Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo) announced that it will again increase production capacity for Torayfan biaxially oriented polypropylene film at the Tsuchiura Plant in Ibaraki Prefecture. The move is part of ongoing efforts to meet growing demand for automotive capacitor film…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is gradually bringing additional alkoxylation capacity on stream in Antwerp, Belgium, and Ludwigshafen, Germany, from the second quarter of 2023. The investment benefits European customers in particular with a significant capacity increase well in excess of…
ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing LLC and Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) have signed an exclusive licensing alliance agreement allowing Axens to include ExxonMobil’s MTBE (Methyl tert-Butyl Ether) Decomposition Technology for high purity isobutylene in its portfolio. Used in the production of high-reactivity…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) has completed its capacity expansion at the company’s Mount Pleasant, Tennessee facility, originally announced in December 2021. This milestone reaffirms Solvay’s commitment to the Mining industry and its efforts to respond to growing demand from mining…
thyssenkrupp Uhde (Essen, Germany) and Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) have been commissioned by İGSAŞ - İstanbul Gübre Sanayii A.Ş., Kocaeli (Turkey) to supply a solution to significantly reduce the pressure in the synthesis loop of an ammonia plant while…
Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) will provide Fujian Zhongjing Petrochemical Group with butanediol (BDO) technology to produce bio-degradable plastics (PBAT) It will be the world’s largest BDO plant – expected to produce 600,000 metric tons of PBAT per year As…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) will expand its global alkyl polyglucosides (APG) production capacity with two expansions at its sites in Bangpakong, Thailand, and Cincinnati, Ohio. By expanding in two regions in parallel, BASF, the global market leader for APGs, can…
Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) has entered into exclusive negotiations with Safran Aerosystems for the sale of its oxygen and nitrogen aerospace technology activities, excluding marine-related cryogenic activities. Air Liquide's oxygen and nitrogen aerospace technology activities have been developed since 1983…
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced it has completed the divestment of its global Quats business to Global Amines Company Pte. Ltd., a 50/50 joint venture owned by Clariant and Wilmar, Asia’s leading agricultural business and oleochemicals business globally. The transaction…
3M (St. Paul, Minn.) announced it will invest $146 million to expand its capabilities to further support biotech manufacturing, a fast-growing area of health care which is bringing breakthrough therapies to patients. The investment will include facility and equipment improvements…