According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) edged higher by 0.1 percent in January, following a 0.1 percent decline in December and a 0.2 percent decline in November. During…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) was recently awarded a contract to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for a new adiponitrile (ADN) plant in Shanghai, China which will have a production capacity of 400,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr). The…
Ube Industries, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.ube-ind.co.jp) and Mitsubishi Materials Corp., Ltd. (www.mmc.co.jp) announced that, based on a resolution of the companies’ respective Board of Directors meetings, they have signed aletter of intent to start specific discussions and study on the…
Veolia Water Technologies (www.veoliawatertechnologies.com) will support a major expansion of a mill in Brazil by providing a turnkey chloride removal system designed to optimize the processing of wood-derived pulp used in the making of cellulose fibers. The pulping production uses…
Versalis (San Donato Milanese, Italy; www.versalis.eni.com) has launched a new project focused on the development of a new technology to chemically recycle plastic waste. Versalis signed a joint development agreement with Italian engineering company, Servizi di Ricerche e Sviluppo (S.R.S.),…
INEOS’ (London; www.ineos.com) Olefins & Polymers business has announced a partnership with Forever Plast SpA, a leading polymer recycling technologies operator in Italy. Together they have developed a range of new Polyethylene grades that mirror INEOS virgin grades and perfectly…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS; Yokohama Japan; www.mhps.com) have agreed to work together to enable use of the pitch generated from KBR's solvent de-asphalting (SDA) technology, ROSE, for steam and power generation. Pitch is the…
Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kuraray.com) will establish a new MonoSol production facility for polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) water-soluble films in Zimna Wodka, Poland as demand grows for packaging film for unit dose detergents, pharmaceuticals, and other products. The plant is…
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (MGC; Tokyo; www.mgc.co.jp) has decided to build a production facility for industrial hydrogen peroxide (IHP) at its Taiwanese subsidiary in order to further develop the company’s business for super-pure hydrogen peroxide (SPHP) used in semiconductor…
Dow Inc. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) and Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London; www.matthey.com) announced that China-based company, Guangxi Huayi New Material Company Ltd. (Huayi) has selected LP Oxo Selector 10 Technology to produce butanol at a new manufacturing facility. Under this…