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Venator completes acquisition of European TiO2 paper laminates business from Tronox
Venator Materials PLC (Wynyard, U.K.; www.venatorcorp.com) announced that it has completed its acquisition of the European titanium dioxide (TiO2) paper laminates business (the 8120 Grade) of Tronox Holdings plc (Stamford, Conn.; www.tronox.com). Tronox will supply the 8120 Grade product to…
Univation announces startup of metallocene PE production at PJSC Kazanorgsintez
Univation Technologies LLC (Houston; www.univation.com) has announced that PJSC Kazanorgsintez (KOS) has successfully produced metallocene polyethylene resin on their existing UNIPOL PE Reactor Line located in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, in the Russian Federation. KOS currently operates three UNIPOL PE…
Honeywell UOP licenses ionic-liquids alkylation technology in China
Honeywell UOP (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com) announced that Sinochem Hongrun Petrochemical Co., Ltd. will use Honeywell UOP’s ISOALKY ionic liquids alkylation technology to produce cleaner-burning motor fuels at its refinery complex in China. Hongrun is the first petrochemicals manufacturer in…
Air Products to supply nitrogen and oxygen for cathode-materials plant in South Korea
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) announced it has been awarded the onsite oxygen and nitrogen supply for POSCO Chemical’s new cathode-material manufacturing complex being built in Gwangyang, South Korea. POSCO Chemical is an affiliate of POSCO Group, the largest…
Mitsui Chemicals breaks ground for new synthetic fluid plant
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo; www.mitsuichem.com) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new plant within the Ichihara Works (Ichihara City, Chiba) to manufacture hydrocarbon-based synthetic fluid marketed under the name Lucant. The new plant is expected to reach commercial operation in…
Dow to expand alkoxylation capacity in Spain
Dow (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) announced plans to expand its alkoxylation capacity at its existing facility in Tarragona, Spain directly benefiting the Europe, Middle East, Africa and India region. This low capital intensity, high return, incremental investment builds on the previously…
U.S. chemical production lower in March, ACC says
According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) fell by 0.4 percent in March, following a revised 0.3 percent decline in February and a 0.1 percent gain in January. During…
ExxonMobil announces $1-billion expansion project at Fawley refinery
Exxon Mobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) has made a final investment decision to expand the Fawley refinery in the U.K. to increase production of ultra-low sulfur diesel by almost 45%, or 38,000 barrels per day, along with logistics improvements. “ExxonMobil…
Evonik awards EPCM contract to Wood for new polyamide plant
Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland; www.woodplc.com) has been awarded a new contract by Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) to deliver engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the group’s new polyamide 12 (PA12) production complex, to be built at…
BASF invests in silicate-based specialty chemicals business
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is investing a mid-range double-digit euro million sum in the modernization of its silica plant at the Düsseldorf-Holthausen site. The investment is earmarked for the modernization and improvement of existing facilities over the next ten…