BASF SE (Ludwighafen, Germany) has broken ground on a polyethylene (PE) plant at its Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China. The new plant with a capacity of 500,000 metric tons of PE annually will serve the fast-growing demand in China. The…
Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. (Tokyo) will increase the production capacity of Plant 1 (launched in November 2021), small pilot facilities for solid electrolytes (planned completion: within fiscal 2024), in order to expand the use of all-solid-state lithium-ion rechargeable batteries ("all-solid-state batteries").…
Pyrum Innovations AG (Dillingen, Germany), a pioneering company that has developed a globally patented pyrolysis technology for recycling tires, and SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd. have entered into a one-year exclusivity agreement to build Pyrum's first pyrolysis plant in…
Following its recent acquisition of Building Products of Canada Corp., Saint-Gobain S.A. (Courbevoie, France) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hume Cemboard Industries Sdn Bhd (HCBI), a leading manufacturer of cement boards for façades, partitions, and ceilings in…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced the official opening of the Technology Competence Center at the facilities of BASF Española in Marchamalo (Guadalajara). The official opening ceremony was attended by the regional minister of Sustainable Development of Castilla - La Mancha,…
thyssenkrupp Uhde (Essen, Germany) and Johnson Matthey plc (London) have delivered a product solution to increase the ammonia capacity at Koch Fertilizer’s Fort Dodge, Iowa (USA) facility. During the revamp of the existing ammonia plant, the team integrated the uhde…
ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE (ITM) announced the opening of its new production facility for therapeutic radionuclides in Neufahrn near Munich, Germany in the presence of Minister of State, Dr. Florian Herrmann and other high-ranking guests. ITM’s new facility is…
Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) has reached the final investment decision (FID) to fully acquire the 113,000-ton/yr Maleic Anhydride (MAn) plant located in Gebeng, Kuantan, Malaysia from BASF PETRONAS Chemicals Sdn. Bhd. (BPC). The plant will broaden…
Saint-Gobain S.A. (Courbevoie, France) announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Building Products of Canada Corp. (“Building Products of Canada”), a privately owned manufacturer of residential roofing shingles and wood fiber insulation panels in…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) is investing in the construction of a world class microbiology lab at its site in Lyon, France. Expected to be operational by late 2024, the lab will enable the Group to better respond to customer needs…