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Evonik’s new polyamide 12 complex fully on schedule
Marl Chemical Park →Evonik has completed the conceptual and basic engineering phase for building its new polyamide 12 (PA12) production complex on schedule by the end of the past year and has now entered the project i...
First production of isobutene from wheat straw at demo scale
Leuna Chemical Complex →New phase for the H2020 Optisochem project after 18 months of activity. Sugars from wheat straw produced at Clariant’s Sunliquid® pre-commercial plant have been shipped to Global Bioenergies’ Leuna...
INEOS announces mega-investment in port of Antwerp
Port Of Antwerp →INEOS plans to build a brand-new propane dehydrogenisation (PDH) plant and an ethane cracker. INEOS has chosen the port of Antwerp as the location for a mega-investment of 3 billion euros represent...
Ercros has started up the second expansion of the Vila-seca I chlorine plant
Chemmed Cluster Tarragona →Ercros has started a second expansion capacity of 26,000 t/year at the chlorine and caustic soda production plant of its factory in Vila-seca I
BASF to expand capacity for methane sulfonic acid at its Ludwigshafen site
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen →Global capacity to increase to 50,000 metric tons per year. BASF to meet growing customer demand for state-of-the-art formulations
LANXESS strengthens global production network for flame retardants
Chempark Leverkusen Currenta → Chempark Krefeld-Uerdingen →Investments of around EUR 200 million until 2021 in the U.S. (Charleston, El Dorado, Greensboro), Germany (Leverkusen, Krefeld-Uerdingen), France (Épierre) and the United Kingdom (Manchester)
Borealis increases PP capacity in Europe; strengthens commitment towards European customer base
Port Of Antwerp →Borealis is increasing its PP capacity in Europe by expanding the capacity of its PP plant in Kallo, Belgium, by 80kt and engineering the expansion of its PP plant in Beringen, Belgium.