Mitsui Chemicals to increase its production capacity for polyurethane dispersions (PUDs)
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. announced that it will increase its production capacity for polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) to meet demand for mono-material…
Category: Capacity Expansion
BASF doubles water-soluble dispersants production in Türkiye
BASF is set to double its production capacity for water-soluble dispersants based on acrylic acid at its Dilovasi, Turkey location…
Evonik to expand its rubber silanes production in China
Expanded facility greatly increases rubber silanes production capacity to meet growing demand for sustainable solutions Advanced technology implementation boosts efficiency,…
BASF to supply neopentyl glycol to KHUA’s new powder coatings resins plant in China
KHUA is planning to build a 100KT/a production plant for high-end powder coatings resins in Zhanjiang Partnership will help to…
WACKER to Expand Semiconductor-Grade Polysilicon Production Capacity in Burghausen
As well as expanding capacity, the project includes substantial capital expenditures for research and innovation. The aim here is to…
Evonik expands global alkoxides business with new Singapore plant
Evonik has begun construction of a new production plant for alkoxides in Southeast Asia. New plant to serve Asian market…
WACKER Expands Production of Silicone Sealants at Its Nünchritz Site
In response to growing demand, the WACKER chemical group is expanding its production and cartridge filling capacities for silicone sealants…
BASF breaks ground on acrylic acid complex at Zhanjiang Verbund site in China
Products serve the fast-growing acrylic acid value chain in China and Asia Pacific World-scale production facilities expected to start up…
Celanese completes EVA expansion in Canada
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.) announced the completion of an ultra-low capital project to repurpose existing manufacturing and infrastructure assets to unlock…
BYK production expansion successfully completed in Shanghai
Ceremonial opening took place on December 28, 2022 Major step in BYK’s worldwide production strategy For BYK, a leading global…
BASF invests in the expansion of the polymer dispersions business in Merak, Indonesia
New expansion to provide additional styrene-butadiene dispersions to cater to the growth of new paper mills in Southeast Asia and…
Asian Paints to build $242 million water-based paint unit in India
Asian Paint’s Board of Directors has approved an investment of Rs 2,000 crore (approximately) for a new waterborne paint manufacturing…
BASF breaks ground on MDI capacity expansion project at Geismar site
BASF has broken ground on the third and final phase of the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) expansion project at its…
Arkema doubles the capacity of its powder coating resins plant in India
Arkema announces the doubling of its polyester resins capacity in its Navi Mumbai facility in India, reinforcing the Group’s leadership…
Nouryon expands global alkoxylation network with addition of plant in Singapore
Nouryon today announced that it has expanded its alkoxylation footprint in Southeast Asia through an asset purchase on Jurong Island,…
Evonik increases additive capacities for architectural paints
Capacity expansion in Europe for TEGO® Phobe and TEGO® Viscoplus Increased global supply security supports customer requirements Evonik's Coating Additives…
Evonik increases additive capacities for architectural paints
Evonik's Coating Additives business line is increasing capacities of two additive product groups for architectural paints: TEGO® Phobe hydrophobing agents…
Evonik increases production capacities for ACEMATT® matting agents
Evonik’s Coating Additives business line is expanding the production capacity of its ACEMATT® precipitated matting agents at its manufacturing facility…
BASF expands capacity for automotive refinish coatings in Jiangmen, China
Annual capacity to reach 30,000 metric tons per yearExpansion further supports market growth n in the automotive industry in China and…
BASF confirms final phase of MDI expansion at Geismar Verbund site
Annual production capacity to be increased to 600,000 metric tons by the middle of the decadeTotal investment of $780 million…
Huntsman starts up new Geismar MDI splitter
Huntsman Corporation announced the start of commercial operation of a new methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) splitter at its Geismar site…
Perstorp completes 2-EHA capacity expansion in Sweden
2-Ethylhexanoic Acid (2-EHA) is one of the flagship products within Perstorp Group, which has the largest production capacity in the…
Covestro breaks ground on two new production facilities in Shanghai | New lines for polyurethane dispersions and elastomers
New lines for polyurethane dispersions and elastomers to meet rising demandTotal investment of a mid-double-digit million euro amountNew plants increase…
BASF doubles its polymer dispersions capacity in India
BASF completed the installation and start-up of a state-of-the-art acrylic dispersions production line in Dahej, India, serving the coatings, construction,…
AkzoNobel announces €20 million investment and creates new jobs in France
A €20 million investment has been announced by AkzoNobel to increase and improve production at two of its sites in…
AkzoNobel adds new capacity for water-based texture paints in China
AkzoNobel has invested in a new production line for water-based texture paints at its Songjiang site in Shanghai, China –…
Covestro launches a new production line for Desmodur® 15 prepolymers
Covestro launches the production of Desmodur® 15 prepolymers at its Spanish site of Barcelona. With this new production line, the company…
BASF doubles its production capacity for Irganox® 1010 in Singapore
Additional production line integrated into existing production facilitiesInvestment meets increasing demand in Asia and the Middle East BASF has expanded…
PPG to Invest $17 Million to Build Aerospace Application Support Center in France
PPG announced that it will invest $17 million to build an aerospace application support center (ASC) in Toulouse, France. PPG…
BASF to increase capacity for plastic additives in Europe
Capacity expansion will increase production of HALS light stabilizers in Italy and GermanyMeeting the growing demand for sustainable solutions globally…