HMC Polymers, a leading SE Asia Polypropylene (PP) producer announced plans to construct a fourth Polypropylene plant at its Map Ta Phut site, Rayong Province Thailand, bringing HMC’s total PP capacity to over 1 million tons and maintaining position as SE Asia’s largest PP producer. “HMC will continue our mission to push the boundaries of … Read more
Nouryon has increased production capacity for dialkyl peroxide at the company’s Ningbo site, China, by 25 percent after completing a major expansion project. The product, branded as Perkadox 14, is essential in the manufacture of many elastomer-based products, ranging from sports goods to industrial wires and cables. “Demand for Perkadox 14 in Asia and worldwide … Read more
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. is expanding its subsidiary in Thailand, Grand Siam Composites’ polypropylene (PP) compounding capacity to meet increasing global demand from the automotive industry. The expansion due on stream in June 2020 will boost the overall global compounding capacity of the group to nearly 1 million tons per year, ranking it second behind LyondellBasell. … Read more
GAIL (India) approved the revival of the existing LPG plant in Usar, Maharashtra and converting it into polypropylene (PP) complex. The planned capacity of the PP complex is 500,000 metric tonnes per annum and will be built with an estimated investment of $ 1.2 billion (Rs 8800 crore), as stated in Business Standard news article. This … Read more
Chemicals manufacturer SRF Ltd has signed an agreement to sell its engineering plastics business to DSM’s Indian subsidiary DSM Pvt Ltd for $45 million. Subject to the relevant conditions, the deal is expected to close in six months, SRF said in a statement. “This marks a significant milestone for our company, as we take another … Read more
DIC Corporation announced that it has acquired mid-tier Indian resins manufacturer Ideal Chemi Plast Pvt. Ltd on April. 27, 2019. The details on the transaction were not disclosed. Ideal Chemi Plast produces and sells acrylic, alkyd, polyester and other resins for use in, among others, automotive refinish, coil and wood coatings. Ideal Chemi Plast also … Read more
Clariant today announced that it will be collaborating with its engineering partner, Wuxi Xiyuan, in two new projects to supply their joint formaldehyde production technology. The new contracts, awarded by Shandong Yushiju Chemical and Shandong Sunny Wealth New Materials, will grow the number of customers using the partners’ advanced technology to six in a short … Read more
Dow announced on Thursday its plans to expand the alkoxylation capacity at its existing facility in Tarragona, Spain to cater to the demand from Europe, Middle East, Africa and India region. The new capacity is “low capital intensive, high in returns and an incremental investment”, according to the company statement. This capacity which will be … Read more
Haldia Petrochemicals (HPL), one of the largest refiner in India, is planning to invest Rs 62,714 crore ($9 billion) in setting up a 12 Million Tonne Per Annum (MTPA) refinery-cum-petrochemical complex near Kakinada, in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The planned crude-to-chemical complex will produce refinery derivatives and petrochemicals for domestic and export markets. It will … Read more
Nouryon has completed a €4 million ($4.5 m) expansion at Mahad, India which will increase organic peroxides production capacity at the site by 80 percent. The increased capacity will support growing customer demand in India and the Middle East for organic peroxides, essential in the manufacture of polymer-based products such as athletic shoe soles, wind … Read more
Deepak Fertilizers announced the start of commercial output of nitric acid at its production complex at Dahej, Gujarat. The new facility, with project cost of approximately $79 million, has production capacity of around 92,000 tonne per annum for concentrated nitric acid and around 14,9000 tonne/annum for diluted nitric acid, the company said. This new facility … Read more
Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest crude oil producer and refiner, is in serious discussions to acquire up to a 25 percent stake in Reliance Industries’ refining and petrochemicals businesses, as stated in local news report. The agreement on valuation could be reached around June, the Indian newspaper reported, citing people with knowledge of the development. … Read more
Axens to supply several advanced technologies for its state-of-the-art 9 MTPA integrated refinery and petrochemical complex of HPCL to be set in Pachpadra Tehsil of Barmer District of Rajasthan, the engineering firm announced on Monday. As part of the project, Axens will provide the following technologies: – a naphtha hydrotreating unit (NHT) – a semi-regenerative … Read more
Evonik announced on Monday that the company is commissioning a new plant initially for the production of KALCATTM and in the long-term also Metalyst Activated Metal Catalysts at its Catalyst’s manufacturing site in Dombivli, India. This new state of the art production facility allows Evonik to fully utilize its capacities in Dombivli while establishing significant … Read more
Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) has started production of a new version of its dibenzoyl peroxide (BPO), Perkadox GB-50, at Los Reyes, Mexico. It is the first dry BPO on the market that does not use the desensitizing agent dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP), which the European Union recently reclassified as a category 1B Reproductive Toxin. Perkadox … Read more
Pollution Control Board of Indian state Gujarat has ordered chemicals manufacturer SRF Ltd to shut down its Dahej unit. The board in its order stated that the company has violated the industrial waste disposal norms and installed a calcium chloride plant without regulatory approvals. On March 25, the state regulator inspected the industrial unit of … Read more
On Monday, Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL), an Indian manufacturer of basic chemicals (Soda Ash, Sodium Bicarbonate) and consumer and specialty products, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the transfer of lithium – ion cell technology from ISRO. ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) has developed technology to manufacture … Read more
On Tuesday, the Indian state of Odisha accorded Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd’s (HPL) proposal to invest $ 4 billion to establish an integrated refinery with aromatics complex for production of Paraxylene and Purified Terepthalic Acid (PTA) at Baliapal. The land for the project was identified near the upcoming port of Subarnarekha, which is being built by … Read more
Quaker Chemical Corporation opened its state-of – the-art manufacturing facility in Dahej, India. The site will be used to produce rolling oils and metalworking fluids for the steel and metalworking market in India and the MEA. The company has been building a strong brand presence in the country since 1997 to support the metalworking fluids … Read more