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Global chemical production continue solid pace, ACC says
The American Chemistry Council’s (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) shows that growth in global chemistry during August continued on a solid pace, but was weighed down by the effects of Hurricane Harvey. Global chemicals…
SNC-Lavalin wins contract for fertilizer project in Russia
SNC-Lavalin (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) announced that it has been awarded a contract by Novgorodskiy GIAP, a subsidiary of Acron Group, for the development of engineering design packages and licensing services for a fertilizers project located in the Smolensk region…
Solvay invests to double manufacturing capacity at West Virginia site
Solvay SA (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) will invest to double the capacity of its Technology Solutions global business unit’s high molecular weight (HMW) hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS) production facility in Willow Island, West Virginia, USA. The core HALS products currently…
Teijin starts up new production line for aramid fibers
Teijin’s Aramid Business (Arnhem, the Netherlands; www.teijinaramid.com) announced the completion of a new production line at its Technora aramid fibers production facility in Matsuyama, Japan. As of now, extra Technora capacity is available for Teijin Aramid’s customers globally. The investment…
Ineos Styrolution and Agilyx to develop polystyrene recycling technology
Agilyx Corp. (Tigard, Oregon; www.agilyx.com) and INEOS Styrolution (Frankfurt am Main, Germany; www.ineos-styrolution.com) have signed a joint development agreement to develop a recycling process for polystyrene based on “chemical recycling” in the USA. This collaboration is aimed at achieving a…
Owens Corning to expand composites facility in France
Owens Corning (Toledo, Ohio; www.owenscorning.com) has announced plans to invest $50 million to rebuild a glass melter and expand production capacity by approximately 25% at its Chambéry, France, composites manufacturing facility. The investment will support the growing demand for thermoplastics…
Chemical-resistant fume hoods that require no bolts or screws
UniFlow AireStream Fume Hoods (photo) are constructed entirely of chemical-resistant, flame-retardant, non-metallic composite resin materials and feature an exclusive unitized construction that does not require screws, bolts, rivets or metallic hardware for assembly. The fume chamber is molded one-piece seamless…
Ineos Oxide to increase production capacity for ethylidene norbornene
Ineos (London; www.ineos.com) announced that INEOS Oxide plans to expand its ethylidene norbornene (ENB) plant in Antwerp, increasing capacity by 7,500 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) to 35,500 m.t./yr, with the capacity being available by the end of 2018. “We…
Stamicarbon acquires stake in Alabama-based fertilizer startup
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.it) announced that its subsidiary Stamicarbon has acquired a 20% stake in Pursell Agri-Tech, LLC, a U.S.-based startup company specialized in developing and marketing polymer-coated, controlled-release fertilizers. The amount of Stamicarbon’s investment is equal to…
Statoil, Shell and Total enter CO2 storage partnership
Statoil, Shell and Total have signed a partnership agreement to mature the development of carbon storage on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The project is part of the Norwegian authorities’ efforts to develop full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) in…