BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany), a global market leader in personal care ingredients including UV filters, is investing to double its global Uvinul A Plus production capacity, with the introduction of a new line at its Kaohsiung site in Taiwan. The…
Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. (Tokyo) initiated operation and production at its second directly-operated lubricant manufacturing plant in China. The Huizhou Plant was built through Huizhou Idemitsu Lube Co., Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary established in September 2018) for the purpose of…
Sibur (Moscow, Russia) announced the official start of construction on the Amur Gas Chemical Complex, a facility set to become one of the world’s largest and most advanced basic polymer producers. The official ceremony was held online and was attended…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for June 2020 (the most recent available) decreased compared to the previous month’s value, following a similar decline in April and May. The lower value for the Equipment subindex in…
Chemical processing and handling equipment manufacturer IPCO Germany GmbH (Fellbach, Germany) is celebrating 40 years continuous production of its market-leading Rotoform granulation system. The development of this innovative rotary dropforming technology in 1980 brought new levels of quality and…
IntelliSense.io (Cambridge, England) and BASF Venture Capital GmbH (BVC; Ludwigshafen, Germany) today announced that BVC is leading a strategic investment round in IntelliSense.io with follow-on participation from a group of U.K.-based technology angel investors, including Steve Garnett and Stephen Kelly.…
Suez Water Technologies announced that the Region of Waterloo (Canada) has selected SUEZ’s ZeeLung technology to equip what will be the largest Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR) system in the world at the Hespeler Wastewater Treatment Plant, in Ontario. The…
Henkel Adhesive Technologies recently broke ground for a new, state-of-the-art production area for UV-curable acrylic pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA) at the site in Salisbury, North Carolina. The new facility is expected to be operational by the end of 2021. This…
The biofuel business unit of Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced that a strategic partnership has been formed with Chemtex Global Corp. for the realization of second-generation biofuel projects. Under the partnership, the two parties will collaborate to market and sell…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany) is selling its organic leather chemicals business to TFL Ledertechnik GmbH. TFL is a global supplier of leather chemicals and a portfolio company of US investment company Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C. Both companies signed an…