Page 15 - Chemicals

AkzoNobel buys BASF India's industrial coatings business

This follows the completion of global acquisition of BASF's industrial coatings business by AkzoNobel, which was first announced in February this year

Technip extends PTA alliance with BP to acetic acid

As per the deal, Technip will be the exclusive provider of front end loading (FEL) services for fully-owned and JV acetic acid projects developed by BP worldwide

Evonik to set up $ 120-mn precipitated silica plant in US

With the new plant, the company aims to meet the growing demand for precipitated silica, a key ingredient in making energy-efficient tyres, in North America

Amyris & Nikkol Group form cosmetics ingredient JV

Japanese cosmetic specialty chemical provider joins Amyris to further strengthen its position in personal care ingredients segment

Basmati rice producer KRBL builds furfuryl alcohol plant in Punjab

The plant converts furfuryl oil (which is produced from rice husk) into furfuryl alcohol as there is huge demand for this bio-based chemical in India

Green Biologics starts shipments of bio-based n-butanol & acetone

The company's Little Falls (USA) plant uses proprietary advanced fermentation technology to produce bio-based n-butanol and acetone

Asia-Pacific region to propel global demand for amines in cleaning products

Global demand for amines used in cleaning products is expected to increase 4.4% annually to 1.6 million metric tonnes (MMT) in 2020 from 1.28 MMT in 2015, says Freedonia Group

Evonik acquires JM Huber's silica business for $ 630 mn

Acquisition of Huber's silica business, which focuses on the US, China and India, will enable Evonik to expand its position in North America and Asia regions

Praj to partner IOCL & BPCL to set up 2G bio-ethanol plants

Second generation (2G) bio-ethanol technology uses (agri-residue) as feedstock, thus helping farming community to earn additional revenues from agri-waste

AkzoNobel and Atul to set up monochloroacetic acid plant in Gujarat

While Atul will use the plant's MCA (an essential building block in the chemical industry) for captive consumption to produce herbicide, AkzoNobel will market the access production

Ineos Styrolution to expand copolymer plant in Mexico

The company will hike the capacity of the plant, which makes a variety of ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) and ASA (acrylonitrile styrene acrylate) solutions, by 20,000 tonnes

Sumitomo Chemical and Zeon to form S-SBR JV

Two companies will combine their respective solution styrene butadiene rubber (S-SBR) businesses to form the JV, called ZS Elastomer Co Ltd

JGC receives contract for Sumitomo Chemical's methionine plant

This new plant, which will be constructed alongside Sumitomo Chemical's existing factory located in Niihama City, is scheduled to be completed in the middle of 2018

Mitsubishi Heavy to build ExxonMobil's polyethylene plant in US

The new production unit, which is slated to be completed in 2019, will produce 650,000 tonnes of polyethylene per year

Borealis and Asmidal plan to set up melamine facility in Algeria

Two companies will carry out a feasibility study for this project to manufacture melamine, which has become an essential raw material in the global production of synthetic resins

Corbion to market BASF's human nutrition products in North America

Through this partnership, Corbion will market BASF's Spongolit aerating emulsifiers and Lamequick whipping agents in North America

PE firm Livia Group acquires Proviron Basic Chemicals

Proviron Basic Chemicals is a leading player in the European phthalic anhydride market with a plant located at Ostend in Belgium

Researchers in US develop process to make chemical p-xylene from biomass

New method, with 97 percent yield, uses biomass as the feedstock to make p-xylene, an important ingredient of common plastics that is currently produced from petroleum

"Hope benefit of demonetisation trickles down to fertilisers industry"

According to Ananth Kumar, all efforts are being taken to solve all long pending demands of the fertilisers industry, including clearance of backlog subsidy, during this financial year

Idemitsu and Mitsui Chemicals to enhance ethylene facility in Chiba

For this, two companies will increase the propane processing capacity of ethylene manufacturing units of Anegasaki plant (located on the premises of Idemitsu)