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Invista announces startup of Sichuan Shengda’s purified terephthalic acid plant

The technology and licensing group of Invista (Wichita, Kan.; www.invista.com), INVISTA Performance Technologies (IPT), Sichuan Shengda Chemical New Material Co. and Sichuan Energy Investment Chemical New Material Co., Ltd (Sichuan Energy) announced the successful startup of Sichuan Shengda’s purified terephthalic…

Synthomer to acquire Omnova Solutions

Omnova Solutions Inc. (Beachwood, Ohio; www.omnova.com) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Synthomer plc (London, U.K.; www.synthomer.com) for $10.15 per share in cash.  The company also reported its second quarter fiscal 2019 earnings, which…

Trinseo opens new compounding facility in the Netherlands

Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.; www.trinseo.com) announced the opening a new compounding factory at its Hoek Site in Terneuzen, The Netherlands on June 26, 2019. With this development, the company is providing an extra boost to the developments in the field of…

Sulzer acquires process technology licensor GTC Technology

Sulzer Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland; www.sulzer.com) has acquired GTC Technology LLC (Houston; www.gtctech.com), a technology company offering proprietary processes and systems for the production of aromatics and other petrochemicals. This acquisition strengthens Sulzer Chemtech’s leadership in petrochemical processes and expands its…

Indorama starts production at Louisiana ethylene plant

Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand; www.indoramaventures.com) announced that its subsidiary Indorama Ventures Olefins LLC (IVOL), located at Westlake, Louisiana, a manufacturer of ethylene from ethane with annual capacity of 440,000 metric tons, has achieved mechanical completion and…

Trinseo to acquire Dow’s latex manufacturing assets in Germany

Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.; www.trinseo.com) has signed a definitive agreement with The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) to acquire latex production facilities and related infrastructure at Rheinmunster, Germany. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2019,…

ExxonMobil proceeds with $2-billion Baytown expansion project

ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) will proceed with a $2-billion investment to expand its Baytown, Texas chemical plant, which will create approximately 2,000 jobs during construction and contribute to the approximate 15 percent return the company expects from its chemical…

Covestro to expand production of polycarbonate films in Dormagen

At its Dormagen site, Covestro  (Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com ) has started building additional production lines for high-quality polycarbonate films. The new coextrusion lines are scheduled for completion by the end of 2020 and will cover the increasing demand. According to…

KBR wins Sadara maintenance contract

KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a Maintenance Alliance Program (MAP) contract to provide long-term maintenance services for the Sadara Chemical Company, a joint venture of Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical Company. The Sadara project is the largest chemical…

Adnoc Refining awards FEED contract to McDermott

McDermott International, Inc. (Houston; www.mcdermott.com) announced it has been awarded a sizeable contract by ADNOC Refining to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for the Refinery Offgases (ROG) project at the Ruwais Refinery in Abu Dhabi. The scope of work…