Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced that it is increasing its Amodel polyphthalamide (PPA) resin capacity by 15% at its Augusta manufacturing site in Georgia as a result of operational excellence initiatives. The new capacity facilitates the production of innovative and more sustainable Amodel PPA…
Solenis (Wilmington, Del.) and Kolb Distribution Ltd., a unit of KLK Kolb Group, have announced that Solenis has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the latter’s paper process chemicals business. The deal includes a long-term supply agreement, in which…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) closed the divestiture of its kaolin minerals business to KaMin, a global performance minerals company headquartered in Macon, Georgia, United States, following the fulfillment of clearance conditions. The kaolin minerals business has approximately 440 employees, including…
Ingevity Corp. (North Charleston, W.V.) announced the company has launched new Capa polyols production and produced the first commercial quantities of its high performance caprolactone polyols in the United States (U.S.). The completion of the company’s expansion at its facility…
Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) and Dow (Midland, Mich.) announced that Anqing Shuguang Petrochemical Oxo Co., Ltd. (Anqing), has licensed LP Oxo Technology to produce approximately 200,000 ton/yr of 2-ethylhexanol and 25,000 ton/yr iso-butyraldehdye. This license, the second LP Oxo…
Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ADOB Fertilizers, a leading supplier of chelated micronutrients, foliars and other specialty fertilizers located in Poland. The acquisition will enable Nouryon to expand its product portfolio and broaden…
The Coating Additives business line of Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is increasing capacities of two additive product groups for architectural paints: TEGO Phobe hydrophobing agents and TEGO Viscoplus polyurethane thickeners. The new capacities will be available beginning in October.…
Technip Energies (Paris) and MetGen Oy announced a collaboration for the industrialization of METNIN technology for the valorization of lignin. Lignin is a high-volume waste stream of biorefineries that is currently burned. METNIN is an enzymatic process technology that enables…
Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.) and Ferroglobe PLC (London) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly develop high-silicon anode solutions for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Rapid global growth of the EV market, the need for more sustainable and higher energy…
Lummus Technology (Houston) announced that Lihuayi Weiyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. selected its Novolen PP technology for a new unit in Shandong Province, China. Lummus' scope includes the technology license for the PP unit as well as basic design engineering, training…