Braskem and Basf announce agreement to set up acrylic complex in Brazil
Braskem will supply propylene and other inputs to the project in Bahia, which will receive investments of over US$750 million.
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Chemtura building European capacity for synthetic basestocks
Chemtura Corporation has announced the next stage of its plan to increase output of its Synton line of high-viscosity polyalphaolefin (HVPAO) synthetic basestocks.
BASF expands production of insulation material Styrodur C
BASF will substantially expand the production plant for the insulation material Styrodur C at the Ludwigshafen site in Germany. This will increase the production capacity of the extruded polystyrene rigid foam panels (XPS) from the current 1.3 million m³ by an additional 220,000 m³.
Sibur strengths its derivatives and acrylic acid activity
Russian petrochemicals giant Sibur Holding has consolidated production of acrylic acid and its derivatives in the country and surrounding former Soviet states with its purchase of JSC Acrylate of Dzerzhinsk, Russia.
New Indorama’s plants in Thailand and Indonesia
Indorama Ventures to invest in new Thai recycling plant and high technology business in Thailand and Indonesia.
'Waste business' does not always mean waste, but business
One of the largest plastics recycling companies in UK, Luxus has invested half a million pounds in a new plastics processing line to deliver 8,000 tonnes of compound a year using 100 % recycled materials.
Huntsman and Yantai Wanhua Polyurethanes sign license agreement
Huntsman Corporation has announced that it has signed a licence agreement with Chinese chemicals manufacturer Yantai Wanhua Polyurethanes Co., Ltd, for the production of Propylene Oxide (PO) and Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) – a co-product of PO. The financial terms of the arrangement were not disclosed.
Gazprom plans €3.5 bn to invest in polymers production
Russian petrochemicals producer Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat (GNS) plans to invest € 3.5 bn in a petrochemicals expansion at its site in Salavat, Bashkortostan, Russia.
NatureWorks will offer new high performance Ingeo resins
NatureWorks LLC announced a major capital investment project at its Blair, Neb., manufacturing facility for the production of new grades of high-performance Ingeo biopolymers as well as a new generation of lactide intermediates. Samples of the new polymers and lactide intermediates will be available next year with commercial sales commencing by 2013.
EBRD and Sberbank back PVC plant
Never in the history of Russian manufacturing have so many milestones been achieved in one project.
Nova Chemicals plans to build PE plants
Nova Chemicals Corporation announced plans for growth of its proprietary polyethylene technology to serve North American markets, which the company is calling “Nova 2020.”
Reliance consolidates its position as the world’s largest polyester producer
Reliance Industries commences implementation of large polyester projects in India.
battenfeld-cincinnati plans growth
One year after the merger to create the largest extrusion brand worldwide, the management team of battenfeld-cincinnati, Bad Oeynhausen/Vienna, has taken stock of its positive development.
Solvay plans large specialty plastics plant in China
Plastics and chemicals supplier Solvay announced it will invest some €120 million ($172.5 million) in a new plant for the production of specialty plastics polyvinylidene fluoride and fluoroelastomers, plus the vinylidene fluoride monomer used to make them.
Sustainability - Octal
When Octal entered the packaging industry it was with a truly revolutionary product that differentiated us in many ways.
Agreement between SABIC and Montefibre
SABIC signs agreement with Montefibre for fully integrated carbon fiber project in Saudi Arabia.
Gerresheimer extends its plant in the Czech Republic
Gerresheimer AG, one of the world's leading suppliers to the pharma and healthcare industry, makes a further investment in the growth market of plastic systems for pharmaceutical, diagnostics and medical technology.
Edelmann invests in Poland
The Polish subsidiary of Edelmann Group has expanded its site in Poland.
Indorama increases PET capacity in Poland
Thailand-based Indorama Ventures will build a 220,000 tonne/year polyethylene terephthalate (PET) expansion project at its site in Wloclawek, Poland.
BASF invests in PA and PBT
BASF is increasing its compounding capacities for the engineering plastics Ultramid (polyamide) and Ultradur PBT (polybutylene terephthalate) at its Schwarzheide site by 10,000 tpa. This step is being taken because of an expect increase in European demand.
Joint venture between Rhodia and SIBUR
Rhodia and SIBUR have signed a letter of intent to create a joint venture in specialty surfactants.
KraussMaffei quality again impresses Brazilian manufacturer
Fortlev, Brazil's biggest manufacturer of plastic tanks and cistern systems has again decided to invest in KraussMaffei Berstorff production lines.
Bioplastics producer Novamont inks joint venture with Eni
Polimeri Europa subsidiary creates bioplastics joint venture with Novamont. New EUR 500m hub to be built in ailing Porto Torres.
Total Petrochemicals to manufacture a new range of polymers for the insulation market
In 2013 Total Petrochemicals will start manufacturing a new generation of expandable polystyrene (EPS).
Paccor comes on the packaging market
Affiliates of Sun European Partners create Pan-European flexible and rigid packaging specialists.
Launch of Europe’s most advanced PX/PTA complex
PKN Orlen has launched Europe’s most advanced petrochemical complex for paraxylene and terephthalic acid production (PX/PTA).
Cereplast invests in Italy
Sustainable plastics manufacturer Cereplast (El Segundo, CA) will establish a 100,000 tons/yr bioplastics manufacturing plant in Italy, bringing production into the region that generates 85% of its business.
Matrix Polymers invests in Poland
Matrix Polymers is expanding its technical facility in Kolo by employing a Polish technical engineer and building a laboratory unit. The additional technical resource will strengthen the service Matrix provides to its clientele in Poland, Eastern and Central European countries.
Danone adopts green packaging technology in Canada
Danone Canada has announced two major innovations in packaging: a new ecological manufacturing process for its individual serving products, called ‘expansion’, and the use of an ecological high-density polyethylene for its drinkable yogurt packaging.
Borealis builds new butane storage cavern
Borealis invested EUR 7.8 million in new butane storage cavern at Stenungsund, Sweden.
Arkema starts up Kynar polymer production plant in China
Arkema successfully starts up Kynar fluorinated polymer production plant in China in a strong growth market.
Braskem launches cornerstone of new PVC plant
Unit under construction is located in Marechal Deodoro, Alagoas and will start operating in the first half of 2012.
New PTA plant built by Invista and China Prosperity Petrochemical
Invista Performance Technologies (IPT) and China Prosperity (Jiangyin) Petrochemical Co., Ltd (China Prosperity) are delighted to announce the successful start-up of China Prosperity’s 600,000 tonnes per annum PTA plant. The PTA plant utilizes Invista’s market leading PTA process technology, provided to China Prosperity under a license agreement.
A.Schulman invests in Brazil
A. Schulman is following up big gains in sales and profit with plans to add a new extrusion line at its plant in Brazil.
KraussMaffei doubles production area for robots in Schwaig/Germany
KraussMaffei is doubling the production area at its subsidiary KraussMaffei Automation AG to meet the growth in demand for robot-assisted manufacturing solutions.