Huntsman Corporation has announced that it has signed a licence agreement with Chinese chemicals manufacturer Yantai Wanhua Polyurethanes Co., Ltd, for the production of Propylene Oxide (PO) and Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) – a co-product of PO. The financial terms of the arrangement were not disclosed.
Russian petrochemicals producer Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat (GNS) plans to invest € 3.5 bn in a petrochemicals expansion at its site in Salavat, Bashkortostan, Russia.
Indian firm to open largest film line in the US.
NatureWorks LLC announced a major capital investment project at its Blair, Neb., manufacturing facility for the production of new grades of high-performance Ingeo biopolymers as well as a new generation of lactide intermediates. Samples of the new polymers and lactide intermediates will be available next year with commercial sales commencing by 2013.
Never in the history of Russian manufacturing have so many milestones been achieved in one project.
Nova Chemicals Corporation announced plans for growth of its proprietary polyethylene technology to serve North American markets, which the company is calling “Nova 2020.”
Reliance Industries commences implementation of large polyester projects in India.
One year after the merger to create the largest extrusion brand worldwide, the management team of battenfeld-cincinnati, Bad Oeynhausen/Vienna, has taken stock of its positive development.
Plastics and chemicals supplier Solvay announced it will invest some €120 million ($172.5 million) in a new plant for the production of specialty plastics polyvinylidene fluoride and fluoroelastomers, plus the vinylidene fluoride monomer used to make them.
When Octal entered the packaging industry it was with a truly revolutionary product that differentiated us in many ways.
SABIC signs agreement with Montefibre for fully integrated carbon fiber project in Saudi Arabia.
Gerresheimer AG, one of the world's leading suppliers to the pharma and healthcare industry, makes a further investment in the growth market of plastic systems for pharmaceutical, diagnostics and medical technology.
