Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand; www.indoramaventures.com) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Sorepla Industrie S.A., a plastics recycler in France. Founded in 1991, Sorepla Industrie is one of the largest recyclers in Europe.…
INVISTA (Wichita, Kan.; www.invista.com) has begun work to bring its latest adiponitrile (ADN) technology to China to satisfy the strong, local demand for the nylon 6,6 intermediate chemical. Engineering for a new plant with a minimum production capacity of 300,000…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) celebrated the groundbreaking of its Greenville, TX manufacturing expansion that increases the site’s resin mixing capacity to meet the growing needs of commercial and military aerospace composite customers. Local officials joined the site and project…
ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) announced that operations have commenced at its new 1.5 million ton-per-year ethane cracker at the company’s integrated Baytown chemical and refining complex. The new cracker, part of ExxonMobil’s Growing the Gulf initiative, will provide ethylene…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) announced a cooperation project with Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT; www.kit.edu) to advance the chemical recycling of plastic materials and assist the global efforts towards the circular economy and plastic waste recycling needs. The focus…
Axalta Coating Systems (Philadelphia, Pa.; www.axaltacs.com) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Terrence Hahn as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 4, 2018, succeeding Charlie Shaver, who served as Axalta’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 2013. Mr. Hahn…
Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) will open its 3D Printing Center of Excellence, located at its Sartomer Exton, PA facility. In this advanced R&D lab, Sartomer and its partners will further develop cutting-edge 3D printing resins through innovative material research and…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) announced that its subsidiary KT – Kinetics Technology has been awarded two EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contracts by LUKOIL NizhegorodNefteorgSyntez, a subsidiary of JSC LUKOIL. The contracts are related to five refinery process units as part…
Ingevity Corp. (North Charleston, S.C.; www.ingevity.com) has signed an agreement to acquire the remaining 30% interest in the joint venture Purification Cellutions, LLC, Waynesboro, Georgia, from its partner Applied Technology Limited Partnership, Doraville, Georgia. The purchase price is approximately $80…
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) and Renmatix, Inc. (King of Prussia, Pa.; www.renmatix.com) will jointly develop biomass-based performance additives that improve the properties of architectural paints and construction materials. Renmatix’s proprietary Plantrose Process utilizes ‘supercritical’ water under high…