Vynova Group (www.vynova-group.com) inaugurated its new, state-of-the-art potassium hydroxide (KOH) membrane electrolysis facility in Tessenderlo, Belgium. The plant is the result of a major conversion project which was concluded in April 2018, ahead of schedule. The project involved a €65-million…
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Tokyo; www.m-chemical.co.jp) announced its intent to transfer its acrylic sheet (PMMA sheet) business in Europe to Schweiter Technologies Group (STAG; Steinhausen, Switzerland). MCC will transfer the business, valued at 92 million British pounds (about 13.5 billion…
Barrday Inc., a major player in the composite market, and Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) announce the creation of a joint venture to manufacture and market carbon fiber and specialty polymer tapes for the growing oil-and-gas industrial market. The new venture,…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) recently inaugurated its new manufacturing center for aerospace structural adhesives and surfacing films in Wrexham, U.K. Together with the existing plant in Havre De Grace (Maryland), United States, this investment broadens Solvay’s footprint and strengthens…
Hexpol AB (Malmö, Sweden; www.hexpol.com) announced the acquisition of the business of U.S.-based rubber compounder Kirkhill Rubber (Downey, Calif.), an industry leader with experience in aerospace, automotive, medical and other demanding industry segments. Recently, Kirkhill expanded its operations into silicone…
Ineos Styrolution Group GmbH (Frankfurt am Main, Germany; www.ineos-styrolution.com), ReVital Polymers Inc. (Sarnia, Ont., Canada; www.revitalpolymers.com) and Pyrowave (Oakville, Ont., Canada; www.pyrowave.com) announced a strategic partnership to recycle polystyrene packaging collected in consumer curbside and depot recycling systems as well…
DowDuPont (www.dow-dupont.com) announced the senior leaders of the independent companies that will be created following the separation of its Agriculture (Corteva Agriscience) and Specialty Products (DuPont) Divisions, which is expected to occur by June 1, 2019. In addition, the company…
Wison Engineering Services Co. Ltd. (Shanghai, China; www.wison.com) recently announced that its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Wison Engineering Ltd. entered into a memorandum with Gazprom neftekhim Salavat for cooperation on a natural gas-to-polyolefin (ethylene and propene) project at an oil-and-gas base…
As chemical plants look for ways of maintaining operational excellence and productivity at a reduced cost, naturally they will look at new instrumentation technologies that will give them a leading edge over competitors. When it comes to gas measurement, the…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is investing a double-digit million euro amount in the construction of a new multi-purpose facility at its Geesthacht location in Northern Germany, 30 km outside the city of Hamburg. The additional capacities created will…