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Arkema Divests Phosphorous Business

31.10.2022 -

As part of its “dynamic portfolio management,” French specialty chemicals producer Arkema said it has agreed to sell its subsidiary Febex, a global player in phosphorus...

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Solvay Reuses Rosignano Limestone Residues

31.10.2022 -

Solvay is collaborating with two companies to collect and reuse the limestone residues from its soda ash production in Rosignano, Italy. The move will enable the residues...

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Recipharm Bolsters Blow-Fill-Seal Capabilities in France

31.10.2022 -

Swedish multinational CDMO Recipharm has bolstered its sterile filling capabilities at its facility in Kaysersberg, France, by installing Lab+ continuous automated...

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Nuberg Wins Chlor-alkali Project in India

28.10.2022 -

Indian chemical plant contractor Nuberg EPC has been tapped to build a 250 t/d chlor-alkali plant planned by Indian chemical major Chemfab Alkalis at Karaikal, Puducherry...

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Omicron-targeted Covid Boosters may not be Better

28.10.2022 -

The newly launched bivalent mRNA-based Covid-19 booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech did not show a major improvement over the companies’ first-generation...

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Röhm and OQ break ground on Texas MMA Plant

28.10.2022 -

Together with compatriot project partner OQ Chemicals, Germany’s Röhm has broken ground on a new world-scale methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant it is building at OQ...

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EU Commission Pushes REACh Revision into 2023

27.10.2022 -

In a move widely expected in some quarters but not communicated until the last minute, the European Commission has shelved plans to update the REACh chemicals legislation...

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Inovyn Rebrands, Electrifies Rafnes VCM Plant

27.10.2022 -

Ineos’ vinyls business Inovyn has rebranded as Ineos Inovyn with effect from Oct. 21. At the same time, Inovyn’s hydrogen business has been renamed Ineos Hydrogen.