Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has successfully completed the acquisition of Pontacol, a Swiss manufacturer of multilayer adhesive films, effective August 28, 2025. The company had already announced the agreement in June 2025. With this acquisition, Covestro is expanding its films…
Mura Technology Ltd. (London) announced plans to develop a 50,000-ton/yr facility in Singapore. This marks a significant milestone in the company’s expansion across Asia, joining existing facilities operated under license from Mura by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation in Japan and currently…
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) announced the successful start-up of its 15,000-ton/year Forane 1233zd production unit in Calvert City, Kentucky, part of the company's continued development of its low Global Warming Potential (GWP) fluorospecialties, to meet the increasing demand for more…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) has inaugurated its new world-scale alkoxides production facility on Jurong Island, Singapore—marking a major milestone in its global catalyst strategy. First announced in May 2023, the mid-double-digit-million-euro investment strengthens Evonik’s ability to meet rising demand…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced that Arclin, a portfolio company of an affiliate of TJC, L.P. (TJC), has reached a definitive agreement to acquire DuPont’s Aramids business (Kevlar and Nomex) in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $1.8 billion. Arclin…
Kao Corp. (Tokyo) has built a new tertiary amine production plant in Pasadena, Texas, the opening ceremony for which took place on August 22, 2025. The new plant, with an annual production capacity of 20,000 tons, will further enhance stable…
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp. (NSHD) announced that its U.S. operating company, Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. (Irving, Tex.), will build, own, and operate a new air separation plant in Las Vegas, Nevada, which is scheduled for completion in 2027. This new plant…
Trinseo plc (Berwyn, Pa.) officially signed an agreement to launch its polycarbonate (PC) recycling project in the Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone. The project involves a total investment of approximately $20 million, with Phase I planned to have an annual production…
Meranti Green Steel has announced the launch of its green iron project in the Duqm Special Economic Zone, aiming to produce low-emission Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) and Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) as part of the company’s global efforts to decarbonize…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) announced it has successfully completed the first fill of the world’s largest hydrogen sphere at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Kennedy Space Center located on Merritt Island, Florida. NASA uses liquid hydrogen combined…