Sumitomo Chemical announced that it held a groundbreaking ceremony and a celebration reception for the new solution styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) manufacturing plant to be constructed in Singapore by its group company Sumitomo Chemical Asia PTE LTD.
Total is consolidating its positions in petrochemicals in Asia with a new expansion and upgrading project for the Daesan complex in South Korea, which the Group owns with Samsung as part of the Samsung Total Petrochemicals 50/50 joint venture.
Construction and installation of the second phase for the production of Sibur's Alphapor expandable polystyrene has been completed, and startup operations have commenced.
DSM is to make further investments in its Kaohsiung polymerization facility in Taiwan to upgrade and develop the company’s Specialty Polyamide capabilities for its Novamid and Akulon Polyamide engineering plastic business.
LyondellBasell has announced that it has granted a Hostalen ACP process technology license to Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Yanan Energy and Chemical Co., Ltd. Start-up for this new HDPE plant in the Chinese Shaanxi province is scheduled for 2014.
Genomatica and Novamont announced they have signed a definitive agreement establishing a joint venture (JV) for the first industrial plant in Europe producing butanediol (BDO) directly from renewable feedstocks.
Rhodia, member of the Solvay Group, and Avantium announced today that they have entered into a partnership to jointly develop a range of new bio-based polyamides targeting a variety of applications.
Efficient and flexible production of HDI and IPDI. Rising demand for high-performance polyurethane automotive coatings.
BASF today announced that it will build a single-train 300,000 metric tons per year production plant for TDI (toluene diisocyanate) and expand additional plants for its precursors at its site in Ludwigshafen.
RPC Cobelplast is investing €1.1 million in the automation of two processes that will deliver improved efficiencies, enhanced customer service and sustainability benefits.
Wittmann Battenfeld increases its production capacity at the Kottingbrunn facility.
Mauser Group, a worldwide leading company in industrial packaging, expands its IBC bottle capability in Houston (USA).