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BASF, SABIC, and Linde start the world's first large-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnace

Today, BASF, SABIC, and Linde have inaugurated the world’s first demonstration plant for large-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnaces. Following three years of development, engineering, and construction work, the regular operation of the demonstration plant is now ready to start at BASF’s Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. In March 2021 the three companies signed a joint agreement to develop and demonstrate solutions for electrically heated steam cracking furnaces.

2024-04-17

ECHA launches new chemicals database

ECHA CHEM is the new solution to share with the public the growing amount of information hosted by the Agency.

2024-02-02

Biesterfeld Spezialchemie further expands partnership with Evonik in Eastern Europe

Biesterfeld Spezialchemie, one of the leading international distributors of specialty chemical products, pharma and food ingredients, is expanding its long-standing partnership with Evonik.

2024-01-31

Krahn Chemie opens new subsidiary Krahn Central & Eastern Europe

Hamburg, January 17, 2024. Krahn Chemie is strengthening its presence in Central and Eastern Europe and expanding its business in this growth region.

2024-01-18

Lanxess to hold "Virtual Days” for the third time

45 webinars on Lanxess products, services and strategic alignment

2023-02-27

JEC World 2023, the place to be for composites professionals

Well-known as the “Festival of composites” each year in Paris, JEC World is a unique event dedicated to composite materials, their manufacturing technologies and application markets.

2023-02-17

Full exhibition halls and great enthusiasm for Fakuma 2023

At the end of January 2023, trade fair promoters P. E. Schall had already registered 1169 exhibitors from 38 countries. “Halls A1 to A7 and B1 to B5, as well as the east and west foyer areas, including the east concourse, are nearly full,”

2023-02-17

First production of cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) pipes based on feedstock from chemically recycled PEX waste

Neste, Borealis, Uponor and Wastewise Group enable chemical recycling of hard-to-recycle plastic waste into new high-quality plastic pipes

2023-02-14

Project One - the largest investment in the European chemical sector for a generation.

Ineos Olefins Belgium has today announced it has raised €3.5 billion to support the construction and operation of the most environmentally sustainable cracker in Europe.

2023-02-13

Get Ahead at the ICIS World Polyolefins Conference

The 9th ICIS World Polyolefins Conference is just around the corner — an exciting event that brings together senior-level executives, market experts and industry innovators from across the polymer and chemical community

2023-01-25

CEO of MOL Group cleared of corruption charges

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), a Washington, DC-based court of arbitration under the World Bank, has issued its final rulings in the dispute between MOL Plc and the Republic of Croatia in a 216-page Award.

2022-07-07