Petrochemicals
LANXESS invests €40 million in Krefeld-Uerdingen site
Specialty chemicals group LANXESS is strengthening its Krefeld-Uerdingen, Germany, site by investing about €40 million in two major projects for its basic chemicals (BAC) business unit.
Oiltanking commissions additional storage capacity in China
Oiltanking Daya Bay successfully commissioned its newly added Phase 2 expansion storage capacity and received its first vessel at its public jetty in Daya Bay, China.
Sipchem awards EPC contract for its ethyl acetate plant
Saudi International Petrochemical Co. (Sipchem) has awarded the engineering, design and construction (EPC) contract for its ethyl acetate (EA) plant to eTEC Engineering and Construction Co. of South Korea.
KBR starts up advanced catalytic olefin demonstration unit
KBR and SK Innovation today announced the startup of their advanced catalytic olefins (ACOTM) demo plant in Ulsan, South Korea.
Süd-Chemie will provide fertilizer catalysts to Yara for five years
Süd-Chemie AG and Yara International ASA have concluded a major 5-year framework agreement on catalysts for fertilizer production.
Stamicarbon buys Noy Engineering to extend reach in polyamides market
Stamicarbon has acquired the Italian company Noy Engineering from Tecnimont.
Arkema increases fluorinated polymer capacity at its Changshu plant
In 2007, Arkema announced the construction of a Kynar PVDF fluorinated polymer production plant on its Changshu site in China, scheduled to come onstream in March 2011.
Ashland Inc. exiting the PE business
Ashland Inc.’s subsidiary Hercules Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to sell its pentaerythritol (PE) business to Perstorp Polyols Inc. The purchase price was not disclosed.
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