BASF Care Chemicals’ new production unit for Uvinul A Plus ultraviolet (UV) light filters in Jinshan, China, has now come fully onstream. With the newly designed plant, the company expands its production base in Asia to meet the rising demand for…
Samsung Engineering (Seoul, South Korea) announced that it received the NoA(Notice of Award) for the FEED (Front End Engineering Design) contract of a PDH, PP, UTOS plant from Alujain National Industrial Co.(LNIC) in Saudi Arabia. The contract amount is USD…
Mycon General Contractors, Inc. (Dallas, Tex.), in conjunction with Charlotte, North Carolina-based Marubeni Plant Contractor, Inc. (MPCI), has begun construction on an electronic-grade sulfuric acid (ELSA) manufacturing facility in Plainview, Texas. The chemical plant will supply electronic-grade sulfuric acid, a…
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) has announced a two-and-a-half-fold increase of its organic peroxide production capacities at its Changshu site in China. This investment of around €50 million will enable the Group to support its Asian customers in fast-growing markets, particularly…
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany) is expanding its specialty silicone manufacturing capacities in China. A kick-off event at the Zhangjiagang site in Jiangsu Province marks the start of construction of several new production lines, where the globally operating chemical group…
Honeywell (Charlotte, N.C.) announced a strategic collaboration with ESS Tech, Inc. (ESS; Wilsonville, Ore.) to advance technology development and market adoption of iron flow battery (IFB) energy storage systems. Honeywell has made an investment in ESS as part of this…
LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) announced that it will make inroads into the lithium-phosphate-iron (LFP) cathode materials business in partnership with China’s Huayou Group. In addition, LG Chem will start vertical integration of its cathode supply chain. LG Chem…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) announced that Shinsol Advanced Chemicals, a dynamic collaboration between Solvay and Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation, inaugurated its electronic-grade hydrogen peroxide plant in Tainan, Taiwan. The joint venture aims at adressing the increasing demand for semiconductors in…
Invista (Wichita, Kan.) is licensing its nitrous oxide (N2O) abatement technology at three adipic acid production facilities in China; those licenses will help companies in the automotive industry achieve material supply chain emissions reductions. Abatement of the N2O emitted in…
INEOS Enterprises Ltd. (London) has announced the acquisition of Eramet Titanium & Iron (ETI) from Eramet Group (Paris, France) for $245 million. The deal which takes immediate effect, was completed today following the satisfaction of regulatory approvals. ETI consists of…