The preliminary value for the July CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; most recent available) increased compared to the previous month’s value, and June final numbers were downwardly revised from what were previously reported. The July values for all four of…
DowDuPont Materials Science (www.dow-dupont.com), the business division of DowDuPont (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) to be named Dow, announced the startup of its new integrated world-scale ethylene production facility and its new Elite enhanced polyethylene (PE) production facility, both in Freeport, Texas.…
Calgon Carbon Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.calgoncarbon.com) and Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kuraray.com) announced that their respective Boards of Directors have unanimously approved, and the parties have entered into, a definitive merger agreement under which Kuraray will acquire Calgon Carbon…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) announced the successful startup of a new 20,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) polypropylene (PP) compounding plant in Dalian, China. This is the company's third facility in China, strategically located to serve the region's growing…
AkzoNobel’s (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) Specialty Chemicals business is studying plans to build a world-class plant for its Bermocoll business, which supplies essential ingredients for the paint and buildings and construction industries. The study – expected to be completed by the…
Invista (Wichita, Kan.; www.invista.com) and its partner have decided to deploy Invista’s most advanced adiponitrile (ADN) technology at the Butachimie joint venture in France. Owned by Invista and Solvay, Butachimie is the largest ADN facility in the world. Invista’s new…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced that a consortium between CB&I and Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy; www.saipem.com) has been awarded a contract by Duqm Refinery and Petrochemicals Industries Company L.L.C. (DRPIC) for EPC Package 3 for the Duqm…
Honeywell (Morris Plains, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) announced that it is expanding production capacity for its Aclar business to meet growing worldwide demand by the pharmaceutical industry. The expansion—part of Honeywell’s continuing investment in the Aclar business—will be completed this year in…
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cpchem.com) announced that it has successfully completed commissioning and begun start-up of its new polyethylene units at Old Ocean, Texas. Each unit will produce up to 500,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr)…
Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) will increase fluoropolymer (Kynar PVDF) capacity at its Calvert City, Kentucky plant in the United States by some 20%. The expansion is fueled by strong demand in the new energies and water management markets as well…