Company Dynamic

Reliance a subsidiary of Reliance Holding USA Inc and RIL has completed the sale of its interest in certain upstream assets; which were operated by Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc to BKV Chelsea LLC, an affiliate of Kalnin Ventures.

• Reliance

Propionic acid is widely used in the production of pharmaceuticals, crop protection agents, solvents, food and feed preservatives and plastics.

• BASF

AkzoNobel’s speciality chemicals business has broken ground at its Kvarntorp, Sweden plant, as part of a project to expand production capacity for chelated micronutrients.

• AkzoNobel

Evonik Industries said that will offer the entire closed loop precious metal catalysts business from its integrated production site in Dombivli, near Mumbai (India), starting 1 April 2018.

• Evonik

A major Chinese investment in West Virginia's energy industry could include plastic resin production, according to an official with an industry group.

• Plastics

AkzoNobel NV and SOS Children’s Villages partnership has designed to help fight youth unemployment – through education and renovation training programs – is being expanded to include six new countries.

• AkzoNobel

Lanxess AG said that it plans to acquire the phosphorus chemicals business with a US production site from Solvay SA, expanding its additives segment.

• Lanxess

KBR Inc said that its SOCAR-KBR Limited Liability Company (SKLLC) joint venture has been awarded a front-end engineering design (feed) contract for the topsides of the Absheron Early Production Project.

• KBR

BP PLC has agreed to sell a package of its interests in the Bruce assets in the North Sea to Serica Energy plc.

Colorado Wheat Research Foundation Inc (CWRF), Albaugh LLC and Limagrain Cereal Seeds LLC (LCS) have launched the first two new herbicide-tolerant CoAXium wheat production system varieties.

• CWRF

Total SA and GoodPlanet Foundation has signed an agreement for a project to deploy 8,400 biodigesters in Telangana state, India, to improve the lives of 45,000 people and contribute tackling climate change.

• Total

Clariant has signed a global licensing agreement to supply their solid sorbent material for RTI International’s warm gas desulfurization process (WDP) technology.

• Clariant

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) has entered into an underwriting agreement to sell 71.6 million shares in Woodside Petroleum Limited (Woodside) to two investment banks.

• Shell

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has priced an offering of $800 million 3.667 percent senior unsecured notes due 2027.

• Reliance

Belgee, one of the rising stars in the automotive industry has opened a new automotive production plant in Belarus, Europe, enhancing its cooperation with BASF SE.

• BASF

AkzoNobel NV has confirmed that it has ended its constructive discussions regarding a merger of the AkzoNobel paints & coatings business with Axalta Coating Systems.

• AkzoNobel

AkzoNobel's speciality chemicals business has completed a $10 million investment at its LeMoyne sulphur derivatives plant in US, which supplies essential ingredients used in several major industries.

• AkzoNobel

Royal DSM has agreed to acquire Amyris Brasil Ltda from Amyris Inc and establishes a long-term manufacturing partnership for Amyris’ high-volume products.

• DSM

BASF SE and Vital Therapeutics Pvt Ltd have entered into a strategic partnership to bring a new choline chloride product to the feed industry in India and the rest of South Asia.

• BASF

PPG Industries Inc (PPG) has entered into a partnership with SiNode Systems Inc, to accelerate the commercialization of high-energy anode materials for advanced battery applications in electric vehicles.

• PPG