Azelis acquires flavors and fragrances distributor in France

Azelis, a leading innovation service provider in the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry, announces that it has acquired 100% of the shares of BLH SAS (“BLH”), a well-known distributor of flavors & fragrances focused on the fine perfumery market in France. The acquisition strengthens Azelis’ global footprint in flavors & fragrances, which was created … Read more

Unipar to Upgrade Largest Chlor-Alkali Plant in Brazil

Brazilian chemical group Unipar Carbocloro will modernize its chlor-alkali plant in Cubatão, Brazil, with electrolyzer technology from Dortmund, Germany-headquartered Thyssenkrupp Nucera. The upgrade is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2025. According to Thyssenkrupp, Unipar will invest more than 1 billion reais (about €190 million) in the modernization. The contract awarded to Thyssenkrupp … Read more

BASF Expands Ethylene Oxide Complex in Antwerp

In line with its customer-focused corporate strategy, BASF has expanded capacities for ethylene oxide and ethylene oxide derivatives at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium. The investment adds about 400,000 metric tons per year to BASF’s production capacity for the corresponding products. “With the new plants we are supporting the continuous growth of our customers … Read more

Birla Carbon Acquires Nanocyl for Lithium-Ion Battery Growth

Birla Carbon, one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of high-quality carbon solutions, completed the acquisition of Nanocyl SA, a worldwide leader in multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) based in Sambreville, Belgium. The acquisition expands Birla Carbon’s presence in the Energy Systems market, creating a leadership position in material critical to Lithium-Ion battery performance along with … Read more

Evonik modernizes infrastructure for AgraLi and blueSulfate in Antwerp

Evonik has modernized the infrastructure of its Antwerp site to strengthen its business with AgraLi® and blueSulfate®, two by-products of methionine production that are mainly used as fertilizers. Along with two new storage tanks, a new, fully automated loading station for tank trucks will increase the safety and efficiency of the loading process to ensure … Read more

BASF invests in capacity expansion for cosmetic ingredients in Düsseldorf

BASF invests in the production of emollient specialties at its Düsseldorf site targeted for skin and sun protection products. A new reactor and an upgrade of the distillation units enable an expansion of production capacity to meet the increasing demand for these specialty products. The new facilities are scheduled to go into operation in the … Read more

Galp plans €650M investment in green H2, biofuels projects at Sines, Portugal

Galp has taken the final investment decision on two large scale projects to reduce the carbon footprint of the Sines refinery and its products. The projects include a 270 ktpa advanced biofuels unit, in partnership with Mitsui, and 100 MW of electrolysers for the production of green hydrogen. Both units are expected to have their … Read more

Vopak Agrees to Sell Rotterdam Chemical Terminals to Infracapital

Vopak announces that it has reached an agreement with Infracapital on the sale of its three chemical terminals in Rotterdam (Botlek, TTR, and Chemiehaven) for a total purchase price of EUR 407 million including a conditional deferred payment of EUR 19.5 million. The total expected cash receipt net of transaction costs and net debt items … Read more

BASF to Double Water-Soluble Dispersants Production in Turkey

BASF has finalized preparations to increase its production capacity for water-soluble dispersants, which are acrylic acid-based, at its Dilovasi, Turkey site. This investment aims to support BASF’s customers in the detergent, cleaning and chemical processing industry across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The additional capacities are expected to be fully operational by the third … Read more

Conagen, Sumitomo Chemical Develop Renewable Carbon Materials

Conagen, the bio-platform innovator and biomanufacturer, and Sumitomo Chemical, Japan’s leading chemical company, have announced to jointly develop p-hydroxystyrene (HS) and its polymer, poly p-hydroxystyrene (PHS), using a combination of biosynthesis, chemosynthesis and polymerization. The monomer and the polymer are 100% renewable carbon, marking a new era of sustainable production. Developing PHS using a combination … Read more

BASF boosts polyisobutenes capacity in Ludwigshafen, Germany

BASF will increase the production capacity for its medium-molecular weight polyisobutenes, marketed under the tradename OPPANOL® B, at its site in Ludwigshafen, Germany, by 25%. The investment comes in response to the rising global demand for high-quality medium-molecular weight polyisobutenes. “With this step we are further strengthening BASF’s position as a reliable supplier that strongly … Read more

Fluor Wins EPC Contract for Mitsubishi Chemical UK Project

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced that it was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Mitsubishi Chemical Group for its SoarnoL™ ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) facility in Saltend Chemicals Park, Hull, United Kingdom. Fluor booked its undisclosed portion of the contract in the second quarter of 2023. “Fluor values our relationship with … Read more

Chemours, Honeywell to work with Greek officials to stop illegal refrigerant imports

The Chemours Company announced they have engaged with the Interagency for Market Control of the Hellenic Ministry of Development (DIMEA), the Hellenic Police, and Hellenic Customs to stop illegal fluorinated gas (F-gas) refrigerants from entering the European Union (EU) at the Greek border. Approximately 15.6 tons of suspected unauthorized refrigerants including R-1234yf used as an … Read more

Shell and PreZero to partner for advanced recycling

PreZero and Shell have joined forces through a collaborative agreement to tackle the challenge of recycling plastic by creating an innovative chemical solution. They acknowledge that not all types of plastic can be effectively recycled through mechanical processes, resulting in a significant gap in the circularity of plastic waste. To address this issue, both companies … Read more

Borealis completes the sale of its nitrogen business to AGROFERT

In June 2022, Borealis received a binding offer from AGROFERT, a.s. for the acquisition of its nitrogen business including fertilizer, melamine and technical nitrogen products. On July 5, 2023, the transaction, valuing the business on an enterprise value basis at EUR 810 million, has been completed. AGROFERT is a Czech-based group active in a number … Read more

Ineos to acquire TotalEnergies out of Lavéra, France, petchem JVs

INEOS, a leading global chemical company, has announced its plans to acquire several key businesses and infrastructure assets in a strategic deal with TotalEnergies. The acquisition will involve INEOS taking over TotalEnergies’ 50% share of Naphtachimie, Appryl, Gexaro, and 3TC, which are currently joint ventures between the two companies. These businesses, located at the Lavera … Read more

Syclus licenses Axens tech for Dutch renewable ethanol-to-ethylene plant

Syclus intends to build and operate a plant for the production of renewable ethylene from sustainable ethanol in Chemelot Industrial Park, Geleen, Netherlands. With an annual production capacity in the range of 100,000 tonnes, this renewable ethanol-to-ethylene production plant would be a first in Europe, paving the way for a more sustainable way of producing … Read more

Borealis to acquire recycled polypropylene compound maker Rialti S.p.A.

Borealis, one of the world’s leading providers of advanced and circular polyolefin solutions and a European market leader in base chemicals, fertilizers, and the mechanical recycling of plastics, announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire Rialti S.p.A., an Italian polypropylene compounder, and recycler. Closing of this transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals. … Read more

Air Liquide Sells Its Minority Stake in Hydrogenics to Cummins

Air Liquide has sold its 19% stake in the fuel cell and hydrogen production technologies provider Hydrogenics Corporation to Cummins, who owns the remaining 81% of the company. With a large portfolio of technologies, Air Liquide is more than ever committed to the development of hydrogen and the Group is a leader in developing and … Read more

Sasa Polyester to build largest PDH plant in Turkey with Honeywell Tech

Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that SASA Polyester Sanayi A.Ş. will build the world’s largest Propane Dehydrogenation (PDH) unit in Yumurtalık, Türkiye using the latest generation of Honeywell Oleflex technology. The facility will have the capacity to produce 1 million tons of propylene per year. The Honeywell UOP Oleflex process is used to produce … Read more