According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemstry.com), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) fell by 2.0 percent in May following a 2.7 percent decline in April and a 0.9 percent decline in March. During May,…
Solvay Peroxides Vietnam, a global business unit of Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium), started production at its new hydrogen peroxide dilution and packing plant at Phuc Long Industrial Zone in Long An Province, Vietnam. This facility is designed to reach 24,000…
Tokuyama Corp. (Tokyo) and Toyota Motor Corp. (Toyota) have commenced verification tests, using by- product hydrogen, of a stationary fuel cell generator (FC generator) that makes use of the fuel cell system (FC system) installed in the Mirai Fuel Cell…
Tosoh Corp. (Tokyo) plans to expand its production capacity for bromine for use in flame retardants, fungicides, medicines, and agrochemicals at its Nanyo Complex in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Tosoh is Japan’s largest manufacturer of bromine, which the company sells…
Sadara Chemical Co. (Jubail, Saudi Arabia) and Sahara International Petrochemical Co. (Sipchem) have partnered to supply high-quality ethanol required for the manufacture of hand sanitizers. The ethanol has been provided to local manufacturers free of charge to enable them to…
Kuraray Co. (Tokyo) plans to modify the production lineup of its meltblown nonwoven-fabric production facility, which is located on the premises of the Okayama Factory, a facility run by nonwoven fabric production and sales subsidiary Kuraray Kuraflex Co., Ltd. that…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) has signed a memorandum of understanding with L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Ltd. (LTHE) for refinery and petrochemical projects. Under the terms of the agreement, KBR and LTHE will collaborate to develop business opportunities for which KBR will license…
Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has completed a project to more than double capacity for organic peroxides at its plant in Itupeva, Brazil. The expansion will add capacity for products including methyl ethyl ketone peroxides (MEKP) as well as dibenzyl peroxide…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) will use the LyondellBasell Spheripol technology for a new facility. The process technology will be used for a polypropylene (PP) plant to be built in Panipat, Haryana State, India,…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for April 2020 (the most recent available) decreased compared to the previous month’s value, with the values of all four major subindices (Equipment; Construction Labor; Buildings; and Engineering & Supervision)…