World Chemical News, July 2019, by chemwinfo
31 July 2019
President Hideki Kobori
Asahi Kasei launches ASEAN regional headquarter
26 July 2019
Huntsman Corporation has signed
a definitive agreement with Sasol
the Sasol-Huntsman maleic anhydride
joint venture with a manufacturing facility
in Moers, Germany with capacity
to produce 230 million pounds of
Huntsman will pay Sasol $92.5 million,
adjusted for debt and other agreed upon terms,
funded from available liquidity..
Evonik and thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions
(Hydrogen Peroxide to Propylene Oxide)
to Zibo Qixiang Tengda Chemical Co.
Corresponding agreements were signed by
the parties in Guangzhou in China. In addition,
Evonik has licensed the production of
hydrogen peroxide for the exclusive supply
of the propylene oxide plant to Qixiang Tengda.
Furthermore, the companies have entered into
a long-term agreement for the supply of
the respective HPPO catalyst..
>>DOWNLOAD EVONIK'S CATALYST BROCHURE
Arkema announces a project for Bostik
to acquire Prochimir, a company specializing in
high performance thermobonding adhesive films.
This acquisition would enable Bostik
solvent-free thermobonding solutions
earmarked for many fast-growing
industrial applications in the automotive,
construction, textile and medical markets.
among world-leading players in
thermobonding films, and is part of
Bostik’s strategy to expand through acquisitions
targeting leading technologies
in a market that remains fragmented..
24 July 2019
in the global frangrance market
Founded in 1911, Drom is a global perfume house
creating fragrances for consumer products
and fine fragrance customers across the world.
Drom is headquartered near Munich in Germany
and has manufacturing facilities in
China, Germany, the USA and Brazil.
The company employs 489 people globally.
While terms of the deal have not been disclosed,
Drom’s business would have represented
Givaudan’s results in 2018 on a proforma basis.
Givaudan plans to fund the transaction
19 July 2019
SIBUR and Gazprom Neft have consolidated 100%
Poliom, a polypropylene plant in Omsk.
Launched in 2013, Poliom is one of
Russia's largest polypropylene facilities.
In 2014, Poliom became the basis for a JV of
Its annual capacity is 218 kt of advanced products
with a mix of some 100 grades. It sources
propane-propylene fraction, its key feedstock,
from Gazprom Neft’s Omsk Refinery, while
SIBUR helps distribute its end-products
Sibgazpolimer, a joint venture of the two companies,
has signed an agreement to acquire
a 50% stake in Poliom from the Titan Group..
final investment decision (FID) for
to construct a 1.8 million tonne
in Geismar, Louisiana adjacent to
its existing Geismar 1 and Geismar 2 facilities.
Construction on the Geismar 3 plant
will begin later this year and operations
are targeted in the second half of 2022.
The cost of the project is expected to be
between US$1.3-$1.4 billion including costs
of approximately US$60 million incurred to date..
>>DOWNLOAD METHANEX FID PRESENTATION
ADL Bionatur Solutions and Amyris
expand contract to 2020 with ADL revenues
anticipated to exceed EUR 12 million...
18 July 2019
Petroleum Development Oman’s (PDO)
Rabab Harweel Integrated Project (RHIP)
has entered the start-up phase
with gas production from six sour wells to date.
two months ahead of schedule, as
the commissioning process progresses
the plant’s capacity will be ramped up
>>DOWNLOAD PETROFAC PRESENTATION
Givaudan, 2019 Half year results
on track to deliver 2020 guidance..
>>DOWNLOAD FINANCIAL SUMMARIES
BASF is increasing production capacity for
Tinopal® CBS optical brighteners, for uses in
liquid and powder detergents, single-unit dose,
and I&I products, at the company's
A double-digit million euro investment
in existing plants will be used
to increase capacity stepwise until 2022.
The first additional capacities
aerospace coatings manufacturer Mapaero
to strengthen AkzoNobel’s global position
in aerospace coatings, notably
in the structural and cabin coating sub-segments,
and contribute directly towards
delivering the company’s 2020 guidance..
Axens , the new PolyFuel® unit
at Petrobrazi refinery was started-up
and is fully functional since April 2019.
Based on the PolyFuel® technology
the OMV Petrom’s project at Petrobrazi refinery
enables to increase the FCC products value
by upgrading LPG and Light Cracked Naphtha
In June 2019, the unit test-run
was successfully completed, demonstrating that
the unit performances are well in line
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17 July 2019
JGC corporation awarded FEED Contract
for the LNG Plant for Maritime Fuel in Oman
to construct a new medium-scale LNG plant with
an annual LNG production capacity of 1,000,000 tons
>>DOWNLOAD JGC COMPANY PROFILE
16 July 2019
Toray Industries, Inc., to establish
(BSF) for lithium-ion batteries (LiBs)
The new production facility will be located at
Toray Industries Hungary Kft. (THU),
which was established in April 2018, and
will increase the Toray Group’s
by approximately 20%. The new facility
is schedule to begin operations in July 2021..
Nouryon has doubled production capacity
after completing a major expansion project.
The plant is the largest of its kind in the world
and can now produce up to 38,000 tons per year
of DCP, an organic peroxide used in
that need exceptional durability such as
shoe soles and insulation for high-voltage cables..
electrified and extremely company
eSMR Methanol TM for cost-competitive
production of sustainable methanol from biogas..
Grace licenses UNIPOL® PP Process Technology
to Nayara Energy Limited to produce
phthalate-free homopolymer products
15 July 2019
OMV has made the decision to invest EUR 64 mn
in the construction of an ISOBUTENE C4 plant
the exceptional energy efficiency
allows up to 80% of the heating energy
required by the new process to be met
by waste heat from existing facilities.
The idea behind the innovative method
for heat integration came about
through a collaboration by OMV and BASF
a production capacity of around 60,000 t/a..
PetroLogistics ll LLC, announces 500 KTA
Gulf Coast propane dehydrogenation (PDH) Project
and advanced materials solutions
for the microelectronics industry, today announced
a provider of advanced materials
to the specialty chemical, technology,
This acquisition will continue to grow
and diversify Entegris’ engineered materials portfolio,
which was recently expanded with
Digital Specialty Chemicals (DSC)..
12 July 2019
Nippon Shokubai, Groundbreaking ceremony held for
PT.NIPPON SHOKUBAI INDONESIA's
11 July 2019
>>DOWNLOAD ACQUISITION PRESENTATION
Nippon Paint Holding, has completed the
Acquisition of Turkish Paint Manufacturer
Betek Boya ve Kimya Sanayi Anonim Şirketi
for 1,407 million Turkish Lira
1 Turkish Lira = 20 Japanese Yen),
and the enterprise value of the Betek Group
is 2,393 million Turkish Lira.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation to start up
its European carbon fiber sheet molding compound
(SMC) production facility in Italy.
The new facility, slated to start operations
in September 2020, will be located on a site
adjoining C.P.C. SRL , in which
MCC holds a 44% equity stake..
Personal, Home and Health Care Divisions;
The newly aligned Lubrizol Life Science team
developing and testing products
in partnership with customers,
co-driving initiatives that fuel growth.
The new brand will also emphasize
the proactive innovation needed
to bring market-ready solutions to customers,
while capitalizing on the reliability
of Lubrizol's 90 years of science and efficacy...
Ineos Phenol is to build a world scale cumene unit
The new 750,000 tonne unit will be
a fully integrated cumene plant,
making use of existing pipeline connections
INEOS’ phenol and acetone production in Gladbeck,
the Evonik Chemiepark site in Marl and
the BP refinery and cracker complex
BASF increases capacity for Isononanoic Acid (INA) and
with components for synthetic lubricants
e.g. for the refrigeration industry..
10 July 2019
Sasol Limited announced the opening of its
new alkoxylation plant in Nanjing. This facility –
the company’s largest expansion project in China–
its alkoxylation production capacity in the region
growing research and development
and technical customer support capabilities..
Evonik and DSM has today commissioned
its globally unique production plant in the US.
Through the fermentative manufacture
of natural marine algae, the new plant produces
that contains the key omega-3 fatty acids
needed for healthy salmon farming..
for magnesium sulphate anhydrous
With the commissioning of a new facility
at the Wintershall site of the Werra plant,
K+S is now capable of producing
significantly larger quantities of the
specialty product, which is in high demand.
Over the past three years, K+S has invested
about € 34 million in the new facility.
Production capacity will therefore
increase by considerably more than half
which enables K+S to further expand
expansion of the specialties business..
9 July 2019
Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS) and Agilyx
announced today a collaboration between
INEOS Styrolution, Trinseo, and Agilyx
to advance the first-of-a-kind
polystyrene (PS) chemical recycling facility
SCS members INEOS Styrolution and Trinseo,
global leaders in the manufacturing of PS
the development of a commercial scale
The new plant will be capable of processing
up to 50 tons-per-day of post-consumer PS feedstock..
Solvay announces debottlenecking
at its hydrogen peroxide plant
in Jemeppe-sur-Sambre (Belgium) allowing
an increase of H2O2 production.
Further expansions of capacity are planned
in Bernburg (Germany) and Voikkaa (Finland).
These investments meet the growing product demand
in Europe, in existing and new applications..
Saipem has been awarded two new contracts
in Saudi Arabia, worth over USD 3.5 billion
construction and installation, by Saudi Aramco..
Nuberg EPG signs contract to deliver
Chlor-Alkali Plant to SCE Chemicals in Morocco.
The plant will produce caustic soda,
sodium hypochlorite chlorine..
LANXESS confirms its earnings forecast
for the current fiscal year and
expects earnings to remain stable compared with
The company expects EBITDA pre exceptionals
EUR 1.000 billion and EUR 1.050 billion in 2019.
In the previous year, LANXESS had achieved
a result of EUR 1.016 billion..
Chevron Phillips Chemical and Qatar Petroleum
announce plan to jointly develop
a $8 billion U.S. Gulf Coast petrochemical project
a 2,000 KTA ethylene cracker and
two 1,000 KTA high-density polyethylene units..
to add three new production lines at
its Changzhou powder coatings plant in China-
the company’s largest facility of its kind in the world.
Air Liquide signs long-term supply agreement with
Gulf Coast Growth Ventures of GCGV and
will build new Air Separation Unit in Texas
Air Liquide will supply 2,000 tons per day of oxygen
and 900 tons per day of nitrogen to
GCGV’s planned 1.8 million tons per year
Air Liquide will also add nearly eight miles of pipeline
to connect GCGV to its Gulf Coast Pipeline System,
strengthening Air Liquide’s extensive capabilities
throughout the Gulf Coast region of the U.S., and
its position in the growing industrial basin
of Corpus Christi, where it has been present
5 July 2019
Oxea expands its production network and
builds new plant for Carboxylic Acids
>>DOWNLOAD OXEA'S PRODUCTS BROCHURE
8 July 2019
Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water,
hygiene and energy technologies, has released
its 2018 corporate sustainability report,
Accelerating Meaningful Change,
which highlights its work with leading companies
throughout the world to reduce environmental impact
The 2018 publication is Ecolab’s
12th annual corporate sustainability report..
4 July 2019
Teijin Limited announced today that it has agreed
to wholly acquire Benet Automotive s.r.o. (Benet),
a leading automotive composite
in the Czech Republic, from Jet Investment..
INVISTA Performance Technologies (IPT),
Sichuan Shengda Chemical New Material Co., Ltd
(Sichuan Shengda) and Sichuan Energy Investment
Chemical New Material Co., Ltd (Sichuan Energy)
announce the successful start-up of
purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant.
On-Specification production was achieved
3 July 2019
Trinseo (NYSE: TSE) announced the opening
at its Hoek Site in Terneuzen,
The Netherlands on June 26, 2019.
With this development, the company is providing
an extra boost to the developments in the field of
research and development (R&D), sustainability,
at Terneuzen Industrial Park..
Total starts up the La Mede Biorefinery
with a capacity of 500,000 tonnes of
hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO)
biofuel per year in Southeastern France..
>>About Total La Mede Biorefinery
Oxea, Sustainability Report 2018
Arkema, Corsica Sole has inaugurated
a solar power plant (10MWp) on one of
Arkema's Seveso sites in Saint-Auban, France..
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1 July 2019
MAGNIFIN Magnesiaprodukte commenses
feasibility study for second production site of
high-purity, non-halogenated magnesium hydroxide
>>DOWNLOAD MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE
>>DOWNLOAD MgOH2 FOR THERMOPLASTICS
>>DOWNLOAD HUBER PRODUCTS BROCHURE
KBR awarded phenol and acetone
technology contract by
Qingdao Haiwan Chemical
Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide
and basic engineering design (LBED)
as well as technical and training services
to Haiwan Chemical for building
a grassroots 320,000 tons per annum
in Dongjiakou Industrial Zone, Qingdao,
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