Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has started up a precipitated silica plant for the tire industry in South Carolina. Evonik has invested about $120 million in this world-scale production plant, in response to the high demand from the tire…
The preliminary value for the August 2018 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; top; most recent available) increased compared to the previous month’s value, continuing an upward trend that has been in place throughout 2018. The increase, however was driven by…
ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing LLC (www.exxonmobilchemical.com) and BASF Corporation (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) are conducting a full- scale commercial demonstration of a new gas-treating solvent at Imperial Oil’s Sarnia Refinery (photo). The companies jointly developed the new amine-based solvent aimed at…
Bond-Laminates GmbH, , a wholly owned subsidiary of LANXESS (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is increasing its production capacity for continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites of the brand Tepex. The company is currently building a new, fourth production unit of around 1,500 m2…
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany: www.siemens.com) and Bentley Systems (Exton, Pa.: www.bentley.com) announced today the introduction of PlantSight, resulting from development together based on their highly complementary software portfolios. PlantSight is a digital solution to benefit users through more efficient plant…
EuroChem Group AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.eurochemgroup.com) announced the formal opening of a new production plant for highly efficient, water-soluble fertilizers at its Lifosa subsidiary in Lithuania. The €14 million ($16 million) facility will produce 25,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr)…
Total S.A. (Paris, France; www.total.com) has inaugurated its new lubricants oil blending plant, strategically located in the Kaluga region of the Russian Federation. The grand opening ceremony took place October 15th, in the presence of Anatoly Artamonov, Governor of the…
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Toyko; www.m-chemical.co.jp) announced that it has decided to absorb its consolidated subsidiary, The Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (NSCI) as of April 1, 2019. NSCI’s business centers on synthetic resin products such as Gohsenol (PVOH:…
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.; www.celanese.com) announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire India-based Next Polymers Ltd., one of the country’s largest domestic engineering thermoplastics (ETP) compounders. Next Polymers specializes in custom compounding of various ETP materials and is…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) announced that a joint venture between PolyMirae Company Ltd (PMC) and SK Advanced (SKA) has selected LyondellBasell’s world leading polypropylene fifth generation Spheripol technology for a unit to be constructed in Ulsan, South Korea. The…