Versalis (San Donato Milanese, Italy; www.versalis.eni.com) has opened a new ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber production plant in Ferrara, Italy, which will mainly supply the automotive industry. The new facility is an excellent example of reindustrialization of an Italian…
The Dow Chemical Company (Dow; Midland, Mich.; www.dow-dupont.com) announced new investments in its upstream and downstream silicones franchise to accelerate innovation and support global customers’ demand in high growth markets, such as high performance building, home and personal care, electrical…
Invista (Wichita, Kan.; www.invista.com) plans to add 40,000 metric tons (m.t.) of nylon 6,6 polymer capacity at its current 150,000-m.t. polymer plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP). Construction is targeted for mid-2019 and production would begin in 2020. “We…
thyssenkrupp’s Industrial Solutions business area (Dortmund, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com) has received a major order to build a new integrated chemical complex in Hungary. The customer for the project is the MOL Group (Budapest; www.mol.hu), a leading international oil and gas company…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) plans to build a new liquid hydrogen plant at its La Porte, Texas industrial gas facility to meet increasing product demand from several customer markets. The liquid hydrogen plant will produce approximately 30 ton/d,…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced that it has been awarded a license, engineering and proprietary equipment contract for KBR Weatherly's Nitric Acid technology by Kemerovo Azot JSC. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide technology licensing and basic…
United Chemical Company Shchekinoazot (UCC) inaugurated a methanol and ammonia co-production plant with technology licensed by Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) on September 7, 2018. The new plant can produce 450,000 tons of methanol and 135,000 tons of ammonia…
Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.chiyodacorp.com) announced that the joint venture between Chiyoda International Corp., a U.S.-based wholly owned subsidiary of Chiyoda, and Kiewit Energy Group Inc. has been awarded a lump-sum EPC contract to construct the olefins portion of a…
Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.; www.eastman.com) announced completion of the expansion of production capabilities at its Saflex polyvinyl butyral (PVB) facility in Suzhou, China. This investment demonstrates Eastman’s continued commitment to the glass glazing industry and is a proactive response…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) announced it has been awarded by Samsung Electronics additional gaseous nitrogen and hydrogen supply to its semiconductor fab in Giheung, South Korea. Air Products, who has been supplying industrial gases to Samsung Electronics' Giheung…