Construction work on the largest investment to date by specialty chemicals company Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) in Germany, at more than €400 million, is progressing well. The first plant was completed on schedule in mid-October and is currently being commissioned.…
The American Chemistry Council (ACC; www.americanchemistry.com) has issued the following statements in response to the 2020 U.S. Presidential election results: “ACC and our member companies congratulate President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris on a fair and transparent historic and hard…
Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.henkel.com) closed the acquisition of the skin model technology from the SkinInVitro GmbH (Troisdorf, Germany; www.phenion.com), effective November 2, 2020. The closing was preceded by an extended and successful technology transfer phase, which guarantees the epiCS…
As part of a four-party memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed on October 4, 2019, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; www.adnoc.ae), Adani Group (Ahmedabad, India; www.adani.com), BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Borealis AG (Vienna,…
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; www.m-chemical.co.jp) announced yesterday that it has decided to end methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer and methacrylic acid (MAA) production at the Beaumont, Tex. site of Lucite International, Inc., a subsidiary of MCC and close…
In this CE Voices video interview, Chemical Engineering senior editor Scott Jenkins talks with Wood Mackenzie VP for Chemicals and Polymers (Asia-Pacific region) Steven Jenkins about a recent opinion piece written by the Wood Mackenzie VP on industry collaboration and…
Last year, this column addressed hydrogen’s potential for playing a significant role in the global search for clean, secure energy sources. This year, the interest in hydrogen has ramped up with a striking number of plans for and developments in…
Plant Watch Solvay inaugurates second bio-based solvent plant in Brazil October 15, 2020 — Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) inaugurated its second manufacturing plant in Brazil for its bio-based solvent marketed under the name Augeo. Installed in the company’s industrial…
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), rose 0.9 percent in October on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis, a marked deceleration from the 1.5 percent gain in…
According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose 0.8 percent in September, following a 0.8 percent gain in August and a 1.0 percent increase in July. During September, chemical…