Axalta Coating Systems (Philadelphia, Pa.) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Anhui Shengran Insulating Materials Co., Ltd., a leading Chinese producer of high-quality wire enamels used in a wide range of consumer electronics, electric vehicle, and industrial applications.…
Ashland Global Holdings Inc. (Wilmington, Del.) announced the company plans to increase production capacity of Natrosol hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) at the Nanjing, China site. “Ashland Natrosol rheology modifiers have been the leading cellulosic thickeners for waterborne architectural coatings for more than…
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) will increase production capacity for Hipore Li-ion battery (LIB) separator at its plant in Hyuga, Miyazaki, Japan. LIB separator is a thin, microporous film of polyolefin placed between the cathode and anode of lithium-ion batteries.…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has concluded a thorough study phase concerning the two possible locations for its announced production site for renewable products: Porvoo, Finland and Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Neste has existing sites in both locations. While there are many…
SK Global Chemical (Seoul, South Korea), a subsidiary of SK Innovation, signed an MOU with Chinese company Zhejiang Satellite for the establishment of a joint company that will be responsible for the production and sales of ethylene acrylic acid (EAA),…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) announced its newest air separation unit (ASU) in Chandler, Arizona is onstream and under long-term contract supplying key electronics and other customers. The ASU is capable of producing over two million standard cubic feet per…
Salzgitter AG, Avacon and Linde have taken an important step on the path to decarbonizing the steel industry. With the commissioning of “Wind Hydrogen Salzgitter – WindH2”, Germany’s only cross-sector project, green hydrogen will be produced in future with electricity…
Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) has agreed to acquire Supermassa do Brasil Ltda, a mortar manufacturer which operates under the brand BR Massa in the Brazilian market. The acquisition will enhance Sika’s position in the region of Minas Gerais, one of…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) announced that its subsidiary NextChem, and Agilyx Corp. (Tigard, Ore.), a wholly owned subsidiary of Agilyx AS have entered into an agreement to support the development of advanced chemical recycling facilities globally. This agreement combines Agilyx’ s leading pyrolysis…
Royal DSM N.V. (Herleen, the Netherlands) has reached an agreement to sell its Advanced Solar business in backsheet products to Worthen Industries, Inc., a company specializing in polymer technologies for multiple end-markets. In September 2020, DSM announced it had reached…