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…
Woodward, Inc. (Fort Collins, Colo.; www.woodward.com) and Hexcel Corp. (Stamford, Conn.; www.hexcel.com) announced a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals to create a premier integrated systems provider serving the aerospace and industrial sectors. Upon completion of…
Entegris, Inc. (Billerica, Mass.; www.entegris.com) has acquired Sinmat, a CMP slurry manufacturer. Located in Gainesville, Florida, Sinmat is now part of the Specialty Chemicals and Engineered Materials (SCEM) Division of Entegris. Sinmat is a leader in the design and production…
Evonik Industrial AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) officially opened its new multi-purpose silicones manufacturing facility in Geesthacht, Germany. Located in Northern Germany, 30 kilometers outside the port city of Hamburg, the new plant was completed on time and within the planned…
Vertellus (Indianapolis, Ind.; www.vertellus.com) announced today it has acquired Bercen Chemicals, a leading U.S. supplier of alkyl succinic anhydrides and additives used in the fuel, lubricant, and paper industries. “This acquisition expands the range of products Vertellus is able to…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) has completed the acquisitions of Desalitech, inge GmbH, Memcor, and OxyMem Limited; adding to its leading portfolio of water purification and separation technologies, including ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis and ion exchange resins. These four recent acquisitions support…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has invested to enhance the flexibility of its water-soluble polyacrylate production plant at the company's Ludwigshafen site, Germany, and also has slightly expanded capacity. The upgraded plant is now operational, enabling customers in the household…