General | 09 February 2022

Nova's chemical metrology solution selected by wafer manufacturer

The ancolyzer front-end platform provides industry-standard chemical metrology in copper applications, performed during the electroplating process for Dual Damascene

Opinion
Opinion | 08 February 2022

Empowering next generation chemical engineers through immersive training

Not only does it enable plant-specific learning but reduces risks and cost while speeding up training time

Chemical
Chemical | 08 February 2022

Pondy Oxides and Chemicals posts Q3FY22 PAT at Rs. 14.12 Cr

The company has posted net profit of Rs.37.72 crores for the 9 months period ended December 31, 2021.

Chemical
Chemical | 08 February 2022

Chemcon Speciality Chemicals Q3FY22 slips to Rs. 13.48 Cr

The company has posted net profit of Rs.41.46 crores for the 9 months period ended December 31, 2021.

People
People | 08 February 2022

Sukla Mistry appointed Director (Refineries) of IndianOil

Mistry is the first woman director on Indian Oil board

General
General | 08 February 2022

Trinseo announces construction plan for chemical recycling plant in Belgium

Plans to begin construction of the plant in Tessenderlo by the end of 2022 to process recycled polystyrene

General
General | 08 February 2022

PPG acquires powder coatings business of Arsonsisi

Transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 08 February 2022

SCG Chemicals launches circular PP resin

Circular PP has the equivalent properties of virgin plastic resins, suitable for producing eco-friendly food packaging

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 08 February 2022

Linde signs long-term agreement with BASF in France

Linde will design, build, own and operate a new hydrogen production facility at Chalampé, France and supply hydrogen and steam to BASF's new hexamethylenediamine (HMD) manufacturing facility

General
General | 08 February 2022

Merck KGaA restructures life science business to support long-term growth

Newly formed Life Science Services business unit to offer fully integrated CDMO and Contract Testing Services

General
General | 08 February 2022

Lotte Chemical to invest $502 million to expand specialty materials business

Plans to build a plant to produce organic solvents – high-purity ethylene carbonate (EC) and di-methyl carbonate (DMC) – for electrolytes, a key material for lithium-ion batteries

Chemical
Chemical | 08 February 2022

Mitsui Chemicals to expand meltblown nonwovens production capacity in Japan

The company plans to invest 240 million yen on the project with an aim to start production from April 2023

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