As demand for nylon 6,6 materials continues to grow, INVISTA’s polymer business, INV Nylon Polymer Americas, LLC, has made the decision to undertake a significant investment in its U.S. facility in South Carolina. The investment will transform the facility’s production…
BASF Shanshan Battery Materials Co., Ltd. (BSBM), a BASF majority-owned company in China (BASF 51%; Shanshan 49%), is expanding its battery materials capacity in Changsha, Hunan Province, and Shuizuishan, Ningxia Province, to meet the fast-growing local and global demands of…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) and Veolia Wasser Deutschland announced their collaboration in the full-scale technology assessment of the new phosphorus recovery technology called ViviMag. ViviMag is a patented technology to recover phosphorus and other valuable resources, such as iron, from…
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) recently signed an agreement with its joint venture (JV) company, BASF PETRONAS Chemicals Sdn Bhd (BPC), to acquire the 113,000-metric-ton/yr maleic anhydride (MAn) plant located in Gebeng, Kuantan. The MAn plant was…
Elkem ASA (Oslo, Norway) has entered into an agreement to acquire KeyVest Belgium S.A, a specialist company in the sourcing of materials and production of metal powders to the refractory industry and other segments including advanced ceramics. This will expand…
LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) announced a plan to establish a plant in Daesan, Korea, with the capacity to produce 50,000 tons of hydrogen annually by the second quarter in 2024. This plant will be the first LG Chem…
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo) announced the establishment of a joint venture (JV) with LG Chem, LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea), in which Toray and LG Chem each hold a 50% interest, following the announcement on October 27, 2021 that…
Saint-Gobain Life Sciences announced the addition of their Suwa, Japan manufacturing facility for the production of C-Flex TPE tubing for use in bioprocessing. The capacity addition in Suwa is part of Saint-Gobain Life Sciences ongoing investment plan to globally expand…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland), has entered into a 10-year global master services agreement for engineering and project related services with Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.). The agreement can be used by all of Chevron’s business units and covers both offshore…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced hat Levima Green (Shandong) Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. will use LyondellBasell’s Lupotech T high-pressure polyethylene (PE) technology at a new site. The Lupotech T process technology will be used for a 200,ooo metric tons per…