ANDRITZ Separation was among the first to introduce fluidized bed technology for use in industrial drying – a drying method achieving the requested polymer product quality in an efficient process. Petrochemical and polymer producers have installed more than 1,000 of…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland) today announced the construction of a new state-of-the-art catalyst production site in China. This project represents a significant investment which further strengthens Clariant’s position in China and enhances its ability to support its customers in the country’s…
PPG (Pittsburgh, Pa.) announced it has received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for research into the use of two versatile, high-output processes in the production of lithium-ion battery (LIB) electrodes. The three-year, $2.2 million project – one…
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for July 2020 (the most recent available) increased compared to the previous month’s value, reversing a three-month period of decline. a similar decline prior to July. Three of the four…
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), a leading Indian Refining company based in Mangalore, is planning to install a second generation (2G) ethanol facility in the State of Karnataka, India. MRPL has awarded LanzaTech (Skokie, Ill.) the contract to commence…
INEOS Styrolution (Frankfurt, Germany) and Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.) are advancing plans to build the first-of-its-kind polystyrene recycling plant based on depolymerization in Wingles in the north of France. The planned full commercial-scale recycling facility will be capable of processing up…
The Polyplastics Group (Tokyo) has announced plans to construct a cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) production facility in Leuna, Germany to meet the growing global demand for its Topas COC polymers. The new plant, to be operated by local Polyplastics subsidiary…
OQ Chemicals (formerly Oxea) has entered into an agreement to license its advanced proprietary technology for the production of ethylene and propylene derivatives to Duqm Refinery and Petrochemicals Industries Company (DRPIC) in Oman. DRPIC, a joint venture between Oman Oil…
LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) announced that it has resolved a corporate spin-off plan focused on its battery business to raise corporate and stockholder value. Accordingly, LG Chem plans to receive approval from the extraordinary meeting of stockholders on…
The American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) reported that with the recovery in the U.S. economy slowing, U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes rose by 0.5 percent in August, off from an upwardly-revised 2.2 percent gain in July, a 5.0…