Chemical Engineering
Umicore progresses plans for battery materials plant in Canada
Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium) is proceeding with the construction of a 35 GWh equivalent battery materials production plant in Loyalist, Ont., to serve the North American market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Given the significance of the plant for the…
ABB expands instrumentation manufacturing capacity in Oklahoma
ABB Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) is strengthening its ability to meet growing demand for instrumentation in the North American market by consolidating instrumentation manufacturing under one roof in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and expanding the Bartlesville site with a new 12,000-square-foot calibration hall.…
BASF expands ethylene oxide production capacities in Antwerp
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has expanded capacities for ethylene oxide and ethylene oxide derivatives at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium. The investment adds about 400,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) to BASF's production capacity for the corresponding products. “With…
Covestro expands capacity for TPU films in Germany
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has expanded its production capacities for thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) films in the Platilon range, as well as the associated infrastructure and logistics in Bomlitz, Lower Saxony, Germany. This site of Epurex Films, a wholly owned subsidiary…
Solvay and Vancouver Bulk Terminal to build major soda-ash shipping facility in the U.S.
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) and Vancouver Bulk Terminal, a bulk commodity shipping and logistics expert, announced today a strategic partnership to collaborate on the redevelopment of Terminal 2, Berth 7 at the Port of Vancouver USA, in Washington state. Reconstruction is…
BASF to build a new fermentation plant in Ludwigshafen
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is investing a high double-digit million euro amount in a new fermentation plant for biological and biotechnology-based crop protection products at its Ludwigshafen site. The plant will manufacture products that bring value to farmers including biological…
Evonik announces formation of biotech JV in China
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) announced that Evonik China Co. and Shandong Vland Biotech Co. agreed to build a joint venture (JV) to expand their presence in gut health solutions products for farm animals globally. Evonik will be the majority…
Clariant opens new flame-retardants production facility in China
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) has announced the official opening of its production facility for halogen-free flame retardants in Daya Bay, Huizhou, China. The CHF 60 million investment into the plant’s first production line will provide local customers with access to…
Lummus polypropylene technology selected by Sinopec NZRCC
Lummus Technology (Houston) has announced a contract from Sinopec Ningbo Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Co. Ltd. (Sinopec NZRCC), a subsidiary of the Sinopec Group and its flagship refining and petrochemical company. Sinopec NZRCC will license Lummus' Novolen technology for a…
BASF signs technology agreement for the production of isononyl alcohol in China
BASF SE (Lugwigshafen, Germany) and Ningbo Refining and Chemical Co. Ltd (NZRCC) have signed a technology license agreement to produce isononyl alcohol (INA) utilizing BASF's proprietary oxo-technology. NZRCC is a joint venture between the City of Ningbo and Zhenhai Refining…