Asahi Kasei (China) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Asahi Kasei Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.asahi-kasei.co.jp), has decided to construct a new plant for the manufacture of plastic compounds (synthetic resins containing glass fiber, flame retardants and other additives to provide additional…
The Lubrizol Corp.'s (Wickliffe, Ohio; www.lubrizol.com) LifeSciences business is investing $10 million for a significant capacity expansion at its silicone contract manufacturing site in Franklin, Wisconsin. This investment strengthens the company's silicone business by adding 71,000 square feet of space…
Hach (Loveland, Colo.; www.hach.com) has opened a new state-of-the-art research and development facility, expanding the Loveland campus by more than 90,000 square feet. The new building houses an advanced R&D workspace for development teams and includes multiple testing and research…
EEW Energy from Waste GmbH (EEW; Helmstedt Germany; www.eew-energyfromwaste.com) and AkzoNobel’s (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) Specialty Chemicals business agreed to extend their partnership for the supply of sustainable steam from EEW to the Chemical Park Delfzijl through to the year…
The American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) reported that the third quarter started on a good note, with growth in U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes expanding 0.4 percent in July, following an upwardly revised 0.6 percent gain in June.…
Ingevity Corp. (North Charleston, S.C.; www.ingevity.com) today announced it has reached an agreement with Georgia-Pacific to acquire Georgia-Pacific’s pine chemicals business for a cash purchase price of $315 million. The acquisition is subject to certain regulatory approvals and other customary…
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. (TTR; Hyogo, Japan; www.toyo-rubber.co.jp) has announced the divestiture of a significant portion of its chemicals-related assets. TTR will divest its Rigid Polyurethane Foam Business (including real estate, facilities, intellectual property rights and other assets owned…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) announced that Shandong Shougang Luqing Co. has selected LyondellBasell’s Hostalen Advanced Cascade Process (ACP) polyethylene process technology for a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) unit to be built in their petrochemical complex at Bohai Industry Park, Shouguang, Shandong…
Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.; www.eastman.com) announced a planned expansion of its copolyester site in Kuantan, Malaysia. The expansion is expected to be complete in the first quarter of 2018 and will increase PETG (polyethylene terephthalate glycol-modified ) capacity by…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany, www.evonik.com) is building a new production plant for specialty copolyesters at its Witten site in Germany. As binders for paints, specialty copolyesters are used in coil coatings and, increasingly, in food can coatings. The company…