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Technip Energies awarded EPCC contract for new Petronas melamine plant

Technip Energies (Paris), as leader of a consortium with Dialog E&C Sdn. Bhd., has been awarded a significant Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) contract by PETRONAS Chemicals Fertiliser Kedah Sdn. Bhd., (PC FK), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS Chemicals…

UOP Isoalky technology selected by Turkish refiner Tüpras

Honeywell UOP (Des Plaines, Ill.) announced that Tüpras has selected ISOALKY technology to produce high-quality alkylate at Tüpraş refineries, making the Turkish company the latest to convert to the new liquid alkylation process to meet the demands for cleaner-burning fuels.…

Toyo awarded EPC contract for new polyacetal plant in China

A wholly owned subsidiary of Toyo Engineering Corp. (Tokyo) in China has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to construct a polyacetal (POM) plant in Nantong, China from a newly established Chinese subsidiary of Polyplastics Co., Ltd.…

Samsung Engineering awarded €1-billion contract for Baltic Chemical Complex ethane cracker

Samsung Engineering Co. (Seoul, South Korea) signed a €1-billion contract with China National Chemical Engineering & Construction Corporation Seven, Ltd. (CC7), a Chinese state-owned construction company, for the engineering and procurement (EP) for the Ethane Cracker in Gas to Chemicals…

Saint-Gobain divests glass processing business in Estonia

Saint-Gobain (Courbevoie, France) has entered into an agreement for the sale of its regional glass processing business Baltiklaas OÜ in Estonia to Polar Glass OÜ, a subsidiary of Barrus AS, the largest glued laminated timber manufacturer in Estonia and supplier…

Mitsui Chemicals to increase production of meltblown nonwovens

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) announced plans to expand its production facilities for meltblown nonwovens at its wholly owned subsidiary Sunrex Industry Co., Ltd. The move comes as an effort to respond to growing demand for industrial-use meltblown nonwovens, which will…

Kaneka to expand production capacity for biodegradable biopolymer

Kaneka Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) plans to significantly increase production capacity for its biodegradable polymer product, Green Planet, in Japan. Green Planet holds promise as an innovative solution against environmental harm caused by single-use plastics due to its biodegradable characteristics, while…

PPG to acquire Milan-based powder coatings business

PPG (Pittsburgh, Pa.) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the powder coatings business of Arsonsisi, an industrial coatings company based in Milan, Italy. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, subject…

Eastman completes significant expansion of tertiary amine capacity in Belgium and the U.S.

The Care Additives business of Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.) has announced the completion of a significant expansion of its tertiary amine capacity, primarily DIMLA 1214, at both its Ghent, Belgium, and Pace, Florida, manufacturing sites. The Ghent expansion has…

EuroChem makes offer to acquire Borealis’ fertlizer, melamine and nitrogen business

Borealis Group AG (Vienna, Austria) has received a binding offer from Eurochem Group AG (Zug, Switzerland) for the acquisition of Borealis’ nitrogen business including fertilizer, melamine and technical nitrogen products. The offer values the business on an enterprise value basis…