Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa) announced that its low-density polyethlyene (LDPE) unit reached beneficial operation on 15 November 2020. The LDPE unit is the seventh and final Lake Charles Chemicals Project (LCCP) unit to come online. The LCCP is now…
Lummus Technology (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a technology contract by Shandong Yulong Petrochemical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China's Nanshan Group. Lummus will provide Master Licensor services for multiple licensed units, consisting of two mixed feed crackers,…
Composites manufacturer Mar-Bal, Inc. (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) has recently merged its AltraSet Composite Technologies company with Lattice Composites (Riverside, Calif.). The integrated merger will expand Mar-Bal’s composite technologies to now include Lattice’s customized epoxy chemistry systems–providing a unique materials portfolio…
The Board of Directors of Grasim Industries Ltd. (Mumbai, India) approved the transfer of the company’s Fertilizer Business to Indorama India Pvt. Ltd. (IIPL). The Fertilizer business handles the manufacture, trading and sale of urea, customized fertilizers, agricultural-inputs, crop protection,…
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (Waterford, N.Y.) announced it will invest $13 million for the expansion of its existing Termoli (Italy) plant to create a state-of-the-art manufacturing hub for its Niax polyurethane additives. The site, which currently produces high-performance additives for…
Würth Industry North America (WINA), a group company of The Würth Group (Kunzelsau, Germany) and Baker Hughes (Houston) announced a joint service offering to expand their capabilities to provide advanced design, digital inventory, and customized 3D printing services to customers…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Hengyi Industries SDN BHD (Hengyi) will use the LyondellBasell Hostalen “Advanced Cascade Process” (Hostalen ACP) technology for a new facility. The process technology will be used for a 450,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) high-density polyethylene (HDPE) facility to…
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) announced that it has completed the construction of a new plant to produce LUCANT, a series of hydrocarbon-based synthetic fluid, at its Ichihara Works in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture. With this new plant coming on top of…
W. R. Grace & Co. (Columbia, Md.) has licensed its UNIPOL PP Process Technology to PT Pertamina Rosneft Pengolahan dan Petrokimia (PRPP), a joint venture between Indonesia’s PT Pertamina and Russia’s Rosneft Oil Company. The UNIPOL PP facility, located in Tuban,…
Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has started construction of a new production plant for Vulkollan raw materials in the Map Ta Phut industrial zone in Thailand. With the new plant, the company aims to satisfy the growing demand for high-performance elastomers…