(IN BRIEF) Fuhua has started production at a new Evonik-licensed hydrogen peroxide mega plant in Leshan, Sichuan Province, China. The facility has an annual capacity of 200 kilotonnes of industrial-grade hydrogen peroxide, making it one of the largest plants of … Read the full press release
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Tagged 200 kilotonnes annual capacity, Active Oxygens business line, catalysts, chemical production, CHINA, commissioning, construction support, electronics manufacturing, engineering support, Evonik, Evonik Fuhua New Materials, Evonik Technology Supports Launch of World-Scale Hydrogen Peroxide Facility in Sichuan, food safety, Fuhua, Germany, H2O2, Hydrogen peroxide, hydrogen peroxide mega plant, hydrogen peroxide production, in-specification production, industrial chemicals, industrial-grade hydrogen peroxide, June 2026 operations, Leshan, Leshan Mega Plant to Supply Industrial and Specialty Hydrogen Peroxide Markets, licensing agreement, merchant market, Michael Träxler, New Leshan Hydrogen Peroxide Plant Strengthens Industrial and Specialty Chemical Supply, November 2023 agreement, plant start-up, process equipment, proprietary H2O2 technology, regional Chinese market, Sichuan Province, specialty chemicals, specialty hydrogen peroxide, United States, working solution, Zhang Hua
(IN BRIEF) Covestro has completed its acquisition of two former Vencorex production sites for HDI derivatives in Rayong, Thailand, and Freeport, Texas, expanding its regional manufacturing network for materials used in high-performance coatings, adhesives and sealants. Completed on 1 July … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Chemicals, Construction, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, France, Germany, Industrial
Tagged automotive coatings, Chemical Industry, chemical production, Coatings and Adhesives, Covestro, Covestro Adds Former Vencorex Sites to Strengthen Coatings and Adhesives Supply, Covestro Completes Two-Site Acquisition to Support High-Performance Materials Customers, DSM, electronics, Freeport, HDI derivatives, hexamethylene diisocyanate, High-Performance Materials, industrial applications, infrastructure coatings, marine coatings, Monique Buch, New Covestro Production Sites Enhance Regional Availability of HDI Derivatives, polyurethane adhesives, polyurethane Coatings, production sites, Rayong, regional manufacturing, Resins & Functional Materials, sealants, supply resilience, sustainable coatings, Texas, THAILAND, Thomas Roemer, United States, Vencorex, wood furniture
(IN BRIEF) Evonik has launched a new methanol pipeline linking Lülsdorf and Wesseling in Germany to secure long-term raw-material supply for its methionine production network in Europe. Developed with Lülsdorf Functional Solutions, Röhm and SYNEQT Pipelines, the project combines shared … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities
Tagged Animal Nutrition, Antwerp, carbon footprint reduction, chemical production, DL-methionine, Essen, Evonik, Evonik Opens New Methanol Pipeline to Strengthen European Methionine Production Network, Evonik Reduces Methanol Carbon Footprint Through New Supply Infrastructure in Germany, Evonik Strengthens Wesseling Raw Material Supply Through Shared Regional Pipeline Network, feed additives, Germany, green methanol, industrial logistics, livestock nutrition, long-distance pipeline, Lülsdorf, Lülsdorf Functional Solutions GmbH, MetAMINO®, methanol pipeline, methanol supply, Methionine Production, methylmercaptopropionaldehyde, MMP, natural-gas-based methanol, New Lülsdorf–Wesseling Pipeline Supports Evonik Supply Security and Lower-Carbon Methanol Use, Norbert Steier, process infrastructure, raw material strategy, Röhm GmbH, Scope 3 emissions, Shared Infrastructure, Supply Security, SYNEQT Pipelines, Wesseling
(IN BRIEF) Mutares SE & Co. KGaA has signed an agreement to acquire Synthomer a.s., a European producer and supplier of acrylic solutions, from Synthomer plc in a carve-out transaction. The deal is expected to close at the end of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment
Tagged 300 employees, acquisition agreement, acrylic acids, acrylic esters, acrylic solutions, carve-out revenues, carve-out transaction, chemical production, Chemicals and Materials segment, closing Q3 2026, commercial optimisation, EUR 110 million revenues, flexible production setup, Germany, industrial applications, Industrial Transformation, integrated product portfolio, Johannes Laumann, materials business, Munich, Mutares, Mutares Adds EUR 110 Million Revenue Acrylics Business to Chemicals and Materials Strategy, Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, operational improvement, platform acquisition, production capabilities, profitable growth, special situations, Synthomer a.s., Synthomer plc, value creation
(IN BRIEF) Cefic has welcomed the launch of the Critical Chemicals Alliance, calling it a crucial step in implementing the EU’s Chemical Industry Action Plan at a time of mounting closures and declining investment across Europe’s chemical sector. The association … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Chemicals, Environment, European Union, Industrial, Management
Tagged Antwerp Declaration, Cefic, Cefic Calls for Rapid Action as Critical Chemicals Alliance Holds First General Assembly, Chemical Industry Action Plan, chemical production, Clean Industrial Deal, competitiveness, Critical Chemicals Alliance, Energy Policy, EU industrial sovereignty, European chemical industry, European Commission, industrial policy, INNOVATION, low-carbon economy, Marco Mensink, state aid, supply chain resilience, value chains
(IN BRIEF) Merck and Siemens have signed a strategic partnership to accelerate digital transformation in manufacturing through smart, modular production systems. Siemens will become Merck’s preferred global supplier, providing advanced hardware and software solutions via the Siemens Xcelerator platform. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology
Tagged automation, Cedrik Neike, chemical production, digital transformation, electronics, flexibility, global supplier, GMP, Healthcare, INNOVATION, Kai Beckmann, life sciences, Manufacturing, Merck, modular production, Module Type Package, MTP, partnership, Pharmaceutical Production, Siemens, Siemens Xcelerator platform, smart manufacturing, sustainability
New 1,000,000 metric tons steam cracker in Nanjing will support further downstream portfolio development BASF-YPC joint venture will expand capacity Partners intend to explore new business opportunities in battery materials LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany and NANJING, China, 30-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — BASF and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial
Tagged BASF, chemical production, chemicals, CHINA, Dr. Martin Brudermueller, MoU, Sinopec
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