AkzoNobel opens world’s most advanced paint plant in UK

AkzoNobel NV has officially opened the world’s most advanced and sustainable paint plant in Ashington, UK.The hi-tech facility – which cost more than €100m to build – represents the largest ever global investment by the company’s decorative paints business. It will become the new centre of production for Dulux, the UK’s leading decorative paint brand.The Ashington plant uses a variety of renewable energy sources, including photovoltaic cells and a biomass boiler, alongside a highly automated manufacturing process which saves water, waste and energy. Read More

SABIC inaugurates polypropylene pilot plant in Netherlands

SABIC continued its global expansion with the inauguration of a new polypropylene (PP) pilot plant in Geleen, the Netherlands, and also announced new investment in a PP extrusion facility to be built at the same location. The highly automated PP extrusion line is expected to be in operation in the fourth quarter of 2017.Yousef Al-Benyan, SABIC vice chairman and CEO, and the Dutch minister of economic affairs, Henk Kamp, were present at the opening ceremony for the pilot plant. Read More

BioAmber gets non-compliance notice from stock exchange

BioAmber Inc said that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has notified the company that it is no longer in compliance with NYSE listing standards because the price of its common stock has fallen below the NYSE’s share price rule. The NYSE requires the average closing price of a listed company’s common stock to be at least $1 per share over a consecutive 30 trading-day period. The 30 trading-day average closing price of the stock was $0.90, as of 6 September. Read More

Allen Antao, Executive Vice President and Business Head (Process Equipment), Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Pvt Ltd

Aligning with the manufacturing strengths of the world: In an interview, Allen Antao with Chemical Today Magazine talks at length about the global dynamics of the process equipment market. He also delves into the opportunities offered by India to strengthen the country as a global powerhouse.Process equipment landscape in Indian chemical industry: We manufacture equipment for the process industry. Read More