Shin-Etsu’s PVC Plant in Kashima Starts Operating at Full Capacity Shin-Etsu Chemical says that its polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plant at Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan has started operating at full capacity since May 31. Operations at the PVC plant, where production was suspended since the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11,…
Polymer-Chemie launches expansion of Russian plant German plastics compounder Polymer-Chemie has formally launched the first expansion phase of the compounding plant of Tula Polymer, its Russian production subsidiary in Russia’s Tula region. Stage one of the project was formally inaugurated in the presence of top company, regional and municipal officials on 8 April.…
ExxonMobil, Sabic choose new JV site Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (Sabic) and ExxonMobil Chemical Co. have selected Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia, as the location of a new joint venture plant that will include plastic production. In a March 1 news release, officials with Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based Sabic and ExxonMobil of Houston said they selected…
DuPont Dow records first sales of new ENGAGE® grades DuPont Dow Elastomers reported the first commercial sales of ENGAGE polyolefin elastomer ethylene butene grades to the automotive TPO, plastics modification, and footwear markets. The company introduced 4 new grades of ENGAGE based on ethylene butene in August for these markets along with the…
Basell to license new Spherizone technology for polypropylene manufacturing Basell announced that the Spherizone process, a new manufacturing technology that significantly and uniquely expands the polypropylene property envelope, is now available for license on a global basis. The Spherizone process is based on MultiZone Circulating Reactor (MZCR) technology that enables the production of…
Dow Chemical Company to acquire Celanese acrylics business The Dow Chemical Company and Celanese AG announced that they have reached an agreement for Dow to purchase the acrylics business of Celanese. Dow will acquire Celanese’s acrylics business product line, including intellectual property, inventory, and technology for crude acrylic acid, glacial acrylic acid, methyl,…
ExxonMobil Corporation andSymyxTechnologies, Inc. form an alliance on High Throughput Experimentation – Symyx Stock (SMMX) jumps +15% ExxonMobil Corporation and Symyx Technologies, Inc have formed a technology alliance focused on high throughput experimentation (HTE). The companies will work together over a five-year period to develop the system for chemicals, lubricants and fuels products…
BP and Philips starts up HDPE Plant BP Solvay and Chevron Phillips Chemical have started up their joint 700-million lbs/year high density polyethylene (HDPE) plant at Cedar Bayou, TX. The new plant replaces three lines at Deer Park, TX which had a combined HDPE capacity of 260 million pounds per year.BP Solvay Polyethylene…
ChevronPhillips and ExxonMobil to cross-license PE Loop SlurryTechnology Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC and ExxonMobil Chemical Company entered into an agreement to exchange proprietary technology using loop slurry technology, first developed by ConocoPhillips. The cross-licensing agreement establishes Chevron Phillips as the exclusive licensor to third parties of loop slurry process technology. ExxonMobil Chemical…
ExxonMobil to Grant rights for its metallocene technology to Sumitomo Chemical ExxonMobil has agreed to license intellectual property rights for the use of metallocene technology to Sumitomo Chemical Company. Sumitomo intends to use the metallocene technology in its solution process plant in Chiba for the production of novel amorphous propylene-based copolymer. Products manufactured…