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Startup operations commenced at secondphase of the EPS complex

Construction and installation of the second phase for the production of Sibur's Alphapor expandable polystyrene has been completed, and startup operations have commenced.

2012-02-01

DSM Engineering Plastics invests for growth in Specialty Polyamides

DSM is to make further investments in its Kaohsiung polymerization facility in Taiwan to upgrade and develop the company’s Specialty Polyamide capabilities for its Novamid and Akulon Polyamide engineering plastic business.

2012-02-01

LyondellBasell grants its largest Hostalen ACP process license to Chinese company

LyondellBasell has announced that it has granted a Hostalen ACP process technology license to Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Yanan Energy and Chemical Co., Ltd. Start-up for this new HDPE plant in the Chinese Shaanxi province is scheduled for 2014.

2012-01-31

Novamont launches joint venture for BDO plant in Europe

Genomatica and Novamont announced they have signed a definitive agreement establishing a joint venture (JV) for the first industrial plant in Europe producing butanediol (BDO) directly from renewable feedstocks.

2012-01-31

Rhodia and Avantium to jointly develop biobased polyamides

Rhodia, member of the Solvay Group, and Avantium announced today that they have entered into a partnership to jointly develop a range of new bio-based polyamides targeting a variety of applications.

2012-01-26

Bayer MaterialScience builds multipurpose plant for coating raw materials

Efficient and flexible production of HDI and IPDI. Rising demand for high-performance polyurethane automotive coatings.

2012-01-24

BASF to build an integrated 300,000 metric tons TDI plant

BASF today announced that it will build a single-train 300,000 metric tons per year production plant for TDI (toluene diisocyanate) and expand additional plants for its precursors at its site in Ludwigshafen.

2012-01-19

A new level of automation for Cobelplast

RPC Cobelplast is investing €1.1 million in the automation of two processes that will deliver improved efficiencies, enhanced customer service and sustainability benefits.

2012-01-13

Wittmann Battenfeld increases its production capacity

Wittmann Battenfeld increases its production capacity at the Kottingbrunn facility.

2012-01-13

Mauser expands IBC capacity in the United States

Mauser Group, a worldwide leading company in industrial packaging, expands its IBC bottle capability in Houston (USA).

2012-01-11

Styron inaugurates new European operating center in Switzerland

Styron inaugurates new European operating center in Switzerland Styron Europe GmbH announced on thursday the official opening of its new European Operating Center in Horgen, Switzerland.

2012-01-09