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LBC Tank Terminals expands Rotterdam terminal, The Netherlands
LBC Tank Terminals decided to expand the terminal at Rotterdam-Botlek with 70,000 m3, bringing the total capacity of the terminal to 180,000 m3. This investment is part of a multiyear investment pr...
Launch of a Pilot Plant to Manufacture European Batteries for Electric Vehicles
This pilot project focuses on R&D, including building a pilot plant on the land of Saft’s Nersac facility. The plant starts up mid-2021 and represents an investment of 200 million euro. The project...
UPM invests in next generation biochemicals to drive a switch from fossil raw materials to sustainable solutions
UPM enters the biochemicals business by investing in a biorefinery at Leuna, Germany. The biorefinery will produce a range of 100% wood-based biochemicals which enable a switch from fossil raw mate...
Celanese to acquire Nouryon’s Elotex business
Acquisition marks critical step in Celanese’s Acetyl Core derivatization strategy and supports continued growth of VAE emulsions business
Biffa Opens £27.5m Plastic Recycling Plant in Seaham, County Durham and announces a new £7m facility
State-of-the-art recycling facility among most modern and technically advanced in the world. Capable of recycling 57,000 tonnes of plastic, or 1.3bn plastic bottles, per year. Biffa also confirms a...
Celanese Initiates Strategic Expansion of Global Emulsion Polymers
Celanese announces preliminary plans to expand its emulsion polymers derivatives business to extend the value of its global acetyl chain. Key investments in facility expansions and green technology...
SABIC builds a semi-commercial facility for the production of pyrolysis oil from plastic waste at Chemelot, The Netherlands
The output from the facility will initially provide materials for SABIC’s downstream collaborators but the long term intention is to rapidly scale up the supply of its certified circular polymers f...