kemicalinfo Showa Denko announced its plan to close a production site in Meitingen, Germany, for which the company started labor-management consultations. The site is a part of consolidated subsidiaries SDK Carbon Products Germany GmbH & Co. KG and SDK Carbon Germany GmbH. The Meitingen site is currently producing connecting pins for graphite electrodes. Once closed, Showa … Read more
Asahi Kasei announced on 29 Januray that naphtha cracker of Asahi Kasei Mitsubishi Chemical Ethylene Corp. in Mizushima which was suspended on January 14, 2020, was restarted on January 28, 2020. Initially, the suspension of operations was a result of refrigerant-related equipment issues. The restart was delayed from the previously announced schedule of January 24, … Read more
Advansa GmbH, manufacturer of polyester fibers announced on January 29 that PT Asia Pacific Fibers will acquire all the assets of Advansa GmbH as well as the other relevant companies of the Advansa Group. Advansa Marketing GmbH, Hamm, as well as Bergers Technik und Maschinenbau GmbH, Hamm, among others will be included under the deal. … Read more
Evonik has successfully closed the acquisition of the US company PeroxyChem for US$640 million after the responsible court in Washington D.C. dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to block the acquisition. Christian Kullmann, chairman of Evonik’s executive board said, “In its judgment, the court confirmed our view of the H2O2 and … Read more
DOMO Chemicals, a leading producer of engineering materials announced that the company has completed its acquisition of Solvay’s Performance Polyamides Business in Europe. The acquired business includes Engineering Plastics operations in France and Poland; High Performance Fibers in France; Polymer and Intermediates operations in France, Spain and Poland. The agreement also involves a joint venture … Read more
Kurita Water Industries Ltd., a Japanese water treatment chemicals manufacturer announced that it has decided to establish a new research and development base in Akishima-shi, Tokyo in April 2022. The construction will begin in May this year. It is planned to be completed in March 2022. Functions of the Kurita Global Technology Center (Nogi-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, … Read more
Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, and Nouryon today announced they have signed an agreement for Celanese to acquire Nouryon’s redispersible polymer powders business offered under the Elotex brand (Elotex business). As part of the acquisition, Celanese will acquire all of Nouryon’s global production facilities for redispersible polymer powders across Europe and … Read more
Celanese Corporation announced preliminary plans to expand its emulsion polymers derivatives business to extend the value of its global acetyl chain. “Building on a commitment to our global customer base to be the partner of choice by solving their most critical needs, Celanese will begin key investments in facility expansions as well as expand on … Read more
Air Liquide announced on Tuesday that it has entered into exclusive negotiations, with Messer, regarding the divestment of its entities in Czech Republic and Slovakia. Air Liquide started operating in Slovakia in 2000 and Czech Republic in 2001. Today, both locations total 53 employees, with office locations in Prague and Trnava. This decision illustrates Air … Read more
Turkey and Algeria will jointly establish a petrochemicals plant in Adana on the Mediterranean coast, Algerian Energy Minister Mohammed Arkab told state-run Anadolu Agency. Turkey’s Rönesans Holding and Algeria’s state-owned energy company Sonatrach will take part in the project, Arkab said on the margins of the Turkey-Algeria Business Forum. The petrochemical facility is estimated to … Read more
Foremark Performance Chemicals, a Texas based intermediate chemicals and derivatives manufacturer, announced it has completed an expansion of its triazine manufacturing operations at its La Porte, Texas plant. The capacity increase reflects strong customer demand growth from both higher shale oil and gas production in North America as well as Foremark’s strong value proposition. The … Read more
BASF will expand its global capacities for methane sulfonic acid (MSA) to 50,000 metric tons per year. This involves a higher double-digit million euro investment in constructing a new methane sulfonic acid plant at the Ludwigshafen site. The company had announced the expansion plan of MSA at the end of 2018. The construction works started … Read more
Braskem SA announced on Thursday that it was shutting down its chlor-alkali production facility in Camaçari in the state of Bahia because it had reached the end of its lifespan. The unit in Bahia has a capacity to produce 79,000 tonnes of caustic soda and 64,000 tonnes of chlorine per year. “The market will not … Read more
Johns Manville (JM), a global building and specialty products manufacturer and a Berkshire Hathaway Company, announced its plans to build a polyisocyanurate production plant in Hillsboro, Texas. “This expansion south of Dallas/Fort Worth, in an area where construction is surging, will increase availability of our premium products to customers throughout the region,” said Mary Rhinehart, … Read more
BASF has expanded its low 1,4-dioxane line as regulators, including those in New York, have continued to target 1,4-dioxane in personal care and household cleaning products due to purported health concerns. BASF Flex solutions’ portfolio includes surfactants such as Texapon N 70 NA FlexGold N/A 5 and Texapon N 70 NA FlexSilve. “Formulating with Flex … Read more
Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. continues its progress on the construction and startup of expansion units at Point Comfort, Texas site. The 1.5 million-MT per year cracker has come online and was seen ramping up through January. The 400,000-MT per year LDPE unit is in the commissioning stages, with initial start-up expected in April 2020. The … Read more
BASF SE announced a single-digit million-euro investment to increase capacity of water-based polyurethane dispersions at its Castellbisbal site in Spain. The expansion will allow BASF to increase its production capacity by 30%. “We want to continue to provide our customers with high-quality polyurethane dispersions and help them grow by ensuring supply reliability. Considering the rising … Read more
Covestro A.G. is delaying work to expand its MDI plant in Baytown, a move that will halt work on the MDI-500 project for 18-24 months. In a Jan. 21 news release about the decision the company cited “challenging global market dynamics” for the halt. However, it stressed that there were no plans to leave the MDI … Read more
Asahi Kasei Mitsubishi Chemical Ethylene, a joint venture of Asahi Kasei Corp and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp, said it will restart operation at its naphtha cracker in Mizushima, Okayama prefecture on 24 January, after completing planned repair of the unit’s troubled refrigeration system. The naphtha cracker automatically shut down on 14 January after it detected a … Read more
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has decided to terminate operation of its production lines to synthesize unsaturated polyester resin (UP) and vinyl ester resin (VE) at Isesaki Plant by the end of June 2021. The company will concentrate domestic production of UP and VE at Tatsuno Plant in order to improve profitability of its UP and … Read more