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Evonik's Coating Additives business
expands production capacity in Taiwan
August 16, 2022 - The Coating Additives business
line of Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany;
www.evonik.com) is expanding production
capacity for precipitated matting agents at its
manufacturing facility in Taiwan. The capacity
expansion is scheduled for completion by the
second half of 2023. Evonik also produces
matting agents at a site in Bonn, Germany.
Baker Hughes opens new oilfieldchemicals
plant in Singapore
August 16, 2022 - Baker Hughes Co. (Houston;
www.bakerhughes.com) has opened a new
oilfield-services chemicals manufacturing
facility in Singapore. The facility, which is the
first chemicals site for Baker Hughes in the
region, will manufacture, store and distribute
chemical solutions for upstream, midstream,
downstream and adjacent industries.
SK Geo Centric and Weixing Chemical
to construct new EAA plant in China
August 11, 2022 - SK Geo Centric Co. (Seoul,
South Korea; eng.skgeocentric.com) plans
to establish a new production site in China to
produce ethylene acrylic acid (EAA). SK Geo
Centric and Weixing Chemical established
a joint venture (JV) to invest approximately
KRW 290 billion (around $223 million) on the
new EAA plant, which is scheduled to be
completed in the first half of 2025. The plant
will have a capacity of 40,000 metric tons per
year (m.t./yr) of EAA.
BASF announces U.S. capacity
expansion for specialty pyrrolidones
August 4, 2022 - BASF SE (Ludwigshafen,
Germany; www.basf.com) has announced
that it will produce more N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2pyrrolidone
(HEP) and N-octyl-2-pyrrolidone
(NOP) at its Verbund site in Geismar, La. The
expanded production is anticipated to be
onstream in the second half of 2022.
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Indorama and Capchem considering new
plant for LIB solvents in the U.S.
August 1, 2022 - Indorama Ventures Ltd. (IVL;
Bangkok, Thailand; www.indoramaventures.
com) and Capchem Technology USA Inc. are
studying the construction of a world-scale
lithium-ion battery (LIB) solvents plant at one
of IVL's petrochemical facilities in the U.S.
Gulf Coast region. The proposed facility will
produce ethylene carbonate and its chemical
derivatives, which are components of the
electrolyte solutions in LIBs. The key raw
materials for the proposed new plant (purified
ethylene oxide and carbon dioxide) will be
supplied from IVL's integrated supply network.
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Mitsubishi Chemical to expand EVOH
production capacity in the U.K.
August 1, 2022 - Mitsubishi Chemical Group
(MCG; Tokyo; www.mitsubishichem-hd.co.jp)
has decided to increase its l production capacity
for ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) copolymer
resin by 21,000 m.t./yr in the U.K. at MCG's
site in Saltend. Once construction begins in
April 2023, the production increase, which
will bring total EVOH production to 39,000
m.t./yr, is slated to take effect in July 2025.
Chemours to expand production
capacity for Opteon YF refrigerant
July 29, 2022 - The Chemours Co. (Wilmington,
Del.; www.chemours.com) is investing $80
million to expand production capacity for the
Opteon YF (HFO-1234yf) refrigerant at its site
in Ingleside, Tex. This investment, along with
ongoing de-bottlenecking projects, will increase
site capacity by approximately 40%.
Cariflex breaks ground in Singapore for
world's largest polyisoprene latex plant
July 28, 2022 - Cariflex Pte. Ltd. (Singapore;
www.cariflex.com), a wholly owned subsidiary
of DL Chemical Co., broke ground at a site in
Jurong Island, Singapore, where the company will
be constructing the world's largest polyisoprene
latex plant. The full capacity of the Singapore
plant will be delivered in two phases. The
combined investment for the first phase and
pre-investment of necessary infrastructures
for the second phase is over $350 million.
The plant is expected to be operational by
the second half of 2024.
Dow and Al-Hejailan Group to jointly build
new MDEA plant in Saudi Arabia
July 27, 2022 - Dow (Midland, Mich.; www.
dow.com) and the Al-Hejailan Group signed
a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to
form a JV to design, build and operate a methyl
diethanolamine (MDEA) plant in the PlasChem
Park in Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The
construction of the plant is expected to begin
in 2024 and with startup in 2025.
Wacker to build new silicone plant in at
Charleston, Tenn. production complex
July 26, 2022 - Wacker Chemie AG (Munich,
Germany; www.wacker.com) is preparing to
build a new silicone production complex at its
Charleston site in Tennessee. In a first phase, it
is planned to build plants for high-consistency
silicone rubber and silicone sealants, as well
as intermediates. In further phases, production
plants for other product groups are envisioned,
such as silane-terminated polymers, liquid
waterproofing systems and wood-flooring
adhesives. The capital expenditure for the
project is around $200 million.
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