France’s SNF Group has opened a regional technical centre at its site at Gandhidham, in Gujarat state, India.

Mastermelt has formed a strategic collaboration with a long-time partner, Germany’s Hensel Recycling.

Germany’s chemical industry trade association, the VCI, said that the mood in the nation’s chemical and pharmaceutical industry “cooled noticeably in August because the global economy did not pick

BASF is to end production of three chemicals at its main site in Ludwigshafen.

Wanhua Chemical of China has commissioned its 48,000 tonnes/year citral facility, which is the largest single-unit production plant of its kind in the world.

Evonik has completed the expansion of DL-methionine production at Singapore’s Jurong Island, bringing the total capacity to 340,000 tonnes/year.

Industrial biotechnology specialist Ingenza is collaborating with Cellugy, a Danish start-up, to accelerate the development of the latter’s platform for the production biofabricated cellulose.

Kemira has announced changes to its operating model with the aim of increasing customer-centricity, strategic focus, speed of delivery, and accelerating growth.

International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) has agreed to buy Clariant’s decommissioned bioethanol plant in Podari, Romania, for its biotech CDMO subsidiary Corden BioChem.

Barentz International has acquired distributors in two different regions in short order.