Lanxess is strengthening its commitment to produce premium synthetic rubber from biobased raw materials. As part of this commitment, Lanxess has increased its minority shareholding in Gevo, Inc. that focuses on renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels.
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and affiliates of ExxonMobil Chemical announced that work on their proposed elastomers project joint venture has moved fully into Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED).
The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) announced today that it will accelerate energy efficiency and conservation improvements within its operations through an investment of $100 million in projects that will reduce energy usage and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Sibur-Khimprom, a subsidiary of the Russian petrochemicals group Sibur Holding, has successfully launched the country's first plant to make expandable polystyrene (EPS) to international standards.
Bayer says it has begun production at a new plant, designed to produce plastics by using carbon dioxide (CO2) from the energy sector.
Industrial plastic parts moulder Coco-Werk is investing €8.4m to construct a new white goods components plant in Lodz, Poland.
Uflex first European manufacturing project was supported by the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency and will be located in Poland.
Novostrat starts production of polyethylene foam in its EU largest factory situated in Olszyna.
Belarus plastics producer Mogilevkhimvolokno plans to strengthen its PET business through the construction and launch of a new 120,000 tpa bottle grade PET polymer plant by 2015.
The Managing Board of Can-Pack S.A. decided to set up a production branch in Finland to start a local production of beverage cans to meet the growing needs of customers in Finland and the Baltic countries and to reduce high transport costs incurred by them.
Bianor, a Dutch-owned maker of plastic parts and products, will expand capacity and add new jobs at its plant in Bialystok in 2010 thanks to an increase in new orders.
Global PET packaging leader OCTAL is on track to complete the second phase of its operational expansion this year following a new round of funding from six Middle Eastern banks.
