Ethane cracker to be built in Louisiana
Axiall and Lotte Chemical announced final decision to construct ethane-based ethylene plant that would be expected to produce one million metric tons of ethylene annually.
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Chemours Titanium Technologies announced price increase
The Chemours Company announced a global price increase on all Ti-Pure titanium dioxide grades.
LyondellBasell developing world's largest PO/TBA plant
LyondellBasell announced that it is advancing plans to build the world's largest propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) plant in the Houston area.
BASF starts operations at 300,000-metric-ton TDI plant
On Tuesday BASF officially inaugurated the new TDI (toluene diisocyanate) plant at its Ludwigshafen site.
Lanxess raises guidance for 2015 again and presents new strategy
Following a strong third quarter, Lanxess has continued to achieve solid business development, with its realignment plans progressing faster than expected.
Covestro improves operating result
Materials manufacturer Covestro substantially improved its operating result in the third quarter of 2015.
Smart cans with Dynapol binders
Special Dynapol binders from Evonik Industries provide the necessary external and internal protection - completely free from bisphenol-A.
Velox presents its plastics specialities at Fakuma 2015
Velox will be presenting a selection of its current innovative speciality plastics and plastics additives at Booth No. 5001 in Hall B5.
50 years of HDI production in Leverkusen
Bayer MaterialScience is celebrating a major anniversary: 50 years of hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) production in Leverkusen.
BASF and PETRONAS to build first polyisobutene plant in South East Asia
World-scale plant for highly reactive polyisobutene (HR-PIB), with annual capacity of 50,000 metric tons, wille be launched in 2017.
Solvay launches production of highly dispersible silica in Poland
Solvay is hosting a ceremony to mark the production launch of Highly Dispersible Silica (HDS) at its new state-of-the-art plant in Wloclawek, Poland.
BASF inaugurates world-scale acrylic acid complex in Brazil
BASF inaugurated its world-scale production complex for acrylic acid, butyl acrylate and superabsorbent polymers in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil.