27.06.2016
- US contractor Jacobs Engineering has been awarded a contract by Egypt’s TCI Sanmar Chemical to provide detailed engineering and procurement assistance services for a PVC project at...
22.06.2016
- Private equity firm OpenGate Capital has agreed to acquire Italian PVC film producer Alfatherm for an undisclosed sum. Headquartered in Varese, Alfatherm is the fourth largest...
17.06.2016
- Czech petrochemicals and plastics producer Unipetrol has held groundbreaking ceremonies for its new polyethylene plant at Litvinov, scheduled to go on stream in mid-2018 with a...
13.05.2016
- Spanish chemical company Ercros is spending nearly €54 million to expand membrane chlorine capacity and replace its older mercury cell production. Between 2016 and 2017, Ercros...
04.05.2016
- Solvay has signed a definitive agreement with Brazilian chemical group Unipar Carbocloro to sell its 70.59% stake in Solvay Indupa. The transaction is based on a total enterprise...
04.12.2015
- China’s role within the global chemical industry has so far mostly been seen as an export market for global producers, not only for specialty chemicals but also for many basic...
04.08.2015
- International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) has completed its acquisition of the chlorvinyls assets divested by new European PVC market leader INOVYN. The new PVC joint venture...
04.08.2015
- As the European PVC production sector goes through a spell of “shape-shifting,” the prospects for France’s ailing Kem One are looking up. Following the merger of the Solvay and...
