Evonik Industries has developed a new ligand that will help to optimize the production of the plasticizer alcohol 2-propyl heptanol (2-PH) much more efficiently at the Marl site. The new ligand is called OxoPhos 64i; ligands are important components of…
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; Tokyo, Japan; www.sdk.co.jp) establish a new production site for thermosetting bulk-molding compounds (BMC) in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China, jointly with Eternal Materials Co., Ltd., a synthetic resin manufacturer based in Taiwan. SDK Group aims to strengthen…
Daelim’s (Seoul, South Korea; www.daelim.co.kr) Petrochemical Business Division announced a plan to expand its highly reactive polybutene plant. The company intends to expand the annual output of its existing plant, which is located at Yeosu National Industrial Complex, from 65,000…
TPC Group Inc. (Houston; www.tpcgrp.com), a leading provider of C4-based products and services, announced the achievement of another significant milestone in its comprehensive expansion program to increase polyisobutylene (PIB) capacity. TPC's board of directors has approved funds for the front-end…
With its strategic acquisition of Innojet Herbert Hüttlin, the Romaco Group (Karlsruhe, Germany; www.romaco.com) will be able to provide engineering solutions for the entire chain for manufacturing and packing pharmaceutical solids. The transaction was officially closed on February 12, 2015.…
Styrolution Group GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany; www.styrolution.com) is making three appointments to its management board, including two new regional presidents and a newly created position, president of operations. Hyung Tae (HT) Chang, who currently serves as President, Asia Pacific will retire…
Prayon S.A. (Engis, Belgium; www.prayon.com), world leader in phosphate chemistry, will build a manufacturing plant for food-grade sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP) that will double its production capacity and strengthen its position in the food sector. After preliminary studies, the decision was…
Bentley Systems, Inc. (Exton, Pa.; www.bentley.com) announced that it has acquired France-based Acute3D, provider of Smart3DCapture software for reality modeling. Through reality modeling, observations of existing conditions are processed into representations for contextual alignment within design modeling and construction modeling…
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) has been selected by Chinese petrochemical company Yuhuang Chemical, Inc., as the supplier of oxygen for its new world-scale methanol manufacturing complex to be built in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Air Liquide will invest around $170 million…
Alcoa Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.alcoa.com) announced that Nahla A. Azmy has joined Alcoa as vice president, Investor Relations. Azmy had been vice president, Investor Relations and Communications for Rockwood Holdings, Inc., a leading global specialty chemicals company. She succeeds Kelly…