Metso Outotec Oy (Helsinki, Finland) has completed the strategic review of its Metals business. As a conclusion, the company has decided to initiate the divestment of two of its three Metals businesses: Metals & Chemical Processing and Ferrous & Heat…
S-OIL Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) has selected Univation's UNIPOL PE Technology for three world-scale production lines to be located at S-OIL's site at Ulsan, the Republic of Korea. Each line is designed to achieve a nameplate capacity of 400,000 metric…
Hexcel Corp. (Stamford, Conn.) hosted public officials, customers and local contractors at its manufacturing site in West Valley City, Utah as the company held a grand opening and ribbon cutting on March 22 for its new Center of Research &…
PowerCo, the new battery company of the Volkswagen Group, and Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium) have obtained full regulatory approvals for their joint venture announced in September 2022. The partners can now swiftly proceed to prepare for large-scale industrial production of…
The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco; Dhahran) and joint venture partners Norinco Group and Panjin Xincheng Industrial Group plan to start construction of a major integrated refinery and petrochemical complex in northeast China. Huajin Aramco Petrochemical Company (HAPCO), a joint venture…
Evonik Catalysts announced plans to expand its production capacities for activated nickel powder catalysts marketed under the KALCAT and Metalyst brands at its production sites in Hanau, Germany, and Dombivli near Mumbai, India. The company is responding to the growing…
SK geo centric (SKGC; Seoul, South Korea) has signed an agreement with Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical (STL) to build an Ethylene Acrylic Acid (EAA) manufacturing plant in Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China, expecting it to be completed by 2028. Last August, SKGC signed an…
AGC Inc. (Tokyo) has decided to increase its production capacity for fluorochemical products in order to respond to the strong demand for semiconductor-related applications. The expansion will take place at AGC's Chiba Plant (Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan), with operations…
Albemarle Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced plans to locate its previously announced lithium hydroxide (LiOH) Mega-Flex facility in Chester County, South Carolina. Plans for the facility include an initial investment of at least $1.3 billion to help meet the surging demand…
In response to growing demand, Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany) is expanding its production and cartridge filling capacities for silicone sealants at its Nünchritz site. The expansion will increase the company’s capability to supply customers, who contract Wacker to produce…