Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) is set to increase the company’s fluoroelastomer (FKM) production to support global customers’ continuing strong demand for high performance sealing applications. End-use applications in hybrid and low emission internal combustion engines (ICE) and in the…
The Lubrizol Corp. (Wickliffe, Ohio) will invest more than $25 million in its Calvert City, Kentucky manufacturing facility, allowing the company to meet increasing customer demand. This investment follows a recent $10 million expansion at the site to further improve…
Air Liquide Canada, a subsidiary of the Air Liquide Group (Paris; www.airliquide.com) officially celebrated the opening of its brand-new carbon dioxide (CO2) recovery plant, located in Aylmer, Ontario, Canada. Following the inauguration of another CO2 recovery plant in Johnstown, Ontario…
Tata Chemicals Ltd. (TCL; Mumbai, India; www.tatachemicals.com) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with CSIR-CECRI (Central Electrochemical Research Institute), Karaikudi, to explore collaborative technology for scaling up the manufacture of cathode materials for lithium-ion batter (LIB) cells. Under this MOU,…
Vertellus LLC (Indianapolis, Ind.; www.vertellus.com) announced that John Van Hulle is assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective immediately. Mr. Van Hulle brings to Vertellus more than three decades of leadership experience in the specialty chemical and plastics…
Unilever (London; www.unilever.com) and Veolia (Paris; www.veolia.com) announced that they have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly work on emerging technologies that will help create a circular economy on plastics across various geographies, starting in India and Indonesia. According to…
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) announced that Air Liquide Advanced Materials Inc. (ALAM) was joined by local officials and members of the community to inaugurate a new specialty-chemical production facility in Upper Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, on October 19, 2018. This…
Valmet Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.valmet.com) has agreed with Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) on the delivery of a BioTrac biomass pretreatment system for their sunliquid cellulosic ethanol plant in Romania. The order is included in Valmet's third quarter 2018 orders received.…
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.; www.celanese.com) announced a capital-efficient debottlenecking project for its polyoxymethylene (POM) production unit at the Industriepark Höchst (IPH) facility in Frankfurt, Germany to support the continued growth of its global engineered materials business. “Celanese continues to exhibit…
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR; www.socar.az) , the largest direct foreign investor in Turkey, launched its $6.3-billion SOCAR Turkey Aegean Refinery (STAR Refinery), which will provide a large portion of oil products demand in the local market…