Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has announced a debottlenecking project at its hydrogen peroxide plant in Jemeppe-sur-Sambre (Belgium), which has increased of H2O2 production. Further expansions of capacity are planned in Bernburg (Germany) and Voikkaa (Finland). These investments meet the…
INEOS Phenol (London; www.ineos.com) has announced it is to build a world-scale cumene unit in Marl Germany, to be completed in 2021. The new unit will use existing pipeline connections between INEOS’ phenol and acetone production site in Gladbeck, the…
DuPont Clean Technologies (www.cleantechnologies.dupont.com) has been awarded contracts to supply Shenghong Petrochemical Group Co., Limited (Shenghong) with a STRATCO alkylation technology license, engineering, and proprietary equipment. Shenghong is undertaking a project to design and construct a new alkylation unit as…
Following a construction period of two years, a joint venture (JV) between Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) and the Royal DSM N.V. (Heerlen, the Netherlands; www.dsm.com) has commissioned the world’s largest fermentative manufacturing operation using natural marine algae in…
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…
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 (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 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 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 (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,…