Keyword: capacity expansion

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Shell Plans Fourth LAO Plant in Louisiana

03.12.2015 - Shell Chemical LP, US arm of the multinational oil and chemicals group, has finalized plans for a new linear alpha olefins (LAO) plant – the fourth at its Geismar, Louisiana...

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BASF to Expand European Engineering Plastics Compounding

01.12.2015 - BASF plans to expand its compounding capacities for engineering plastics in Europe from 2017, adding production lines for as much as 70,000 t/y to its Ultramid polyamide and...

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Lanxess Opens First Asian Tire Curing Bladder Line

30.11.2015 - The Rhein Chemie Additives business unit of German chemical producer Lanxess has opened a production line for Rhenoshape tire curing bladders at its production site in Qingdao...

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LyondellBasell Chooses Channelview for US Gulf PO/TBA Unit

23.11.2015 - LyondellBasell has named Channelview, Texas, as the site of its planned US Gulf Coast production facility for 410,000 t/y of propylene oxide (PO) and 900,000 t/y of tertiary butyl...

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BASF Starts up Specialty Amines Plant

06.11.2015 - BASF has started production at its new specialty amines plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The multi-product facility can manufacture about 12,000 t/y of around 15 amines for uses in...

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Saltigo to Invest €60 Million at Leverkusen

06.11.2015 - Lanxess is investing some €60 million in expanding custom synthesis facilities at multi-purpose production facilities in the Central Organics Pilot Plant (ZeTO) of fine chemicals...

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Eli Lilly Expands R&D at Indianapolis

05.11.2015 - US drugmaker Eli Lilly plans to expand its research and development headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, to the tune of $70 million, adding floor space and a new disciplinary...

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Evonik Expands China PEEK Capacity

03.11.2015 - Evonik is raising capacity at Changchun, China, for its polyetheretherketone (PEEK) high-performance polymer in order to meet increasing global demand. Capacity details and a...