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Borealis and Total Start Ethane Cracker in Texas

26.07.2022 -

The 1 million t/y ethane cracker built by US-headquartered Bayport Polymers (also known as Baystar), a 50:50 joint venture of Borealis and TotalEnergies, has begun...

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Arkema to Buy Mexico’s Polimeros Especiales

25.07.2022 -

French specialty chemicals producer Arkema has announced it will acquire privately owned Mexican company Polimeros Especiales, a producer of high performance waterborne...

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WHO Declares Monkeypox International Emergency

25.07.2022 -

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the global monkey pox outbreak to be a “public health emergency of international concern.” This is the organization’s...

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Dow Rolls Out Plastics Recycling Projects in Europe, US

25.07.2022 -

Dow has announced several new steps in its plans to accelerate the deployment of plastics recycling technologies in Europe and the US.

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Air Liquide Invests in Two China Hydrogen Plants

22.07.2022 -

Shanghai Chemical Industry Park Industrial Gases (SCIPIG), a subsidiary of French industrial gases group Air Liquide, will invest more than €200 million in two hydrogen...

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WuXi Expands API Competence in Asia

22.07.2022 -

WuXi AppTec and its subsidiary Wuxi STA have announced several investments in manufacturing and research in Asia, with the Changzou campus in China’s Jiangsu Province a...

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Röhm Begins China PMMA Build

22.07.2022 -

Germany’s Röhm has begun construction of a capacity expansion in China for its Plexiglas polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) molding compounds. A groundbreaking ceremony took...

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Johnson Matthey Plans UK Gigafactory for Hydrogen Fuel Cells

21.07.2022 -

UK sustainable technologies group Johnson Matthey plans to invest £80 million in a gigafactory at its site in Royston to scale up the manufacture of hydrogen fuel cell...