LyondellBasell Industries NV (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Jiangsu Fenghai High-Tech Materials Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu Fenghai) has selected the LyondellBasell Lupotech T high-pressure polyethylene technology for a new production site. The Lupotech T process technology will be used for a…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced a definitive agreement to sell an 80.1% ownership interest in the Delrin acetal homopolymer (H-POM) business to TJC LP (TJC) in a transaction valuing the business at $1.8 billion. TJC has received fully committed financing in…
thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany) has been selected by Grupa Azoty S.A. (Tarnów, Poland) to supply a new ammonium nitrate neutralization plant. Grupa Azoty S.A. is a key player on the European fertilizer and chemicals market and the second largest EU-based…
Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.) announced a definitive agreement to acquire FLEXIM Flexible Industriemeßtechnik GmbH (Berlin, Germany), a global leader in clamp-on ultrasonic flow measurement for liquids, gases and steam. Flexim brings highly differentiated, complementary technology and strong customer relationships to…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is set to double its production capacity for water-soluble dispersants based on acrylic acid at its Dilovasi, Turkey location with the introduction of a new production plant. This investment aims to support BASF’s customers in the…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) announced that it will increase its production capacity for polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) to meet demand for mono-material food packaging, which is on the rise amid the growing need for sustainability. Specifically, the Shimizu Factory of Mitsui…
Altana AG (Wesel, Germany) has acquired the business of Imaginant Inc., a U.S. company that develops and manufactures test and measurement instruments based on ultrasound. With this acquisition, the specialty chemicals group has strategically expanded its BYK division and entered…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) announced that Polaris Chemicals, Inc, a subsidiary established between Mitsui Chemicals and Kasano Kosan Corporation in 2021, has begun production of biocatalysts used in the production of acrylamide. Acrylamide is a raw material for polyacrylamide, which…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has started production in its new plant for polyurethane elastomers systems at its integrated site in Shanghai, China. Groundbreaking for it had been announced in summer 2022. The investment is in the double-digit million Euro range.…
Kuraray Co. (Tokyo) has announced a planned increase of its globally in-demand ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH resin; Kuraray trademark: EVAL) production capacity in its bases of operation in the United States and Europe. A total of 5,000 metric tons per…