Braskem launches cornerstone of new PVC plant
Unit under construction is located in Marechal Deodoro, Alagoas and will start operating in the first half of 2012.
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New PTA plant built by Invista and China Prosperity Petrochemical
Invista Performance Technologies (IPT) and China Prosperity (Jiangyin) Petrochemical Co., Ltd (China Prosperity) are delighted to announce the successful start-up of China Prosperity’s 600,000 tonnes per annum PTA plant. The PTA plant utilizes Invista’s market leading PTA process technology, provided to China Prosperity under a license agreement.
A.Schulman invests in Brazil
A. Schulman is following up big gains in sales and profit with plans to add a new extrusion line at its plant in Brazil.
KraussMaffei doubles production area for robots in Schwaig/Germany
KraussMaffei is doubling the production area at its subsidiary KraussMaffei Automation AG to meet the growth in demand for robot-assisted manufacturing solutions.
New PET recycling plant in France
APPE has invested €10m in increasing capacity at its PET recycling plant in Beaune, France, by 40%.
Total Petrochemicals develops bio-ethylene production technology
Total Petrochemicals, IFP Energies nouvelles and Axens to co-develop bio-ethylene production technology by dehydration of ethanol.
Sibur plans to expand its business
Russian petrochemicals group Sibur plans to expand its production of styrene-butadiene thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) at its plant in Voronezh, in south western Russia.
Braskem-Idesa selects Lupotech T technology for plant in Mexico
Braskem-Idesa selects Lupotech T technology for plant in Mexico. Process will be used at the LDPE unit of the XXI Ethylene project.
GA Pack to build aseptic packaging material plant in Germany
Winterthur, Switzerland-based Greatview Aseptic Packaging (GA Pack), the second largest supplier of roll-fed aseptic packaging material in the world, invests 50 million Euro to build a European production facility in Halle (Saale), Germany.
Huntsman to expand PU production in India
The polyurethanes division of Huntsman has announced plans to expand its polyurethane production capabilities in India. Over the next year, Huntsman will invest $10m in the construction of a world-class systems house in Pune near Mumbai.
Lanxess to expand global production network for high-tech plastics
Lanxess is expanding its global production network for high-tech plastics. The specialty chemical company broke ground today on a new compounding facility in the United States. Additionally, Lanxess and U.S. chemical company DuPont will double the capacity of their joint compounding facility in Hamm-Uentrop, Germany.
New expanssion plans of DuPont and Lanxess
DuPont and Lanxess announce plans to double the compounding capacity of their joint venture for the production of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT).
