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Solvay completes PVDF capacity
expansion in Changshu
June 13, 2022 - Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium;
www.solvay.com) has significantly increased
production capacity for polyvinylidene fluoride
(PVDF) at the company's site in Changshu,
China. Solvay has now more than doubled the
onsite production volume of high-performance
PVDF since mid-May 2022.
Evonik Care Solutions expands
manufacturing plant in Shanghai
June 9, 2022 - Evonik Industries AG (Essen,
Germany; www.evonik.com) has expanded its
manufacturing capacity for myristyl myristate
(MM) at its Care Solutions organics plant in
Shanghai, China. The expanded plant employs
an enzymatic process esterification based on
100% renewable energy. Evonik also produces
MM at a site in Duisburg, Germany.
Air Products awarded hydrogen and
nitrogen supply agreement for IOCL
June 9, 2022 - Air Products (Lehigh Valley,
Pa.; www.airproducts.com) will build, own
and operate a new industrial gases complex
supplying hydrogen, nitrogen and steam to
Indian Oil Corp.'s (IOCL; New Delhi; www.
iocl.com) Barauni Refinery in Bihar, India.
The new complex will include a hydrogen
production facility supplying 70,000 m3/h
of hydrogen, as well as steam, and a highefficiency
air separation unit producing 4,000
m3/h of nitrogen. Air Products expects the
new industrial gas complex for IOCL to come
onstream in 2024.
Chevron Phillips to construct new
polyalphaolefins unit in Belgium
June 7, 2022 - Chevron Phillips Chemical
(The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cpchem.com)
announced plans to expand its polyalphaolefins
(PAO) business with the construction of a new
unit in Beringen, Belgium. Once local permits
are approved, this investment will double the
company's PAO production capacity in Belgium
to 120,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) upon
targeted startup in 2024.
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Repsol to build new plant for ultra-highmolecular-weight
polyethylene
June 6, 2022 - Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain;
www.repsol.com) will invest €105 million in
its Puertollano Industrial Complex in Spain to
build a new manufacturing plant for ultra-high
molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE).
This new plant will start up by the end of 2024
and will have a capacity of 15,000 m.t./yr.
For the construction of the plant, Repsol has
selected technology from Royal DSM N.V.
(Herleen, the Netherlands; www.dsm.com).
Evonik to build new
lipids production facility in Indiana
Evonik is building a new world-scale production
facility for pharmaceutical lipids at the company's
Tippecanoe site in Lafayette, Ind. Construction
will begin in early 2023, and the plant is scheduled
to go onstream in 2025. The total investment
amounts to $220 million.
Nippon Shokubai and Arkema to launch
joint production of electrolyte salts
May 31, 2022 - Nippon Shokubai Co. (Osaka,
Japan; www.shokubai.co.jp) and Arkema S.A.
(Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) are
joining forces to launch feasibility studies and
establish a joint venture (JV) for the construction
of an industrial plant for the production of
lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI) ultrapure
electrolyte salts, a key component of battery
cells for electric mobility. The JV envisions
mass production of LiFSI electrolyte salts at
Arkema's Pierre-Bénite site in France by the
end of 2025.
Wacker to expand
silicon-metal plant in Norway
May 26, 2022 - Wacker Chemie AG (Munich,
Germany; www.wacker.com) intends to expand
its production capacity for silicon metal at Holla,
Norway. The construction of a new furnace is
planned, which will increase capacity in Holla
by around 50% of its current level.
Orion Engineered Carbons to expand
gas black capacities in Germany
May 26, 2022 - Orion Engineered Carbons
(Houston; www.orioncarbons.com) is planning
to complete its gas black expansion in Germany
at plants in Dortmund and Cologne by early
2023. Gas blacks are used in coatings, printing
ink and other applications.
Air Liquide inaugurates $250-million
hydrogen plant in Nevada
May 24, 2022 - Air Liquide S.A. (Paris, France;
www.airliquide.com) opened its largest liquid
hydrogen production and logistics infrastructure
facility in North Las Vegas, Nev. The facility, and
the associated logistics infrastructure, marks
a $250-million investment by Air Liquide. The
facility will produce 30 ton/d of liquid hydrogen.
Merck to expand membrane and filter
manufacturing capacity in Ireland
May 24, 2022 -Merck KGaA (Darmstadt,
Germany; www.merck.com) is expanding
its membrane and filtration manufacturing
capabilities in Ireland. The company will invest
around €440 million to increase membrane
manufacturing capacity in Carrigtwohill and to
build a new manufacturing facility at Blarney
Business Park, both in Cork, Ireland.
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