Chemical Engineering July 2018 - 13

Mergers & Acquisitions
Hitachi Chemical signs licensing
agreement with Silatronix
June 5, 2018 - Hitachi Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan;
www.hitachi-chem.co.jp) and Silatronix, Inc. (Madison,
Wisc.; www.silatronix.com) have entered into a licensing
agreement concerning the manufacturing and use of
Silatronix's patented organosilicon compounds as an
electrolyte material in additives for Hitachi Chemical's
anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Hitachi Chemical
will continue to evaluate battery performance to consider
the commercialization of the additive.
Hexcel forms aerospace composites
joint venture in China
June 1, 2018 - Hexcel Corp. (Stamford, Conn.; www.hexcel.
com) has formed a joint venture (JV) with aerospace parts
manufacturer Future Aerospace to establish a materialstesting
laboratory in China. The new JV, Shanghai Future
Aerospace Hexcel Commercial Composite Testing Ltd.,
will be located in Lingang, China. Operations at the new
site are expected to begin in September 2018.
PolyOne acquires composite
specialist PlastiComp
June 1, 2018 - PolyOne Corporation (Cleveland, Ohio;
www.polyone.com) has acquired PlastiComp, a producer of
specialty composites and advanced engineered materials
based in Minnesota. Founded in 2003, PlastiComp has
steadily grown through its ability to replace metal and
lightweight products with complex long-fiber-technology
(LFT) composite formulations.
Sadara and Veolia sign MOU
for sustainable utilities
May 30, 2018 - Sadara Chemical Co. (Jubail, Saudi
Arabia; www.sadara.com) has signed a memorandum of
understanding (MOU) with Veolia (Paris, France; www.veolia.
com) to construct a sustainable central utilities facility in
PlasChem Park adjacent to the Sadara Chemical Complex.
The utilities facility will incinerate industrial wastes and
recover the heat to produce a usable steam byproduct.
DuPont divests Alginates
business to JRS Group
May 29, 2018 - DuPont Nutrition & Health has received
approval from the European Commission to divest its
Alginates business unit to JRS Group, a manufacturer
of functional additives from plant-based raw materials.
The divestiture is expected to close in the third quarter of
2018. The acquired business comprises pure and buffered
alginates, a specific portfolio of pectin-alginate blends
and an associated production site in Landerneau, France.
Milliken and Oxiteno enter
co-manufacturing agreement
May 25, 2018 - Milliken & Co. (Spartanburg, S.C.; www.
milliken.com) and Oxiteno (São Paulo, Brazil; www.oxiteno.com)
have entered into a multi-year co-manufacturing agreement,
which will utilize Oxiteno's new alkoxylation unit in Pasadena,
Tex. The facility, expected to open in the second quarter of
2018, incorporates alkoxylation assets and technologies, and
has a nameplate capacity of 170,000 m.t./yr.
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