Chemical
Chemical | 23 February 2022

Solvay 2021 sales up 17%; EBITDA up 27%

Solvay’s robust performance was due to strong volumes and pricing actions

Chemical
Chemical | 23 February 2022

Crystal Crop launches new herbicide to protect sugarcane crop from weeds

The company plans to make new herbicide HOLA available to cane growers in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat in the immediate future

People
People | 23 February 2022

Air Products elects Tonit Calaway in board of directors

Calaway is the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary of BorgWarner.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 23 February 2022

BASF to expand production capacity of PA and PBT in Malaysia

Growth is driven by the increased demand for engineering plastics in different industry segments, such as automotive, consumer electronics, and electrical & electronics

Gas
Gas | 23 February 2022

Messer to build air separation unit in Central Texas

The new ASU will operate substantially off of energy supplied from an onsite solar panel array

Chemical
Chemical | 23 February 2022

Henkel sales grows on higher volumes, prices

Company's adjusted operating profit increased by 4.2 percent to 2.7 billion euros in 2021

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 23 February 2022

Denka, Toyo to build chemical recycling plant for polystyrene

The plant will be constructed on the premises of Denka’s Chiba plant and the plan is for it to begin operating in the second half of FY2023

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 23 February 2022

Plug Power partners with Atlas Copco and Fives to develop hydrogen plants

The parties have already undertaken significant development efforts and Plug Power expects to commission hydrogen liquefier trains with 15 ton per day and 30 ton per day capacities starting in 2023

General
General | 23 February 2022

Yara completes sales of Salitre phosphate mining project to EuroChem

The company has received total proceeds of USD 452 million as part of the transaction

Chemical
Chemical | 23 February 2022

BASF makes additional investment in B2B Cosmetics to scale-up personal care product technology

BASF and B2B Cosmetics will enable the market entry of the Emuage technology for personalized cosmetics

Digitization
Digitization | 23 February 2022

Agilent posts Q1 FY2022 revenue at US$ 1.67 billion

Revenue of $1.67 billion represents 8% reported growth; and up 9% on a core(basis.

General
General | 23 February 2022

Merck KGaA completes acquisition of biopharma CDMO Exelead

Adds to Merck’s growing global, multi-modality CDMO network, following newly formed CDMO business unit in Life Science

People
People | 23 February 2022

PPG's Rebecca Liebert elected to NAE

Liebert was elected to the NAE in recognition of her ‘leadership in developing and executing innovative initiatives to strengthen the U.S. manufacturing industry’.

Chemical
Chemical | 22 February 2022

Deepak Shah bestowed Lifetime Achievement Award

22 agrochemical companies were awarded in different categories at 3rd PMFAI SML Annual Agchem Awards 2022 held in Dubai

General
General | 22 February 2022

LG Chem signs renewable power supply deal with utility firm

Both entities plan to accelerate ESG management to achieve RE100 by jointly promoting renewable energy projects

Start-up
Start-up | 22 February 2022

Braskem partners with startup accelerator to develop sustainable plastics solutions for agribusiness

The company will be connected to startups from the innovation hub named AgTech Garage, located in Piracicaba (SP), for the development of technological and innovative solutions in the chemical and plastics industry

General
General | 22 February 2022

Emerson opens new manufacturing facility in Chennai, India

Advanced manufacturing at new plant will serve local and global customers

People
People | 22 February 2022

Clariant reorganizes its innovation and sustainability portfolio

Reorganization aims to accelerate sustainability-driven innovation, creates new position of Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 22 February 2022

Arkema acquires engineering adhesives manufacturer in China

Acquisition of Shanghai Zhiguan Polymer Materials is in line with Bostik’s strategy to build a strong position in the attractive engineering adhesives market

Start-up
Start-up | 22 February 2022

Solvay invests in Zurich-based 3D printing startup

9T Labs provides a cost-competitive solution for manufacturing that will allow structural CFRP parts to replace metals at a much faster rate in demanding applications in many sectors such as aerospace, automotive and healthcare

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