The Lubrizol Corp. (Wickliffe, Ohio; www.lubrizol.com) announces updates to its global expansion program supporting the company's Engineered Polymers thermoplastics polyurethane (TPU) business and growing global demand for its Estane TPU, Pearlthane TPU, Pearlbond TPU and other product lines. "Ongoing investments…
Westlake Chemical Corp. (Houston; www.westlake.com) announced that it will expand capacities for the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) at three of its chemical facilities. Two of the plants are located in Germany (Burghausen, Gendorf) and…
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.; www.celanese.com) announced that chief financial officer, Chris Jensen, has tendered his resignation after a successful 12 years with the vcompany to spend time with his family and commence the next chapter of his career. He will…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) and A. Schulman, Inc. (Akron, Ohio; www.aschulman.com), a leading global supplier of high-performance plastic compounds, composites and powders, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which LyondellBasell will acquire A. Schulman for…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced that it has been awarded a contract valued in excess of $95 million by Samsung Engineering (Thailand) Co. for a brownfield ethylene plant at PTT Global Chemical's (PTTGC) petrochemicals complex in Map Ta Phut,…
Inovyn (London, U.K.; www.inovyn.com) announced its intention to deliver a major expansion project at Rafnes Site, Norway. Through the Project, Inovyn will increase vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) capacity at the Site by around 70,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr), which…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) announced a definitive agreement to purchase ACP Europe SA (ACP), the largest independent carbon dioxide (CO2) business in Continental Europe. The transaction will complement Air Products’ European CO2 capabilities in core geographies where the…
Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy; www.saipem.com) has been awarded a new contract in the onshore E&C sector worth approximately $750 million. The work involves engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) in the framework of the development of the Duqm…
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has reinforced its commitment to customers in India following the inauguration of a new €9 million facility for the production of powder coatings. Located in Thane, Mumbai, the plant is the company’s sixth production site…
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.teijin.com) announced that it will establish a resin compound plant and a related R&D facility at Bang Pa-in Industrial Estate in Ayutthaya, Thailand. The 10,000-metric tons per year (m.t./yr) plant will be built at a cost…