AkzoNobel’s (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) Specialty Chemicals business has completed the expansion of a Chemical Island in Brazil to support a major project for Brazilian forestry company Fibria. The world’s leading producer of eucalyptus pulp from planted forests, Fibria has…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded an order for the delivery of minerals processing technology packages by Lundin Gold for their greenfield project Fruta Del Norte in Ecuador. The contract value booked in Outotec's 2017 third quarter order…
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo; www. shinetsu.co.jp) will carry out ¥20 billion in facility investments in order to further strengthen its cellulose derivatives business. Cellulose derivatives are water-soluble polymers whose principle raw material is cellulose pulp. Their main applications are…
Chem Show Daily, Tuesday, October 31, 2017 A greater focus on technical education is a major feature of the 2017 version of the Chem Show, which begins today at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. The 2017 Chem…
The event's Exhibitor Equipment & Technology Showcase offers broad range of opportunities for attendees to learn about exhibitor products The complement to the 2017 Chem Show’s non-promotional Best Practice Seminar series (see above story) is a full slate of 49…
As part of its expanded seminar series this year, the Chem Show is hosting a session that highlights outstanding achievements in chemical engineering that have led to successful commercializations. The presenters are all finalists for the renowned Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering…
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.; www.celanese.com) announced plans to expand the capacity of its global compounding assets and certain product-specific manufacturing production sites to support the significant growth in its engineered materials business. “As the global demand for specialty materials increases…
Following the announcement made in July about entering into contracts with Evonik and thyssenkrupp to produce propylene oxide, MOL Group (Budapest, Hungary; www.molgroup.info/en) has reached the next milestone in its key strategic investment. The additional agreement signed with thyssenkrupp Industrial…
ExxonMobil Chemical Co. (Houston; www.exxonmobilchemical.com) announced that it has commenced production on the first of two new 650,000 tons-per-year high-performance polyethylene lines at its plastics plant in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The company completed mechanical construction of the two lines in…
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has signed a longterm agreement to supply gaseous nitrogen to GlobalFoundries in Malta, New York. Praxair will build, own and operate a state-of-the-art plant to support GlobalFoundries’ advanced manufacturing processes at its Malta fabrication facility.…