Asian Paints Ltd. has increased the production capacity at its Khandala plant in Maharashtra to 4 lakh kiloliters per annum in order to meet the medium-term capacity requirements. It has invested Rs 385 crore towards increasing the installed capacity, and the amount has been funded through internal accruals, the paint manufacturer said in its exchange filing on Monday. The plant at Khandala had an installed … Continue reading Asian Paints to increase Khandala Plant Capacity to 400,000 kiloliters Per Annum

At the groundbreaking ceremony for the new TPU site, from left: Liu Wenping, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Huanqiu; Feng Fengmei, Deputy District Mayor, Jinwan District, Zhuhai; Yan Jun, Deputy Director, Zhuhai Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau; Wu Yeli, Deputy Director, Zhuhai Municipal Bureau of Commerce; Holly Lei, President Covestro China; Dr. Stephan Ehlers, Head of Operations, TPU, Covestro; Tony Gao, Head of Engineering APAC, Covestro; … Continue reading Covestro to break ground on its new Thermoplastic Polyurethanes production site in China

Dow announced the start-up of a new MDI distillation and prepolymers facility at its world-scale manufacturing site in Freeport, Texas. This investment optimizes Dow’s existing asset infrastructure and advances Dow’s leading positions in attractive applications in automotive, construction, consumer, and industrial markets. The new Freeport MDI facility, which replaces Dow’s North America capacity in La Porte, Texas, will supply an additional 30% of product to … Continue reading Dow MDI distillation and prepolymers facility to start commercial operation in Texas

Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its specialty silicone manufacturing capacities in China. A kick-off event today at the Zhangjiagang site in Jiangsu Province marks the start of construction of several new production lines, where the globally operating chemical group will manufacture functional silicone fluids, silicone emulsions and silicone elastomer gels. Investments of some €150 million have been earmarked for the expansion project. The project has already … Continue reading WACKER to Expand Specialty Silicone Production in China

Evonik, one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals, has expanded and started production at its rubber silanes plant, Evonik Lanxing (Rizhao) Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd. This state-of-the-art facility, a joint venture between Evonik Industries AG, DEG (Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH), and Rizhao Lanxing Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., is strategically located in the Rizhao Lanshan Chemical Industrial Park in Shandong province. The expanded plant is … Continue reading Evonik to expand its rubber silanes production in China

BASF and Zhejiang Guanghua Technology Co.,Ltd. (KHUA) have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the supply of Neopentyl Glycol (NPG) from BASF’s Zhanjiang Verbund site to KHUA. This agreement marks a significant milestone in the long-term partnership between both parties.KHUA, a reputed manufacturer of saturated polyester resins for the powder coatings industry in China, is planning to build a 100 kilotons per annum (KT/a) … Continue reading BASF to supply neopentyl glycol to KHUA’s new powder coatings resins plant in China

As well as expanding capacity, the project includes substantial capital expenditures for research and innovation. The aim here is to further increase the purity of polysilicon by means of new, highly automated processes, thus enabling semiconductors to meet even smaller design rules and making chips even more powerful. WACKER applied for funding for this part of the overall project under the EU’s Important Projects of … Continue reading WACKER to Expand Semiconductor-Grade Polysilicon Production Capacity in Burghausen

Evonik has begun construction of a new production plant for alkoxides in Southeast Asia.  Evonik has begun construction of a new production plant for alkoxides in Southeast Asia. The mid double-digit million-euro investment will enhance supply security for customers in the region and further strengthen the company’s global alkoxides business. The company is expanding its production capabilities in response to growing demand for alkoxide catalysts, … Continue reading Evonik expands global alkoxides business with new Singapore plant

Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) announced the completion of an ultra-low capital project to repurpose existing manufacturing and infrastructure assets to unlock additional ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) capacity at its Edmonton, Alberta facility. The expansion supports significant growth in the Acetyl Chain’s downstream vinyls portfolio.   “The rapidly increasing demand for sustainable energy sources throughout the world, such as solar and wind power, continues to play an important … Continue reading Celanese completes EVA expansion in Canada