Mitsubishi Rayon Co. (MRC; Tokyo, Japan; www.mrc.co.jp) and Mitsui & Co. have signed a memorandum of understanding to agree to commence detailed feasibility studies for the establishment of a joint venture (JV) in the U.S. to produce methyl methacrylate (MMA)…
Dow director, Jacqueline K. Barton, has been named as the recipient of the 2015 Priestley Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the American Chemical Society (ACS) for her work on electron transport in DNA, her dedication to training young investigators,…
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cpchem.com) has announced the successful commissioning and startup of the world’s largest on-purpose 1-hexene plant. With worldwide supply capabilities, the 1-hexene unit is capable of producing 250,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr)…
Citing data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) said the wholesale trade in chemicals was up 1.1% in April to $11.1 billion, while inventories also rose by 0.8%. The data were included in…
TPC Group Inc. (Houston; www.tpcgrp.com) and UOP LLC, a Honeywell company have announced that the two companies have entered into an agreement for UOP to be the exclusive licensor of TPC Group's proprietary OXO-D technology, which is used to produce…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) recently inaugurated significant investments to its operations in Indonesia, including large capacity expansions in the personal care, masterbatches and pigments sectors. All new and updated facilities are located in Tangerang, Indonesia. A new plant for…
Samsung Group’s (Suwol, South Korea; www.samsung.com) Cheil Industries Chemical Business Division has recently completed a high value-added engineering plastic (EP) production plant in Dongguan, Guangdong Province in Southern China and begun mass-production of plastics to be used in mobile phones…
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com) will introduce this year a specific grade of urea called Technical Grade Urea (TGU) that will allow diesel engines run more efficiently and reduce hazardous emissions. The new grade will be…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) and Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc., a member of the Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation group, have announced that production operations have begun with the filling and shipping of the first two 11,000-gallon helium ISO containers from…
Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium; www.umicore.com) has announced the construction of a production facility in Nowa Ruda, Poland, for emission-control catalysts used in cars and trucks. The investment will allow Umicore to meet the growth in demand for automotive catalysts from…