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Commencement of new PVB resin production line in Europe by Kuraray
Industriepark Höchst →Kuraray Co., Ltd has executed production capacity expansion of PVB (poly vinyl butyral) resin (Brand Name; MOWITAL) by constructing one new line at its European subsidiary, Kuraray Europe GmbH. The...
LANXESS to build new formalin facility at its Krefeld-Uerdingen site
Chempark Krefeld-Uerdingen →LANXESS AG is to build a new facility for formalin production at its site in Krefeld-Uerdingen. The specialty chemicals group will then no longer be dependent on buying in the feedstock, which it n...
Bayer MaterialScience opens world's largest carbon nanotube pilot facility
Chempark Leverkusen Currenta →Bayer MaterialScience has opened a new pilot facility for the manufacture of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) at CHEMPARK Leverkusen. The company has invested some EUR 22 million in the planning, developmen...
Successful start-up of new Vinnolit membrane electrolysis plants in Gendorf and Knapsack
Chemiepark Knapsack →Vinnolit completed 100 million Euro investment. The conversion of chlor-alkali-electrolysis plants at Gendorf and Knapsack sites to energy saving and environmentally friendly membrane technology h...
Successful start-up of new membrane electrolysis plants in Gendorf and Knapsack
Chemiepark Knapsack →Vinnolit completed 100 million Euro investment. With this investment chlorine capacity has been increased from 390,000 to 430,000 metric tonnes per year.
BASF opens new Neopor plant in Ludwigshafen
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen →Capacity of the new plant: 90,000 metric tons per year New production process: extrusion Annual market growth of five percent worldwide for polystyrene foams in construction applications expected
Total Plans to Invest More Than 1 Billion Euros in France to Adapt and Consolidate Its Refining and Petrochemicals Operations and Pursue Its Growth in Solar Energy
Port of Le Havre →plans to build a plant in the Carling region in eastern France to manufacture silicon wafers for the photovoltaic industry. The initial investment for the plant, which will employ approximately 100...