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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

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 08 February 2022

Kaneka to expand production capacity for biodegradable biopolymer in Japan

The company plans to invest approximately 15 billion Japanese yen on the project with a production capacity of 15,000 tons per year

Chemical
Chemical | 08 February 2022

Origin Materials and Minafin form strategic partnership for biobased chemicals

The partnership includes multiple collaboration areas and is an important milestone for bringing cost-competitive biobased products to the market, with applications in the pharmaceutical, agricultural, cosmetics and personal care, and automotive industries

General
General | 08 February 2022

Biosynthetic Technologies raises $7.5 million

Company is developing and marketing a new class of high-performance bio-based oil, or Estolides, that is biodegradable, non-bioaccumulative, and non-toxic

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 07 February 2022

Equinor joins Center for Hydrogen Safety

Equinor is developing a portfolio of hydrogen projects in Europe and the US.

Gas
Gas | 07 February 2022

Xebec to supply PSA technology to Air Liquide for helium projects

Exclusive technology partnership to enable large-scale development of helium purification projects

Chemical
Chemical | 07 February 2022

Godrej Agrovet Q3 FY22 profit up 20%

The company reported consolidated total income of Rs. 2,089 crore, an increase of 36% with respect to Q3 FY21

People
People | 07 February 2022

Burjis Godrej appointed Executive Director of Godrej Agrovet

He is currently head of Special Projects at Godrej Agrovet Limited where he focuses on coordinating projects between different divisions of GAVL

General
General | 07 February 2022

Huntsman retains ICC approval to use Responsible Care

The company has retained the highly recognized Responsible Care certification from January 2022 to December 2024

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 07 February 2022

BASF expands MDI portfolio, launches first GHG neutral isocyanate

Important step towards sustainability in the polyurethane value chain

General
General | 07 February 2022

Merck KGaA launches new cosmetics ingredients developed from superfoods

New products, RonaCare Baobab and RonaCare Hibiscus, specifically developed to actively promote a beautiful, youthful skin

People
People | 07 February 2022

Dr. Raman Ramchandran joins Calibre Chemicals as Board of Director

He also serves on boards of PI Industries, Jivagro Ltd., Isagro (Asia) Agrochemicals Pvt. Ltd., and Proklean Technologies Pvt. Ltd

People
People | 07 February 2022

Arcadia appoints Stan Jacot as CEO

Jacot was selected as CEO by Arcadia’s board of directors

General
General | 07 February 2022

H.B. Fuller acquires Belgium-based adhesives, coatings provider Fourny

Acquisition includes one factory and R&D center based in Willebroek, Antwerp, in Belgium

General
General | 07 February 2022

Haldor Topsoe, Acron partner to develop green technologies

The MoU includes initiatives within joint development of technologies aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (СО2 and N2O) at the existing production sites of Acron Group and development of promising projects for new products with minimum environmental impact

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