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.
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RusVinyl project launched
The RusVinyl polyvinyl chloride production facility in Kstovo was inaugurated on 19 September.
Clariant doubles capacity for pigments at Indian site
Clariant announced the inauguration of an important new extension to its production facility in Roha, south-east of Mumbai, India.
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.
DuPont increases ethylene copolymers production in Texas
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers announced its intent to increase production capacity of its ethylene copolymers assets.
Lanxess' new plant for inorganic pigments in China
Lanxess is creating a total of roughly 200 new jobs with two new plants in Ningbo.
Evonik invests in German operations
The company plans to invest some two billion euros as part of its growth strategy in Germany.
LyondellBasell to build giant plant in the USA
LyondellBasell announced plans to build a world scale PO/TBA plant on the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Wittmann Battenfeld increases capacity
Austrian company is increasing its capacity for the production of large machines by a further 650 m².
Klöckner Pentaplast launches new production capacity
The Klöckner Pentaplast Group recently announced the launch of new production capacity in Europe and South America.
Lanxess to add a new line for high-tech plastics in USA
The company will invest 15 mln USD to expand its compounding facility in Gastonia, North Carolina.
New masterbatches plant in Australia
Clariant's new masterbatches plant in greater Sydney Area will be open in Q4 2014.
Ball Packaging Europe to start new line in Oss
The company will build an additional production line for 50-centiliter aluminium cans at the existing plant location.
New PP plant in Oman with Spheripol technology
ORPIC has selected the LyondellBasell Spheripol polypropylene process technology for a new 300 KTA polypropylene plant.
Arburg extends subsidiary in Czech Republic
Construction work in the Czech Republic was officially launched on 14 July 2014 with a ground-breaking ceremony at the site.
DSM to invest in a new PA plant in North America
The company will build new polymerization plant to manufacture Akulon for film grades used in flexible food packaging and other segments.
New BASF's factory in Poland
BASF inaugurates its largest European production plant for mobile emissions catalysts in Środa Śląska.
Evonik builds new dispersant plant
Evonik Industries is building a new production plant for polymer dispersants at the Goldschmidtstrasse site in Essen
New Evonik's research center
Evonik Industries is making an investment in the double-digit-million euro range in a new research center at the Rheinfelden site.
New MDI plant in Shanghai
BASF, Huntsman, Shanghai Hua Yi, Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Co. Ltd. and Sinoplac will build new MDI plant with capacity of 240,000 metric tons.
New rubber production line opens in Dormagen
Lanxess invested EUR 18 million in production expansion for Baypren polychloroprene solid rubber.
Clariant inaugurates Indonesian investments
Expansion of Tangerang site increases production capacity and enlarges product range and support capabilities.
Slovnaft builds logistic plant for PE production
The contractor completed the installation of 28 silos, where low density polyethylene will be stored and subsequently dispatched to customers.
SABIC signs joint venture agreement with SK Global Chemical
The companies will manufacture a range of high-performance polyethylene products using SK's cutting edge Nexlene solution technology.
Sibur increases BOPP-film production
Biaxplen launched a new biaxially-oriented polypropylene film production line in Novokuybyshevsk.
KraussMaffei Group driving company growth in China
The KraussMaffei Group has officially inaugurated the second production hall at its manufacturing plant in Haiyan (China).
Clariant's strong presence in China
Clariant's established operations in more than 18 cities across Greater China include factories, sales offices and technical service centers.
Chemical giants inaugurate two plants in China
BASF and Sinopec inaugurate acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers plants in Nanjing, China.
New investments of Borealis and Borouge
The main aim of two new projects is to ensure the availability of high-quality compounds for power cables.
Polish Grupa Azoty rolls out key investment projects
The Polyamide 6 Plant and Granulation Plant II, with a total cost of EUR 110m, will be launched in 2016.
Synthos unveils its plan to invest in South America
Polish company is planning to build a neodymium polybutadiene rubber plant in Brazil.
New Octal's extrusion plant in US
Octal will commence commercial operations in the United States in the later half of 2014.
New S-SBR plant in Singapore
Sumitomo Chemical carried out an opening ceremony for a new solution styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) manufacturing plant constructed in Singapore.
Paccor with the new 3-layer coextrusion line
Battenfeld-cincinnati sells a complete line to the leading rigid plastic packaging manufacturer.
Ineos and Sinopec YPC sign joint venture agreement
The joint venture is set to build the largest Phenol Acetone plant in China, due to complete at the end of 2016.
Ineos has expanded ENB plant
The expansion of Ethylidene Norbornene (ENB) plant in Antwerp makes it the largest single ENB plant in the world.