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Evonik launches next-generation biofuel component at Marl, Germany
Marl Chemical Park →Bio-MTBE produced at Marl site since March 2012. Bio-MTBE makes it easier for fuel producers to comply with EU biofuel directives ("biofuel quotas"). CO2 emissions from combustion of gasoline reduc...
Increase of production for 1-butene
Marl Chemical Park →Evonik Industries plans to increase the production capacity for 1-butene at its Marl site by 75,000 metric tons per year, and start-up is scheduled for 2015.
Industrial park Höchst: Grillo AG invests in chemical plant
Industriepark Höchst →Grillo a basic chemistry company invests a substantial sum in a new plant on a high-wage location in Frankfurt. The new plant is to supply 20.000 tonnes dimethyl ether. The operation employs over 1...
BASF building production plant for specialty zeolites in Ludwigshafen, Germany
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen →BASF is investing in the construction of a production plant for zeolites at Ludwigshafen, Germany. Operations start up in the first quarter of 2014, significantly increasing BASF’s production capac...
Evonik lays foundation stone for new chemical plant in Marl
Marl Chemical Park →Evonik Industries is building a new, large plant to produce functionalized polybutadienes in Marl, Germany. The plant, with an annual capacity of several thousand metric tons, is scheduled for comp...
BASF increases production capacity for methanesulfonic acid/Lutropur® in Ludwigshafen
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen →Expansion and strengthening of BASF´s leading position as supplier of methanesulfonic acid/Lutropur®. Capacity tripled to 30 000 tonnes per year. Demand for Lutropur® is continuing to increase.
LANXESS invests EUR 15 million in its glass fiber plant in Antwerp
Port Of Antwerp →LANXESS is investing EUR 15 million in its glass fiber plant in the Antwerp docklands. For the specialty chemicals company glass fibers are a key intermediate for the production of high-tech plasti...