Westlake Chemical Corp. (Houston; www.westlake.com) announced that it will expand capacities for the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) at three of its chemical facilities. Two of the plants are located in Germany (Burghausen, Gendorf) and…
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.; www.celanese.com) announced that chief financial officer, Chris Jensen, has tendered his resignation after a successful 12 years with the vcompany to spend time with his family and commence the next chapter of his career. He will…
The preliminary value for the December CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; most recent available) decreased compared to the previous month’s value for the second consecutive month. Decreases in the Equipment and Buildings subindices for December 2017 offset small increases in…
Total S.A. (Paris, France; www.total.com), Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria.com; www.borealisgroup.com) and NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada; www.novachem.com) today announced that affiliates of the three companies have signed definitive agreements to form a joint venture (JV) in petrochemicals on the…
Stamicarbon B.V. (Sittard, the Netherlands; www.stamicarbon.com), the innovation and license company of Maire Tecnimont Group (www.mairetecnimont.com), has signed a license agreement for the construction of a greenfield urea melt plant owned by Brunei Fertilizer Industries SDN BHD, which will be…
Bestgrand Chemical Group has announced the successful start-up of its wet-gas sulfuric acid (WSA) plant – the world’s largest with a production capacity of 300,000 ton/yr of sulfuric acid. The plant will treat 131,000 tons of acid gas over-the-fence per…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) and A. Schulman, Inc. (Akron, Ohio; www.aschulman.com), a leading global supplier of high-performance plastic compounds, composites and powders, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which LyondellBasell will acquire A. Schulman for…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced that it has been awarded a contract valued in excess of $95 million by Samsung Engineering (Thailand) Co. for a brownfield ethylene plant at PTT Global Chemical's (PTTGC) petrochemicals complex in Map Ta Phut,…
Inovyn (London, U.K.; www.inovyn.com) announced its intention to deliver a major expansion project at Rafnes Site, Norway. Through the Project, Inovyn will increase vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) capacity at the Site by around 70,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr), which…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) announced a definitive agreement to purchase ACP Europe SA (ACP), the largest independent carbon dioxide (CO2) business in Continental Europe. The transaction will complement Air Products’ European CO2 capabilities in core geographies where the…