Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) announced that itwill increase production capacity at the meta-Xylylene Diisocyanate (XDI) plant within its Omuta Works in response to growing demand for hardeners used in hardly yellowing coatings. This would raise the expansion of domestic production…
AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) announced that a major investment project has been completed at the company’s production plant in Bac Ninh province near Hanoi in Vietnam, which will help to strengthen the company’s position in Asia and sharpen its…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is selling its superabsorbents business to the International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG). The purchase price (enterprise value) is in the low triple-digit million euro range. The agreement also includes the assumption of pension obligations by…
UBE Corp. (Tokyo) announced that the company’s Board of Directors resolved to construct a dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) plant in the U.S. It also decided to increase capital in UBE C1 Chemicals America, Inc. (UCCA), a…
Arlanxeo (Maastricht, the Netherlands) announced the planned construction of a hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) plant in Changzhou, China. With a nameplate annual production capacity of 5,000 tons, the first phase of construction will allow for the production of 2,500…
Henkel AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) has announced the construction of its first integrated innovation and technology center in Latin America, located in Jundiaí, Sao Paulo. The new center aims to create a collaborative ecosystem for developing innovations and solutions for the…
AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has opened a new €26-million manufacturing plant in Faisalabad – the company’s largest investment in Pakistan to date. The 25-acre site, which has facilities for making decorative paint, wood finishes, automotive and specialty coatings, coil…
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Last month’s Super Bowl LVIII did not disappoint. Along with the exciting overtime finish, record-breaking field goals and more, once again advertisers showcased their special commercials created specifically for this annual championship sporting event. The commercials tend to generate almost…
Plant Watch Petrobras to build ‘green’ hydrogen pilot plant with Senai ISI-ER February 12, 2024 — Petrobras (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; www.petrobras.com.br) entered into a cooperation agreement with Instituto Senai de Energias Renováveis to build a pilot electrolysis plant to…