Solvay SA (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) will invest to double the capacity of its Technology Solutions global business unit’s high molecular weight (HMW) hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS) production facility in Willow Island, West Virginia, USA. The core HALS products currently…
Teijin’s Aramid Business (Arnhem, the Netherlands; www.teijinaramid.com) announced the completion of a new production line at its Technora aramid fibers production facility in Matsuyama, Japan. As of now, extra Technora capacity is available for Teijin Aramid’s customers globally. The investment…
Agilyx Corp. (Tigard, Oregon; www.agilyx.com) and INEOS Styrolution (Frankfurt am Main, Germany; www.ineos-styrolution.com) have signed a joint development agreement to develop a recycling process for polystyrene based on “chemical recycling” in the USA. This collaboration is aimed at achieving a…
Owens Corning (Toledo, Ohio; www.owenscorning.com) has announced plans to invest $50 million to rebuild a glass melter and expand production capacity by approximately 25% at its Chambéry, France, composites manufacturing facility. The investment will support the growing demand for thermoplastics…
UniFlow AireStream Fume Hoods (photo) are constructed entirely of chemical-resistant, flame-retardant, non-metallic composite resin materials and feature an exclusive unitized construction that does not require screws, bolts, rivets or metallic hardware for assembly. The fume chamber is molded one-piece seamless…
Ineos (London; www.ineos.com) announced that INEOS Oxide plans to expand its ethylidene norbornene (ENB) plant in Antwerp, increasing capacity by 7,500 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) to 35,500 m.t./yr, with the capacity being available by the end of 2018. “We…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.it) announced that its subsidiary Stamicarbon has acquired a 20% stake in Pursell Agri-Tech, LLC, a U.S.-based startup company specialized in developing and marketing polymer-coated, controlled-release fertilizers. The amount of Stamicarbon’s investment is equal to…
The VersaMix is a multi-shaft mixer designed for viscous applications requiring a high level of accuracy and batch-to-batch consistency. In a VersaMix, two or three independently-driven agitators work in tandem to ensure high-speed fine dispersion, efficient turnover and uniform heating/cooling.…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com) and Jacobs Engineering Group (Dallas, Tex.; www.jacobs.com) have agreed that Neste will acquire the 40% shareholding of Jacobs in Neste Jacobs Oy (www.nestejacobs.com). After this transaction, Neste holds all shares in Neste Jacobs. "Neste Jacobs…
Sean Keohane, president and chief executive officer of Cabot Corp. (Boston, Mass.; www.cabot-corp.com) and Howard Ungerleider, chief financial officer of DowDuPont joined more than 150 local officials, business leaders and community members to celebrate the groundbreaking of Cabot’s fumed silica plant…