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Cosmo Films, a leading manufacturer of speciality BOPP films will be launching its new range of premium lamination films under the "Luxotique" brand, at the upcoming DRUPA 2016 show - the world's leading trade fair for print & cross-media solutions, scheduled to take place from 31st May to 10th June 2016 at Dusseldorf, Germany.

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Waterfront Shipping Company Ltd. (WFS), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), Westfal-Larsen Management (WL), and Marinvest/Skagerack Invest (Marinvest) are proud to welcome innovative, clean-burning, fuel-efficient vessels to the sea. These seven 50,000 dead weight tonne vessels are built with the first-of-its kind MAN B&W ME-LGI 2-stroke dual fuel engines that can run on methanol, fuel oil, marine diesel oil, or gas oil.

Air Liquide signed a new long term contract with Maoming Petrochemical Co. (MPCC), a subsidiary of China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec Corp.), one of the largest integrated energy and chemical companies in China. Under the terms of the new agreement, Air Liquide will invest around 40 million euros in a new state of the art ASU (Air Separation Unit), with a total capacity of 850 tonnes of oxygen per day

With the GCC tripling its production capacity between the 2004 - 2015 period, petrochemical producers in the region must focus on supply chain efficiencies in order to retain export market share, said the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA), ahead of the Supply Chain Conference in May.

Pembina Pipeline Corporation is pleased to announce that that the Company has completed its previously announced acquisition of certain sour natural gas processing assets from Paramount Resources.

In response to theorder from District Administration, GoK tosuspend water supply to MRPL for the next seven days, due to acute water shortage, MRPL has initiated even more strict water conservation measures.

Axiall Corporation announced that it has filed definitive proxy materials with the SEC in connection with its 2016 annual meeting of stockholders to be held on June 17, 2016. Axiall stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 4, 2016 will be entitled to vote at the meeting

Rosneft commenced operational drilling at the Lebedinskoye oil and gas condensate field in the Sea of Okhotsk. It will drill a 5.3 km long horizontal extend reach well under the bottom of the Sea of Okhotsk.

Our investment will result in increased supply for our customers throughout the region as we continue to see the growth of their own production capabilities," said Dr. Samir Serhan, president, Global Hydrogen at Praxair. "We are committed to serving this accelerating marketplace by expanding our network.

Cytec Solvay Group (Solvay) will share its latest market insights and advances in its CYASORB CYNERGY SOLUTIONS® stabilizers at the International Polyolefins Conference from February 21st to 24th at the Hilton Houston North in Houston, Texas

The show is expected to occupy 250,000sqm exhibition area with 3,300 exhibitors, featuring a full spectrum of exhibits in seamless connection with "Intelligent Manufacturing", "High tech Materials" and "Green Solutions", according to the organizer, Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd.

Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, presented today at its regional headquarters for the Greater China region leading solutions dedicated to achieving sustainable development in automotive industry. In the presentations delivered in front of leading local and regional technical and mass media, Clariant's technical experts highlighted Clariant's edge in the three areas of energy savings, emissions reduction and safety improvements, the current priorities for the automotive and transport industry in China to achieve improved sustainability.

DSM and Kemin announce two new additions to their portfolio of eye health solutions including FloraGLO® Lutein and OPTISHARP® Zeaxanthin, which are being introduced as part of their longstanding partnership. This move signals the continued investment by DSM's and Kemin in providing high quality ingredients, tailored applications expertise and access to the latest scientific advances, in response to the growth in global demand for dietary supplements targeted at eye health and visual comfort.

DSM and Kemin announce two new additions to their portfolio of eye health solutions including FloraGLO® Lutein and OPTISHARP® Zeaxanthin, which are being introduced as part of their longstanding partnership. This move signals the continued investment by DSM's and Kemin in providing high quality ingredients, tailored applications expertise and access to the latest scientific advances, in response to the growth in global demand for dietary supplements targeted at eye health and visual comfort.

BASF/Wintershall and Gazprom have already been cooperating successfully for a quarter of a century: The two companies laid the foundations for their cooperation in autumn 1990 with a long-term agreement to market Russian natural gas in Germany. Just recently they decided to extend their cooperation at the source and to expand the joint natural gas production in Siberia. Additionally,

BASF/Wintershall and Gazprom have already been cooperating successfully for a quarter of a century: The two companies laid the foundations for their cooperation in autumn 1990 with a long-term agreement to market Russian natural gas in Germany. Just recently they decided to extend their cooperation at the source and to expand the joint natural gas production in Siberia. Additionally,

Essar Projects, a global EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) company, said its joint venture with Italy's Saipem S.p.A has won a USD 1.57 billion order from Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) for setting up Al-Zour Refinery Project (ZOR), Package-4, in the State of Kuwait. This is Essar's biggest third-party order won in the region

n a weaker than expected market environment, BASF sales in the third quarter of 2015 were €17.4 billion, 5% below the level of the previous third quarter. EBITDA increased by €358 million to €2.9 billion, mainly due to higher depreciation. In contrast, income from operations (EBIT) before special items declined by €171 million to €1.6 billion. In the Chemicals segment, EBIT before special items rose slightly, while it increased sharply in the Functional Materials & Solutions segment. In the remaining segments, earnings declined significantly

US based AdhereTech has launched a second generation version of its smart wireless pill bottle, made with Eastman Tritan copolyester.

The PVC Formulation 2016 conference will take place from April 5-7, 2016 in Cologne, Germany, announced the organizer, Applied Market Information (AMI).

Evonik has completed the process of the acquisition of PeroxyChem Netherlands B.V., Delfzijl, to become a fully owned company of the Evonik Group. With the Closing of the transaction on October 30th, 2015 PeroxyChem Netherlands B.V. has been transferred to Evonik.