14.02.2020
- BASF has selected its Schwarzheide site in eastern Germany, as the location for a new plant to produce cathode active materials (CAM) for electric vehicles. The facility’s initial...
14.01.2020
- Shell has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CNOOC Oil & Petrochemicals to explore building a polycarbonate (PC) plant in China. The facility using Shell’s newly developed...
02.12.2019
- Solvay has announced plans to more than double output capability for its Solef-brand high performance polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) plant in Changsu, China. The expanded capacity...
06.11.2019
- Nouryon has inaugurated a demonstration plant in Stenungsund, Sweden, for its newly developed technology to produce ethylene amines. The technology, described by CEO Charlie Shaver...
16.10.2019
- Arkema is selling its functional polyolefins business to SK Global Chemical, a subsidiary of major South Korean group SK, for €335 million as it continues to shift its portfolio...
15.07.2019
- Electric vehicles do not only prevent local emissions, they can also be fun. Founded in 2012, the German E.Stall Esslingen team is participating in various international events of...
09.07.2019
- Lanxess will be focusing primarily on the topics of new mobility, urbanization and digitalization. Six business units – High Performance Materials, Urethane Systems, Polymer...
28.06.2019
- Electromobility is on the rise around the world, not only for cars and bicycles, but it has now also reached water sports. The Spanish company Aquilaboards from Bilbao, for example...
25.06.2019
- Orion Engineered Carbons has announced plans to expand capacity for gas blacks at its site in Cologne, Germany. The company said the expansion is in response to a continuously...
23.04.2019
- Trafigura is forming a joint venture with US privately held trading and logistics company Altis Group International to create a commodity petrochemical trading business with a...
