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EuroChem opens fertilizer blending plant in Brazil
EuroChem Group AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.eurochemgroup.com) announced the opening of a new fertilizer blending plant in Brazil as part of the continued expansion of Fertilizantes Tocantins (FTO). EuroChem acquired a controlling interest (50%+1 share) in FTO in 2016 as part…
Huntsman to build new polyurethanes facility in Dubai
Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.huntsman.com) announced plans to build a new polyurethanes systems house in Dubai. Located within the Jebel Ali Free Trade Zone (JAFZA), the new facility will strengthen Huntsman’s differentiated downstream capabilities in the Middle East. Targeted…
Sadara selects Amec Foster Wheeler for EO/PO pipeline work
Sadara Chemical Co. (Jubail, Saudi Arabia; www.sadara.com) has entered into a detailed engineering contract with Amec Foster Wheeler and Partners Engineering Co. – Al Khobar for the design, engineering, material specifications and procurement for two 7-kilometer special material pipelines that…
Oxea achieves mechanical completion of Bay City propanol plant
Oxea GmbH (Monheim am Rhein, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) announced that its new world-scale propanol production unit at its Bay City site in Texas, is mechanically complete. The new facility “Propanol 2” is now being commissioned and is scheduled for commercial production…
DuPont divests alginates business to JRS Group
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) announced that DuPont Nutrition & Health (N&H) has received approval from the European Commission (EC) to divest its heritage DuPont N&H Alginates business to JRS Group, a leading manufacturer of functional additives from plant-based raw materials.…
Lubrizol starts up expanded thermoplastic polyurethane unit in Ohio
The Lubrizol Corp. (Wickliffe, Ohio; www.lubrizol.com) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the successful startup of its latest Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) capacity expansion in Avon Lake, Ohio. The expansion is part of Lubrizol's strategic global capacity expansion program supporting the company's…
LyondellBasell wins polypropylene technology license from Fujian Zhongjing Petrochemical
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) announced that Fujian Zhongjing Petrochemical Co., Ltd. has selected LyondellBasell 5th Generation Spheripol process technology. The polypropylene process technology will be used for two 600,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) polypropylene (PP) units to be…
Invista moves forward with $250-million upgrade project in Victoria, Texas
INVISTA (Wichita, Kan.; www.invista.com) is entering the final design phase for a $250-million project at its Victoria, Texas site to upgrade its manufacturing technology and increase production of adiponitrile (ADN), a key ingredient for nylon 6,6 fibers and plastics. Construction…
UOP’s propane dehydrogenation technology selected for new plant in Shandong Province
Honeywell UOP (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com) announced that Shandong Tianhong Chemical Co., Ltd. has chosen Honeywell UOP’s C3 Oleflex propane dehydrogenation (PDH) technology to produce 250,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of polymer-grade propylene at its facility at Dongying in China’s Shandong…
Milliken and Oxiteno enter co-manufacturing agreement for alkoxylation
Milliken & Co. (Spartanburg, S.C.; www.milliken.com) and Oxiteno USA LLC have entered into a multi-year co-manufacturing agreement, which will provide increased and streamlined access to state-of-the-art alkoxylation technology. Aligning manufacturing expertises and accessible facility locations, Milliken and Oxiteno bring unique…