Braskem (B3: BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK), highlights its first full year of UTEC® Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) production at its La Porte, Texas production facility by introducing new market leading innovation including its new UTEC® 9540, the highest molecular weight polyethylene polymer commercially available worldwide

Technavio research analysts have forecasted the global water treatment chemicals market to grow at a CAGR of approximately 7% during the period 2018-2022, in their latest report 

Decernis LLC (http://www.decernis.com), the leading provider of technology and content solutions for product compliance, safety, and risk management and a group of industry leaders across the value chain of the Pulp and Paper Industry announced the joint lau  nch of the Pulp and Paper Value Chain Information System for standardizing global compliance information transfer through the Decernis Supplier Compliance Management System

The energy company St1 and the forest products company SCA have formed a partnership to develop large-scale production of renewable fuels from tall oil. The planned production site will be St1's refinery in Gothenburg

NioCorp Developments Ltd., a developer of superalloy metals, has awarded a major contract to Rockwell Automation to engineer, design and procure process automation and instrumentation for NioCorp’s proposed critical minerals, mining and processing facility in Elk Creek, Nebraska

ITT Inc. recently announced that it is continuing to expand its innovative i-ALERT Monitoring Solution portfolio, giving customers additional options to maximize the efficiency and total cost of ownership of all types of rotating machines 

Hamburger Rieger has chosen Valmet as the supplier of its new recycled containerboard machine to be installed at the Spremberg site in Germany

Effective June 1, 2018, to offset rapid and unprecedented increases in freight costs, Kemira will implement a $0.02/pound price adjustment for all Process & Functional Chemicals sold on a delivered basis to pulp and paper customers in North America

Effective May 2, 2018, Solenis and BASF signed an agreement to combine BASF’s paper and water chemicals business with Solenis to jointly create a customer-focused global specialty chemical company.

 Delta T Systems recently completed the design of a ground breaking line of variable speed chillers. The water and air cooled chillers are available from 1 to 30 tons and operate at a standard range of 0°F to 80°F (-18°C to 27°C). The well-proven technology in these units consumes 30-50% less energy than fixed speed models, and as a result offers a two to three year payback due to reduced operating costs