Trinseo will begin production of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) resin (marketed under the name Magnum ABS) at its Zhangjiagang, China site in 2017. The investment project, which began in 2015, is based on Trinseo’s proprietary process technology, which yields ABS…
Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil; www.braskem.com.br), the largest thermoplastics resins producer in the Americas, announced the commissioning of the new UTEC ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) engineered-polymer production plant at its La Porte, Texas site. Braskem sells high-performance UHMWPE under the trade name…
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo; www.toray.com) announced that it has made a decision to absorb Toray Battery Separator Film Co., a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary that manufactures and markets separators for lithium-ion secondary batteries (LIB) effective April 1, 2017. The merger…
PolyOne Corp. (Avon Lake, Ohio; www.polyone.com) announced that it expects to begin local production of specialty engineered materials at its existing facility in Pune, India in January 2017. The new capability enables PolyOne to more broadly support customers and increase…
Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.; www.trinseo.com) announced its plans for a new S-SBR (Solution-Styrene Butadiene Rubber) pilot plant in Schkopau, Germany for the company’s Synthetic Rubber Business. The S-SBR pilot plant will allow for more efficient use of Trinseo’s production facilities and…
Sibur (Moscow; www.sibur.com) has signed an agreement with Conser, an Italian engineering company, to acquire a license for maleic anhydride (MAN) production technology for its Tobolsk facility. Maleic anhydride is used in the construction, agriculture, automotive, paint and varnish, furniture, pharmaceutical…
Ube Industries, Ltd. (Ube; Tokyo, Japan; www.ube-ind.co.jp) and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Tokyo; www.m-kagaku.co.jp) have agreed to a tie-up for the lithium-ion battery electrolyte business in China under a 50-50 joint venture (JV), in order to supply highly competitive electrolytes…
Axens (Rueill-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) has filed a voluntary takeover bid proposal with the AMF (French capital markets authority) to acquire the shares of Heurtey Petrochem. Axens is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IFP Energies Nouvelles (IFPEN). It is partnering with the…
To satisfy growing demand for polycarbonates in Asia, Covestro AG Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com) is doubling production capacities for the high-tech plastic from 200,000 to 400,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) at its site in Shanghai, China. Two new world-scale production…
Ube Industries, Ltd. (Ube; Tokyo, Japan; www.ube-ind.co.jp) announced that it will invest in additional nylon manufacturing capacity at its subsidiary, UCE (UBE Corporation Europe S.A.U.) in Castellon, Spain, in order to meet growing global demand for high added-value nylon. The…