Italian metal packaging maker Tecnocap now uses BASF's biomass-balanced plasticizer Hexamoll DINCH BMB in the sealing gaskets of its metal closures for food packaging, announced in a joint release dated September 23, 2021.

Solvay will increase production capacity of its Tecnoflon FKM peroxide curable fluoroelastomer by nearly a third at its Spinetta Marengo plant in Italy, with the extra capacity due by May 2021. The expansion serves demand from automotive, oil and gas, and semiconductor industries.