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Digitization
Digitization | 28 August 2020

Emerson acquires utility software provider for $1.6 billion

The acquisition is expected to close in early fiscal 2021, subject to various regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

Chemical
Chemical | 28 August 2020

Dow reports no major damage from Hurricane Laura

Dow’s sites in Sabine, Beaumont, Deer Park, La Porte, Bayport and Texas City safely shut down operations prior to Laura making landfall.

Chemical
Chemical | 28 August 2020

Kore Potash to raise $7 million for potash project in Congo

The fundraise will allow the company to deliver the first phase of the definitive feasibility study (DFS) for the Dogou Extension (DX) Sylvenite project.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 28 August 2020

Evonik to invest €15 million in Marl C4 production network

Targeted debottlenecking measures will increase the local production capacity for so-called isobutene derivatives by well over 50% by December 2021.

Chemical
Chemical | 28 August 2020

BCI Minerals' Mardie salt & potash project granted major project status

Mardie project will produce 4.4Mtpa of high-purity salt and 120ktpa of sulphate of potash via solar evaporation of seawater.

People
People | 28 August 2020

Rajiv Batra appointed Group CFO of Pi Industries

Rajiv has been appointed for three years and will report to the Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Mayank Singhal and the Board of Directors of the company.

Gas
Gas | 28 August 2020

Cummins to supply electrolyzer for a new renewable hydrogen facility in Washington state

Expected to be operational in 2021, the new renewable hydrogen facility allows the Douglas County PUD to manufacture commercial hydrogen using electrolysis to harvest hydrogen from water from Wells Dam on the Columbia River.

Gas
Gas | 28 August 2020

Chart Industries to divest cryobiological products business for $320 million

The sale is expected to close early in Q4FY20, following the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including regulatory requirements.

Chemical
Chemical | 28 August 2020

Anguil opens a new subsidiary in India

The company has opened a regional office in Gujarat and hired several employees to lead its India operations.

Chemical
Chemical | 28 August 2020

DuPont opens new animal nutrition manufacturing facility in China

New manufacturing plant will supply advanced customized solutions to animal nutrition industry.

Chemical
Chemical | 28 August 2020

Krishana Phoschem to start DAP & NPK plant by 2022

The company is planning to commence the project construction work by December 2020, subject to timely clearance from statutory authorities and other factors.

Chemical
Chemical | 27 August 2020

Mitsubishi Chemical ties-up with waste recycling company to promote circular economy

Refinverse Group built an integrated system extending from waste treatment to production of resin, thereby supplying a diverse range of recycled resources.

Chemical
Chemical | 27 August 2020

Merger would strengthen BASF India's position

The merger of BASF Performance Polyamides with BASF India Limited would strengthen the company’s position as a solution provider for key industries and would enhance market access to key growth markets.

Chemical
Chemical | 27 August 2020

Piyush Goyal launches GIS-enabled land bank system

Goyal said that this is a prototype only and will be developed further with inputs from states, to make it an effective, transparent mechanism of land identification and procurement.

Chemical
Chemical | 27 August 2020

Syngenta's first half sales grows by 2% to reach $12.2 bn

All four business units, Syngenta Crop Protection, ADAMA, Syngenta Seeds and Syngenta Group China, increased their underlying sales in comparison to the previous year.

Chemical
Chemical | 27 August 2020

ACC's chemical activity barometer rises 2.5% in August

On a year-over-year basis, the barometer was down 6.1 percent in August.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 27 August 2020

LyondellBasell’s PP and HDPE technology selected by petchem refinery in Oman

The new plants of DRPIC will comprise of a polypropylene (PP) plant that will utilize LyondellBasell’s Spheripol PP process technology to produce 280,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of PP and a 480-m.t./yr high-density polyethylene plant which will utilize Hostalen ACP process technology.

Technology
Technology | 27 August 2020

Stora Enso to build a pilot plant for bio-based packaging foam

The design and engineering of the pilot facility will start immediately. It is estimated that the plant will be ready in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Chemical
Chemical | 27 August 2020

Givaudan announces its 2025 strategy, renames existing divisions

Over this period, the company aims to deliver organic sales growth of 4-5% with average free cash flow of at least 12%.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 27 August 2020

Nexans wins contract from Poland-based petchem firm

As part of the contract, Nexans will provide cables for a new petrochemical complex for PDH Polska S.A in Poland.

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