BASF Corp. (Florham Park, N.J.) is moving forward with the final phase of the expansion project for the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) plant at its Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana. With this third step of its multiphase capacity expansion, BASF…
Eastman (Kingsport, Tenn.) announced a planned increase of its Eastman Therminol 66 heat-transfer fluid manufacturing capacity in Anniston, Alabama. The plant expansion is expected to be complete in 2024 and will increase U.S.-based capacity by 50%. "We are significantly investing…
Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.) announced the start of commercial operation of a new methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) splitter at its Geismar site in Louisiana. The $180-million splitter gives Huntsman the ability to produce more high-value, differentiated grades from the…
Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium) plans to construct a manufacturing facility for cathode active battery materials (CAM) and their precursor materials (pCAM) in Ontario, Canada. For Umicore this investment represents the final step in establishing a truly global production presence with…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) completed the installation and start-up of a new acrylic dispersions production line in Dahej, India, serving the coatings, construction, adhesives and paper industries for the South Asian markets. BASF began production of polymer dispersions in Dahej,…
AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) announced a €20-million investment to increase and improve production at two of its sites in France. A total of €15 million will be spent on the company’s aerospace coatings facility in Pamiers, which was taken…
Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium) will invest in building a large-scale fuel cell catalyst plant in Changshu in China to capture the fast emerging growth in fuel cell technology. The plant will enable the accelerated transformation to hydrogen-based clean mobility, serving…
Latrobe Magnesium Ltd. (LMG; Sydney, Australia) announced the commencement of a Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) for its 100,000-ton/yr magnesium plant using ferronickel slag from flyash waste as its feedstock. LMG has finalized discussions with a ferro-nickel producer for the supply of…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) broke ground on two new plants in Shanghai to meet the rising demand for polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) and elastomers. These new facilities, which represent a combined investment of a mid double-digit million euro amount, will be…
Petrobras (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) has finalized the sale of its entire interest (27.88%) in Deten Química S.A (Deten), located in the industrial complex of Camaçari, in the state of Bahia, to Cepsa Quimica S.A. (Madrid, Spain), which already has an…