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SK ecoplant and Ascend Elements to build new lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Kentucky

Ascend Elements is partnering with South Korea-based SK ecoplant and its e-waste recycling subsidiary, TES, to build a $65 million lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Hopkinsville, Ky. The 100,000-square-foot EV battery recycling facility will disassemble and shred approximately 24,000 metric…

Saint-Gobain to acquire fiber manufacturer Adfil

Saint-Gobain S.A. (Courbevoie, France)’ announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Adfil N.V., a top international player specialized in fibers for concrete reinforcement. Operating globally in the construction industry thanks to a commercial presence in over…

Arkema to expand dimethyl disulfide production capacity in Texas

Arkema SA (Colombes, France) has decided to increase its global production capacity of DMDS (dimethyl disulfide), an additive that is key in the production of renewable fuels, at its Beaumont, Texas site. The development of biofuels, for which demand will…

BASF begins production at new UV filters plant in China

BASF Care Chemicals’ new  production unit for Uvinul A Plus ultraviolet (UV) light filters in Jinshan, China, has now come fully onstream. With the newly designed plant, the company expands its production base in Asia to meet the rising demand for…

Construction begins on Peacock Solar project, which will supply chemicals manufacturing in Corpus Christi

Bp plc (London) has started construction on its 187MWdc Peacock Solar project, located 10 miles north of Corpus Christi in San Patricio County, Texas, helping support the global transition to lower carbon energy. Peacock will sell all of the electricity…

Samsung Engineering receives FEED contract for petrochemical project in Saudi Arabia

Samsung Engineering (Seoul, South Korea) announced  that it received the NoA(Notice of Award) for the FEED (Front End Engineering Design) contract of a PDH, PP, UTOS plant from Alujain National Industrial Co.(LNIC) in Saudi Arabia. The contract amount is USD…

Mycon begins construction on electronic-grade sulfuric acid plant in Plainview, Texas

Mycon General Contractors, Inc. (Dallas, Tex.), in conjunction with Charlotte, North Carolina-based Marubeni Plant Contractor, Inc. (MPCI), has begun construction on an electronic-grade sulfuric acid (ELSA) manufacturing facility in Plainview, Texas. The chemical plant will supply electronic-grade sulfuric acid, a…

Arkema to increase production capacity of organic peroxides in China

Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) has announced a two-and-a-half-fold increase of its organic peroxide production capacities at its Changshu site in China. This investment of around €50 million will enable the Group to support its Asian customers in fast-growing markets, particularly…

BASF begins commercial production of bio-based octyl acrylate products

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is expanding its growing portfolio of 14C bio-based monomers with a proprietary process for production of 2-Octyl Acrylate (2-OA). The new product underlines BASF’s strong commitment to innovation for a sustainable future with 73% 14C-tracable bio-based…

Wacker expanding specialty silicone manufacturing capacity in China

Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany) is expanding its specialty silicone manufacturing capacities in China. A kick-off event  at the Zhangjiagang site in Jiangsu Province marks the start of construction of several new production lines, where the globally operating chemical group…