Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has announced that its new high-molecular-weight (HMW) hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) capacity is now online, complementing existing HALS production at the Willow Island, West Virginia, site. “We decided to expand our capacity to better…
ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) announced today that ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing LLC and Axens (Rueil Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) have signed a licensing alliance agreement to allow Axens to provide ExxonMobil’s Flexicoking technology and integrated resid conversion solutions. Under the…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has concluded a purchase agreement to acquire Wilshire Technologies Inc., with the transaction to be completed by the end of January. Headquartered in Princeton N.J., Wilshire Technologies supplies phytochemicals and derivatives to the global…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) plans to increase the production capacity for its antioxidant Irganox 1520L by 20% at the site in Pontecchio Marconi, Italy. Irganox 1520L is a key product in BASF’s antioxidant portfolio. The company is a leading…
The Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Ltd. (Borouge; (www.borouge.com) — a joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) and Austria-based Borealis — has awarded Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) a licensing contract to supply a MTBE (methyl tert-butyl ether) unit…
Royal Dutch Shell (The Hague, the Netherlands; www.shell.com) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CNOOC Oil & Petrochemicals Co Ltd (CNOOC) to explore its first commercial-scale polycarbonate (PC) production unit, which would be located at the CNOOC and Shell…
Victrex plc (Thornton Cleveleys, U.K.; www.victrex.com) has announced the creation of a joint venture (JV) between its subsidiary, Victrex Hong Kong Limited, and Yingkou Xingfu Chemical Company Limited, to build and operate a new PEEK (poly ether ether ketone) polymer…
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Houston; www.enterpriseproducts.com) announced that its isobutane dehydrogenation (iBDH) plant in the Mont Belvieu, Texas area recently began service, with volumes expected to continue ramping up during the next two weeks. The facility, which is supported by…
Milliken & Company (Spartanburg, S.C.; www.milliken.com) announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Borchers Group Ltd. (Westlake, Ohio; www.borchers.com), a global specialty chemicals company known for its high-performance coating additives and specialty catalyst solutions from The Jordan Company,…
Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.; www.eastman.com) announced a capacity expansion at its Dresden, Germany, manufacturing facility to support a new coating and laminating line. This investment will support the strong growth of Eastman’s high-performance branded paint protection and window film…