The Board of Directors of Synthomer (London, U.K.; www.synthomer.com) inaugurated the new 36,000-ton/yr expansion to its acrylic dispersions production facility in Worms, Germany. The investment increases the site’s capacity by more than 30% and its fully automated production facility significantly…
W.R. Grace & Co. (Columbia, Md.; www.grace.com) has licensed its UNIPOL Polypropylene (PP) Process technology to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL). Located in Rasayani near Mumbai in Maharashtra, India, the proposed world-scale capacity UNIPOL PP facility will produce 450,000 metric tons…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) officially inaugurated its new plant in Changzhou, China. The compounding facility produces Durethan- and Pocan-branded high-tech plastics for the automotive sector and the electrical and electronics industry.“This facility was built to address several strategically vital…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) is expanding its thermoplastic composites capacity with a new production line at its U.S. facility in Anaheim, California, underscoring its commitment to meeting strong demand growth from aerospace customers for this high-performance material and Solvay’s…
Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net), IFP Energies Nouvellas (IFPEN; Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.ifpenergiesnouvelles.com) and Michelin (Clermont-Ferrand, France; www.michelin.com) have announced the construction of the first industrial-scale prototype of a plant producing butadiene from bioethanol in France. Launched in late 2012, the BioButterfly…
Entegris, Inc. (Billerica, Mass.; www.entegris.com) has acquired Hangzhou Anow Microfiltration Co., Ltd., a filtration company for diverse industries, including semiconductor, pharmaceutical, and medical. Headquartered in the Xindeng New District, Fuyang National Economic and Technological Development Zone, Hangzhou, Anow is now…
TechnipFMC (Houston; www.technipfmc.com) and DNV GL (www.dnvgl.com) have entered into a partnership to develop the oil and gas industry’s first methodology for qualifying the integrity of digital twin technology. The methodology aims to bring a level playing field to the…
Velocys plc (Harwell, U.K.; www.velocys.com) has secured a purchase order and technical service agreements with Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo) for the use of Velocys technology in a publicly funded demonstration facility in Nagoya, Japan, as well as an advance deposit…
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM; www.adm.com) and LG Chem announced a joint development agreement to create bio-based acrylic acid, a foundational element required in the manufacture of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) used in a range of hygiene products, including diapers. “The…
Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) has been awarded with an order to deliver a Texas Shredder PS for Tata Steel’s upcoming steel scrap recycling plant. The order marks the first steel-scrap shredding facility in India. Tata Steel Ltd. is one…