Chemical Engineering
Chemours to expand production capacity for Opteon YF refrigerant
The Chemours Company (Wilmington, Del.) announced that it will be expanding its Chemours Opteon YF (HFO-1234yf) capacity to help meet customer needs as they continue transitioning to lower GWP refrigerants. The Opteon YF and YF blends refrigerants are now used…
Ineos and Sinopec sign three significant petrochemical deals valued at $7 billion total
INEOS (London) and Sinopec (Beijing, China) signed three back-to-back deals worth a combined value of $7 billion. These landmark agreements are expected to generate a combined turnover of around $10bn from 7 million tons of capacity. The three agreements will…
CP Kelco to expand biogums production capacity in the U.S. and China
CP Kelco (Atlanta, Ga.) has made extensive progress in expanding biogums production capacity at two of its plant facilities: Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA and Wulian, China. These expansion initiatives are integral pieces of the company’s significant, multi-year investment program focused on…
Cariflex breaks ground in Singapore for world’s largest polyisoprene latex plant
Cariflex Pte. Ltd. (Singapore), a wholly owned subsidiary of DL Chemical Co., broke ground at a 6.1-hectare site in Jurong Island, Singapore. Cariflex will be constructing the world’s largest and Singapore’s first polyisoprene latex plant on this site. Driven by…
Dow and Al-Hejailan Group to jointly build new MDEA plant in Saudi Arabia
Dow (Midland, Mich) and the Al-Hejailan Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a joint venture to design, build and operate a methyl diethanolamine (MDEA) plant in the PlasChem Park in Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The joint…
Milliken announces production expansion in Germany
Milliken & Company (Spartanburg, S.C.) is expanding the facilities and capacity it acquired last March via its purchase of Germany’s Zebra-chem GmbH. Zebra-chem is a specialty compounder and chemicals company that makes additive and blowing agent concentrates for polyolefins, PVC and engineering…
Wacker to build new silicone plant in at Charleston, Tenn. production complex
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany) is preparing to build a new silicone production complex at its Charleston site in Tennessee. The Munich-based chemical group has already started a feasibility study. In a first step, it is planned to build production…
WeylChem invests in upgrades at glyoxyl plant in Lamotte, France
The WeylChem Group of Companies (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) is set to invest around 15 million euros in upgrading its Glyoxal production in Lamotte, France. A process consolidation based on state-of-the-art equipment is going to increase production volumes by approximately…
Solvay to build new electronic-grade hydrogen peroxide facility in Arizona
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) has announced its plans to invest in a new facility to produce electronic grade hydrogen peroxide (eH2O2) in Casa Grande, Arizona, to supply the growing U.S. semiconductor manufacturing market. The facility will convert hydrogen peroxide into an ultra-high purity…
Arkema to acquire resins manufacturer in Mexico
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) announced plans to acquire Polimeros Especiales, a leading emulsion resins producer in Mexico. The planned acquisition of this leading player in solvent-free waterborne acrylic resins will strengthen Arkema’s position in this fast-growing region. Polimeros Especiales is a well-established…