Yara and BASF break ground on new ammonia plant in Texas
Yara International ASA and BASF broke ground on a world scale ammonia plant at the BASF site in Freeport, Texas.
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Plastics packaging organisations on recent supply situation
The four largest national organisations have called on polymer producers to invest more in European polymer production facilities.
Grupa Azoty Group to build its largest project to date
By 2019 the Group aims to build Europe's largest and most advanced PDH unit for propylene production, sited in the town of Police.
Ineos ordered additional ethane vessels
Ineos commissions two more "Dragon Class" ships to bring US ethane from shale gas to its manufacturing plants in Scotland and Norway.
Westlake Chemical to expand ethylene capacity
The company will increase ethane-based ethylene capacity at Lake Charles site by approximately 250 million pounds annually.
Silicone impregnant for household and textile applications
Wacker is presenting its HC 303 silicone emulsion at the 2014 World Conference on Fabric and Home Care.
LyondellBasell considers adding new ethylene capacity
LyondellBasell evaluates expansion project at Channelview site in Texas that would add up to 227k tons annualy of ethylene capacity.
Sibur increases funding for major polyolefin project
Sibur's Board of Directors has approved increased funding for the ZapSibNeftekhim project in 2014 from EUR 1,1 bn to EUR 1,48 bn.
BASF starts up butadiene extraction plant in Antwerp
New plant with annual capacity of 155,000 metric tons per year will secure BASF's internal supply of butadiene in Europe.
Evonik invests in German operations
The company plans to invest some two billion euros as part of its growth strategy in Germany.
Ineos and Evergas wtih new deal for US shale gas transportation
Ineos expands its contract with Evergas to six vessels for the transportation US shale gas to its European cracker complexes.
SABIC and Synthos satisfied with a partnership
A three-year long cooperation brings significant advantages for both companies.
New high-tech lab in the Middle East
Bayer MaterialScience has inaugurated its new coatings, adhesives and specialties laboratory at DuBiotech premises in Dubai.
Borealis with new contract for ethane
Borealis announced a new long term agreement to source ethane from Norwegian Statoil for its flexible steam cracker in Sweden.
New report on butanol market
The market research institute Ceresana is expecting surplus production of butanol on the global market in 2021.
Clariant sold its Detergents & Intermediates business
Clariant announced the closing of the sale of its Detergents & Intermediates business to International Chemical Investors Group.
Chemical transportation safety in Africa
BASF and other companies in the chemical industry are the participants of the project "Promoting Chemical Safety Management in the African Region".
Clariant opens new innovation center
New Innovation Center in Frankfurt will coordinate Clariant's global R&D activities.
License agreement between Sabo SpA and BASF
Sabo SpA announced that it has entered into an agreement with BASF for a license of the Chimassorb 2020 technology.
Evonik announces price increase
Prices for products from the Acrylic Monomers as well as PLEXIGLAS and PLEXIMID Molding Compounds will rise.
Antibacterial polymer discovered
Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm have discovered an antibacterial polymer for sportswear, diapers and bandages.
Invista's new polyamide salt facility in the Netherlands starts production
Invista started production at its new, polyamide salt plant, an expansion of the company's polymer facility in Rozenburg, the Netherlands.
Solvay to build a new silica plant in Poland
Solvay announced it will invest €75 million to build a new 85,000 ton per year Highly Dispersible Silica (HDS) plant in Włocławek, Poland.
Olefin market in crisis
European output of olefins dropped to the level from 2009.
HaloPolymer: record-breaking performance figures for sulfur hexafluoride
Following the results of December 2012, the production of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) in the enterprises of HaloPolymer holding, which is the only sulfur hexafluoride producer in the Eastern Europe and ranked to be the 6th in the world market of sulfur hexafluoride, made 130 tons.
Innovations from chemistry for vehicles of tomorrow
BASF is presenting innovative products and solutions for the automotive industry at the International Suppliers Fair (IZB) in Wolfsburg from October 10 to 12, 2012.
Rhodia with new products
Rhodia presents its new high-performance, eco-friendly solvent Rhodiasolv IRIS and its new waterborne paint additives.
Polymers move smartly
Hans-Jörg Schneider and Kazuaki Kato, University of Saarlandes, Germany, introduce polymers that respond to chemical and biological stimuli through movement Chemomechanical polymers are a new type of smart polymer with specific recognition sites that can respond selectively to chemical and biological stimuli through large movements.
Generating high-pure polyol from PET
A new synthesis process for generating polyol from PET materials is now being used industrially by Petopur GmbH, Schwarzheide.
Arkema eliminates fluorosurfactants from Kynar 500 PVDF
In line with its voluntary product stewardship approach, Arkema has developed a new process that eliminates fluorosurfactants from its Kynar 500 PVDF. Arkema is introducing Kynar 500 PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) resin made using a new fluorosurfactant-free (FSF) process.
Evonik Expands Plasticizer Alcohol Capacity
Evonik Industries AG is expanding its oxo alcohol production capacity at the Marl site by 60,000 metric tons per year.
Ticona's new family of Antimicrobial Acetals
Ticona Introduces Family of Antimicrobial Acetals. Anti-Crobe Antimicrobial Polymers Includes Injection Molding and Extrusion Grades for Hot, Wet Environments.