Polymers
TPC Group to restart Texas dehydrogenation unit
TPC Group says it has received the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) air permit necessary for the planned refurbishment, upgrade to air emission controls, and restart of one of its idle dehydrogenation units in Houston. Construction of the required new components for the system, along with refurbishment of the existing unit, began promptly following receipt of the permit, the company said.
Cereplast to supply bioplastic resins to Turkey
Cereplast entered into a distribution agreement with Polimernet Plastik Ltd. to supply bioplastic resins to the Turkish market, the manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, compostable and sustainable plastics said on Tuesday.
Swiss Lonza to buy biocides firm Arch Chemicals
The Switzerland-based Lonza Group, one of the world's leading suppliers to the pharmaceutical, healthcare and life science industries, will acquire US biocides company Arch Chemicals for $47.20/share in cash, or about $1.2 billion.
Goodyear closes Tennessee tire plant, may signal reduced SBR demand
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has ceased production at its tire manufacturing facility in Union City, Tenn., the company said on Monday. The tire market is a major consumer of petrochemicals such as styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR).
M&G picks Corpus Christi as site for new PET plant
M&G Group, the largest Americas producer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for packaging applications, has selected Corpus Christi, Texas, as the location for its previously-announced 1 million tpy PET plant and accompanying 1.2 million tpy terephthalic acid (PTA) plant.
ACC picks BASF for top political leadership award
BASF was presented with the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) top award for political leadership, recognizing the company’s efforts to mobilize grassroots employee participation in advocacy at both site manufacturing and managerial levels in coordination with Washington, D.C. and state capital activities, the group said on Thursday.
Praxair inks hydrogen supply deal with Hemlock polysilicon plant in Tennessee
Praxair has signed a multi-year contract with Dow Corning joint venture Hemlock Semiconductor to supply high-purity hydrogen to Hemlock’s new $1.2 billion polysilicon manufacturing facility under construction in Clarksville, Tennessee.
AkzoNobel to buy German coatings firm Schramm
AkzoNobel has struck a deal to acquire coatings manufacturer Schramm and the coatings activities operated by Schramm's largest shareholder, Korean company SSCP.
NOVA Chemicals to build new polyethylene lines in Canada, expand ethylene output
As a part of a strategy to capitalize on emerging feedstock opportunities and growing North American demand, NOVA Chemicals said it has begun feasibility and engineering work for the construction of two new polyethylene assets to be located at its sites in Alberta and Ontario.
Specialty chem firm Momentive plans regional hub, R&D center for India
Momentive Performance Materials and Momentive Specialty Chemicals will open a new regional business headquarters and state of the art Global Research and Development Centre in Bangalore, India, the company said on Wednesday.
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