BASF (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd will expand the production capacity of its Ultramid polyamide (PA) and Ultradur polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) product by 5,000 metric tons per year. Completion of the debottlenecking at BASF’s production site in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia, is planned…
Messer Group GmbH (Bad Soden, Germany) is investing more than $50 million in the construction of a large air separation unit in McGregor, Texas. The production plant for air gases will be operated substantially with energy from an on-site solar…
LG Energy Solution (Seoul, South Korea) announced that it has completed the acquisition of NEC Energy Solutions, a grid battery integrator based in the U.S. to expand its Energy Storage System (ESS) business offerings. The battery manufacturer has fully acquired…
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Tokyo) has decided to transfer all of its shares of Lucite International Japan Co., Ltd. to Midorikawa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Lucite Japan was established as an acrylic composite material production and sales base in Japan…
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (Tokyo) announced that it has completed construction of a new manufacturing building at its Toyoura Plant in Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi, Japan, and operations have already begun. This new facility is being used to refine functional materials such…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced an expansion plan for its U.S.-based sulfone business, which focuses on polymer solutions for various critical life science applications, as part of its ongoing commitment to build capacity in this field to support a growing…
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire a majority1 of the Mobility & Materials (M&M) business of DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) for $11.0 billion in cash. Celanese will acquire a broad portfolio of engineered thermoplastics…
Lummus Technology (Houston) announced that Shandong Yulong Petrochemical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China's Nanshan Group, has selected its CDAlky technology for use in a new 400,000 ton/yr alkylation unit. The unit will be part of Shandong Yulong's 20,000 KTA Refining…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) has entered into an agreement to license its leading-edge hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) technology to Hubei Sanning Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. for its 500,000 ton/yr caprolactam facility with a planned launch by end of 2023. “This is…
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) will implement over ¥80 billion ($693 million) in facility investments for its silicones business, one of its main businesses, with the aim of further expanding and strengthening this business. As a result of the announcement…