With the planned acquisition of Agiplast, a leader in the regeneration of high performance polymers, in particular specialty polyamides and fluoropolymers, Arkema will be able to offer a full service to customers in terms of materials circularity, addressing growing market expectations in this field. This project, which contributes to the sustainable development of the polymer industry, is perfectly in line with Arkema’s sustainable growth strategy. … Continue reading Arkema to acquire Agiplast | Circular economy

Trinseo (NYSE: TSE) and ETB have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the development of purified bio-based 1,3-butadiene. This will see the two companies combine their respective technology and process expertise to accelerate the development of viable, renewably sourced material solutions. Under the partnership, the companies will jointly explore opportunities to scale up ETB’s unique single-stage process to produce bio-based 1,3-butadiene from ethanol using polyfunctional catalyst … Continue reading Trinseo and ETB to Collaborate on Development of Bio-Based 1,3 Butadiene

thyssenkrupp’s plant engineering business has won a second order from the Turkish packaging producer KÖKSAN for a new PET production plant. The plant will be built in Gaziantep, Turkey, next to an existing production line erected by thyssenkrupp in 2013. Its construction will double the site’s production capacity to 432,000 tons of PET resin per year. Completion and commissioning are planned for 2022. The plant … Continue reading thyssenkrupp to build second polymer plant for KÖKSAN in Turkey: 432,000 tons of PET resin per year

Arkema confirms it is on track to begin production of Amino 11 and its flagship Rilsan® polyamide 11 high performance polymer at the new plant on Jurong Island, Singapore in the first half of next year. This plant, for which production will be 100%-derived from renewable castor beans, represents a 50% increase in Arkema’s global polyamide 11 capacity. With this ambitious project announced in 2017, Arkema … Continue reading Arkema to start up new bio-based polyamide 11 plant in Singapore in the first half of 2022

Sika has acquired the flooring adhesives business of DriTac, a US-based floor covering adhesives company with an especially strong position in wood floor bonding. The acquisition will contribute to Sika’s increased presence among floor covering installers and distributors, while accelerating Sika’s expansion in the Interior Finishing market in the USA. In 2020, the acquired business generated sales of CHF 20 million. DriTac is a well-recognized … Continue reading Sika to Acquire Flooring Adhesives Business in the USA

Highly synergistic acquisition of Arkema’s PMMA business is the first step and a key catalyst in Trinseo’s portfolio transformation Purchase price of €1.137 billion (approximately $1.36 billion); €1.037 billion (approximately $1.24 billion) including tax basis step-up of approximately €100 million ($120 million) Implied purchase price of 6.2x enterprise value / 2020 estimated Adjusted EBITDA, including value of tax basis step-up, EBITDA adjustments for COVID-19 impact … Continue reading Trinseo To Acquire Arkema’s PMMA Business as Part of its Transformation to a Specialty Solutions Provider

O.V.M technology with security features of levels 1 to 3 New polycarbonate film with low fluorescence Innovative passport covers leveraging TPU films At Identity Week 2020, Covestro presented integrated concepts for highly secure, quickly controllable, durable and efficiently producible ID documents. The company is a leading supplier of specialty films for these requirements. © Covestro Manufacturers of identity documents such as passports and ID cards … Continue reading A novel approach to passport and ID card concepts by Covestro

Novel modification of BASF’s PolyTHF for various applications First successful application for soft spandex fibers with Banglian BASF has received the 2020 “CIIF New Materials Award” focusing on innovation and granted by the China International Industry Fair (CIIF) in September, 2020 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China. The CIIF judging panel applauded BASF for its novel modification of BASF’s PolyTHF® which is … Continue reading BASF to receive “CIIF New Materials Award”

Arkema announces an innovative and long-term partnership with Nutrien Ltd, the largest integrated agricultural company in the world, for the supply of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride to Arkema’s Calvert City (KY) site. This project has many advantages as it secures a competitive access to anhydrous hydrogen fluoride, the main raw material for fluorine chemistry, it supports the growth of fluoropolymers in the attractive segments of water … Continue reading Arkema to announce an innovative partnership for anhydrous hydrogen fluoride, the main raw material for fluoropolymers and fluorogases

BASF licenses Red Avenue New Materials Group to produce and sell PBAT according to high BASF quality standards Red Avenue New Materials Group to build a new plant in Shanghai with an annual capacity of 60,000 metric tons of PBAT Global market for biopolymers expected to grow by circa 15 percent per year BASF and Red Avenue New Materials Group have signed a joint agreement … Continue reading BASF and Red Avenue New Materials Group to collaborate to produce certified compostable co-polyester (PBAT) in China

At the online JEC innovation awards ceremony, which took place today, Arkema was twice awarded with its partners for two major innovations in thermoplastic composites for aeronautics and railway applications. High-performance welding technology for aircraft parts! Credit: Arkema Arkema and The Institut de Soudure Group, in partnership with Hexcel, Latecoere and Stelia Aerospace won the 2020 JEC Jury Innovation Award in aeronautics category with their … Continue reading Arkema co-winner on two major projects related to its thermoplastic composites at JEC Awards 2020

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, and UPM Biofuels, a leading producer of sustainable raw materials, today announced a partnership that will help to reduce the environmental footprint of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber. The collaboration will see Dyneema transition to bio-based feedstock leveraging SABIC’s ground-breaking TRUCIRCLE™ solutions for certified renewable products. … Continue reading DSM to announce partnership with SABIC and UPM Biofuels to create bio-based Dyneema®

Henkel Adhesives Technologies has officially inaugurated its new production facility in Kurkumbh, India, near Pune. With a total investment of about 50 million Euro the business unit aims to serve the growing demand of Indian industries for high-performance solutions in adhesives, sealants and surface treatment products. Designed as a smart factory the new plant enables a wide range of Industry 4.0 operations and meets the … Continue reading Henkel to open new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in India