DuPont invests in Zytel HTN polymer capacity in Germany
DuPont Performance Materials announced that it is investing in Zytel HTN PPA polymer capacity at its Uentrop facility in Hamm, Germany.
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Evonik expands venture capital activities into Asia
Evonik is investing in Chinese venture capital fund GRC SinoGreen Fund III.
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.
Huhtamaki investing in new capacity in Northern Ireland
Huhtamaki is investing in new capacity at its molded fiber packaging manufacturing unit in Lurgan, Northern Ireland.
BASF increases pigment production
BASF is strengthening its global production network for pigments with two new investments.
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.
Talke accomplishes mechanical completion of Slovnaft project
The LDPE 4 logistics facility for the Slovakian Slovnaft Group has been completed on schedule.
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.
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.
New Chinese production facility of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag
On 10 July 2015, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag celebrated the official opening of its new Demag Plastics Machinery facility in Ningbo/China.
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.
Borealis upgrades cracker operations in Stenungsund
Borealis announced a EUR 160 million investment in its production location in Stenungsund, Sweden.
DSM invests in optimizing environmental footprint
New investment in Emmen facility underpins company’s global sustainability strategy.
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.
Zahoransky expands its international base
Zahoransky has made the first step for an extension to the 1974 plant in Logroño in Spain.
Clariant opens new desiccant manufacturing plant in China
Clariant announces the opening of a new desiccant manufacturing plant at its site in Zhengjiang, China.
Evonik to invest over €4 billion in research and development
"Our intention is to turn Evonik into one of the world's most innovative companies," affirmed Klaus Engel, the Chairman of the Executive Board.
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.
New major oxo investment in Sweden
Production of raw materials for Perstorp's general purpose PVC plasticizers at a major extension to Perstorp's main plant has begun on time.
Yara and BASF to build ammonia plant in USA
Yara International and BASF Group have agreed to build a world scale ammonia plant at BASF's site in Freeport, Texas.
Sibur launches construction of ZapSibNeftekhim
The first foundations have been laid at ZapSibNeftekhim, a facility for deep hydrocarbon to polyolefin processing in the Tyumen Region.
Borealis presents new material and starts new line
Borealis presents new solutions for electric sports car and announce start-up of expanded Itatiba plant.
Milacron plans expansion in Czech Republic
Milacron plans major expansion in Czech Republic, increasing capacity and service levels for the Uniloy, DME and TIRAD product brands.
First production line for oriented films in Maghreb
Biaxial Films Packaging and Brückner Maschinenbau teamed up for the very first production line for biaxially oriented plastics film in the Maghreb.
A. Schulman to double its masterbatch production at Chinese site
A. Schulman, Inc. has added equipment in its manufacturing facility in Dongguan, China to accommodate increasing demand.
Bayer MaterialScience finished new TDI plant
Company invested some EUR 250 million at Dormagen site to produce foam component TDI.
Ineos and Sasol start HDPE project in Texas
Ineos and Sasol celebrate ground breaking ceremony for High-density Polyethylene joint venture.
Perstorp steps up its bioplastics competitiveness
The investments include a pilot plant, increased technical resources and a new laboratory at Perstorp in Sweden.
Evonik opened new plant for HTPB in Marl
The Group invested a mid-double-digit million euro amount in the plant for hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene.
Corbion Purac to construct a 75kTpa PLA plant
Corbion Purac will accelerate its thrust into the biotechnology arena, making the next step in the bioplastics value chain by becoming a PLA producer.
BASF increases production capacity for tertiary Butylamine
BASF will expand the production capacity of its existing production plant for tertiary Butylamine at the Nanjing Chemical Industry Park in China.
New Borealis joint venture in Finland
Borealis aims to create joint venture with Neste Oil and Veolia to modernise and operate the power plant in the Kilpilahti petrochemical cluster.
Röchling puts new factory in China into operation
Plastics specialist Röchling has begun production in its new plant in Kunshan/China.
Ineos acquired Grangemouth power plant
Additional investment further supports the competitiveness of the Grangemouth site as Ineos begins construction of its new £300 million ethane terminal.
Huntsman will expand MDI production
Huntsman announced 400 ktes MDI expansion plan for US manufacturing plant.