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Plant Watch
DOMO Chemicals to invest €12 million
in new nylon plant in China
March 13, 2020 - DOMO Chemicals GmbH
(Leuna, Germany; www.domochemicals.com)
will invest €12 million for a new nylon production
plant in Zhejiang, China. The new plant will be
capable of producing 50,000 metric tons per
year (m.t./yr) of engineered nylon compounds.
Production is expected to commence in the
fourth quarter of 2020.
Preem selects Topsoe technology
for renewable-fuels plant
March 12, 2020 - Preem (Stockholm, Sweden;
www.preem.se) has contracted Haldor Topsoe A/S
(Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) to provide
process technology to produce renewable diesel
and jet fuel at its Gothenburg refinery in Sweden.
The 16,000 barrels-per-day (bbl/d) unit will have
a yearly production capacity of approximately
1 million m3 of fuels. The new plant is scheduled to
start up in 2024 and will be completely dedicated
to producing renewable fuels from tall oil, tallow
and other renewable feedstocks.
Ontario plant to expand
production of malic acid
Bartek Ingredients Inc. (Stoney Creek, Ont.,
Canada; www.bartek.ca) announced a 10,000m.t./yr
malic acid capacity expansion, to be
completed in 2021. This expansion closely
follows a 4,000-m.t./yr malic acid expansion
completed in 2019, as well as the installation of
a new 22,500-m.t./yr maleic anhydride reactor,
which will also be operational in early 2021. With
these expansions, Bartek will have in excess of
30,000 m.t. of malic acid capacity.
Axens to provide technology for new
bioethanol plant in Croatia
March 9, 2020 - Axens (Rueil Malmaison,
France; www.axens.net) was awarded a license
agreement from Croatian oil-and-gas company
INA to supply cellulosic ethanol technology for
a new bioethanol production plant in Sisak,
Croatia. INA plans to produce 55,000 m.t./yr
of advanced ethanol based on lignocellulosic
feedstock, such as agricultural residues
and miscanthus.
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Nouryon and Ineos Nitriles break ground
on new facilities in Germany
March 4, 2020 - Nouryon (Amsterdam, the
Netherlands; www.nouryon.com) and Ineos
Nitriles have broken ground on new facilities
to be built at Ineos' Cologne site in Germany. The
units will produce raw materials for Nouryon's
biodegradable chelate products, which are used
in detergents and other products. The plants
are due to be completed in 2021 and 2022.
Toray subsidiary breaks ground for new
plant producing fuel-cell components
March 3, 2020 - Greenerity GmbH, the German
subsidiary of Toray Industries Inc. (Tokyo,
Japan; www.toray.com), held a groundbreaking
ceremony in Alzenau, Germany for its second
plant to produce catalyst-coated membranes
and membrane-electrode assemblies, which are
key components of hydrogen fuel cells. When
the new plant goes online in November 2021,
Greenerity's combined annual output from both
plants will be around 10 million units.
Thailand plant to expand capacity for
bio-based epichlorohydrin
March 2, 2020 - Bio-based chemical company
Advanced Biochemical (Thailand) Co. (ABT), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Vinythai public
company (Bangkok, Thailand; www.vinythai.
co.th), a group company of AGC, Inc., has
announced a capacity increase at its plant in
Map Ta Phut, Thailand, which will now produce
120,000 m.t./yr of bio-based epichlorohydrin,
representing an increase of 20,000 m.t./yr.
DSM to expand Indiana
compounding plant
Feb. 26, 2020 - Royal DSM N.V. (Heerlen,
the Netherlands; www.dsm.com) is expanding
the capacity of its high-performance materials
compounding plant in Evansville, Indiana. With the
investment, DSM will enhance the site to produce
advanced materials, including polyamides and
bio-based thermoplastics used for electrification,
metal replacement and lightweighting in multiple
industries. The project is expected to be completed
in the third quarter of 2021.
Vinnolit commissions expanded
paste PVC plant in Germany
Feb. 24, 2020 - Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG
(Ismaning, Germany; www.vinnolit.com) has
commissioned its plant expansion for the
production of paste polyvinyl chloride (PVC) at
its Burghausen, Germany site. The site employs
the company's microsuspension technology,
and includes a new dryer, extended reactor
capabilities, a new bagging plant and palletizing
system, as well as several new siloes, to facilitate
the increased production volume.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Yara to sell billion-dollar stake
in QAFCO joint venture
March 10, 2020 - Yara International ASA (Oslo,
Norway; www.yara.com) signed a share purchase
agreement with Qatar Petroleum to sell its 25%
share in joint venture (JV) Qatar Fertiliser Co.
(QAFCO) for $1 billion. Since the establishment of
QAFCO, the JV has become the world's largest
single-site urea producer.
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