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…
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) announced that Asahi Kasei Medical has will expand the production capacity of Planova filters by constructing a new assembly plant in Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan. The new plant will be designed to realize a smart factory…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) is investing $40 million to expand its single-use technology (SUT) manufacturing facility in Millersburg, Pa. The expansion is part of the company’s $650 million multi-year investment, announced last year, to help ensure flexible, scalable…
Cabot Corp. (Boston, Ma.) announced the groundbreaking of a new specialty compounds facility in Cilegon, Indonesia. The new facility is co-located with Cabot’s existing carbon black manufacturing site and will add 20,000 metric tons of annual global capacity for specialty…
ANGUS Chemical Co. (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) announced the expansion of its Sterlington, Louisiana manufacturing facility to include commercial production of Tris Amino Hydrochloride (HCl) products. Tris Amino HCl is widely used as a diagnostic reagent and as a downstream processing buffer…
Westlake Chemical Corp. (Houston) announced that it plans to officially change its name to Westlake Corp., effective on February 18, 2022. Westlake is now organized under one unified brand name with two financial reporting segments: Housing & Infrastructure Products and…
AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) plans to invest in the expansion of in-house resin manufacturing as part of the company’s Grow & Deliver strategy. The scale-up program, which is already underway, will help build resilience against supply disruptions while making…