Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo; www. shinetsu.co.jp) implement close to ¥110 billion in facility investments for its silicones business, one of its main businesses. It will expand its production capacity of silicone monomer, the intermediate product of silicones, and various…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) announced that Shandong Chambroad Petrochemicals Co. Ltd., (Shandong Chambroad), has selected the LyondellBasell Hostalen “Advance Cascade Process” (Hostalen ACP) technology. The low-pressure slurry process technology will be used for a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) unit with…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is taking the next step in systematically focusing on specialty chemicals with the divestment of its U.S.-based Jayhawk site in Galena, Kansas. The site produces precursors for agrochemicals. “We want to continue growing profitably…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo; www.mitsuichem.com) has expanded production facilities to manufacture ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (marketed under the brand HI-ZEX MILLION) in response to growing demand for automotive and industrial batteries. The additional facilities came online on August 7 and…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) announced that its subsidiary Tecnimont S.p.A., in consortium with its Indian affiliate Tecnimont Private Ltd., has been awarded two EPCC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning) lump-sum contracts by HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL), for the…
Atlas Copco AB (Stockholm, Sweden; www.atlascopcogroup.com) has agreed to acquire the cryogenics business of Brooks Automation, Inc. (www.brooks.com), for a total value of $675 million (SEK 6,239 million). The acquisition includes cryo pump operations located in Chelmsford, Mass. (U.S.) and…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (MCI; Tokyo; www.mitsuichem.com) announced that Mitsui Elastomers Singapore Pte. Ltd. (MELS), a wholly owned subsidiary based in Singapore, is set to raise its production capacity for high-performance elastomers using the brand-name TAFMER. The production facility for TAFMER…
Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.huntsman.com) announced that it has opened a multi-purpose facility at the Amata Vietnam Industrial Park, near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The site is a greenfield investment, will house Huntsman’s Polyurethanes and Advanced Materials businesses,…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) announced that it has acquired the Rotoflow turboexpander business from Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE). Air Products acquired all engineering and service capabilities to continue providing world-class service to Rotoflow customers. The transaction…
Shintech Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo; www. shinetsu.co.jp), has selected Veolia Water Technologies (www.veoliawatertechnologies.com) to supply its HPD salt crystallizer and a caustic soda concentration systems as part of the expansion of their production facility…