PCC MCAA

EU investigates state aid to MCAA player

12 November 2019 - 0
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether two support measures that Poland granted to PCC MCAA to invest in a new monochloroacetic acid (MCAA) plant in 2012-13 were in breach of EU rules on regional State aid.
IMCD

IMCD acquires on three continents

12 November 2019 - 0
Speciality chemicals distributor IMCD has made buys in North America, Europe and Asia in the space of four days. It has completed the previously announced acquisition of Horn in the US, plus DCS Pharma in Switzerland and a majority stake in South Korean Whawon Pharm.
Romeo

ROMEO, ROMEO...

12 November 2019 - 0
Evonik and nine partners in the ROMEO (Reactor Optimisation by Membrane-Enhanced Operation) project have succeeded in developing catalysing oxo reactions, in which olefins are converted into aldehydes with synthesis gas in a hydroformylation reaction.
lithium mine

Two invest in lithium hydroxide

12 November 2019 - 0

The two largest players in lithium chemistry have both made significant investments in the past month, with Albemarle closing a deal that gives it a stake in a spodumene mine in Western Australia and Livent has begun construction of more lithium hydroxide production in the US.

Rheticus

Rheticus: Evonik and Siemens launch phase II

22 October 2019 - 0
Evonik and Siemens have launched their joint research project Rheticus II, which seeks to develop an efficient and powerful test plant that will develop speciality chemicals from CO2, water, renewable electricity and bacteria.
Turkey-Lebanon

Azelis buys in Turkey and Lebanon

22 October 2019 - 0
Azelis has agreed to acquire Ekin Kimya, a major Turkish distributor of speciality chemicals, pharmaceutical and lab chemicals and food ingredients, from Aktas Dıs Ticaret and individual shareholders.
Clear Lake

Arkema brings two expansions onstream

22 October 2019 - 0
Arkema has announced that it has brought a new 90,000 tonnes/year acrylic acid reactor at its site in Clear Lake, Texas, at a cost of about $90 million. This replaces two 45,000 tonnes/year reactors, which have been decommissioned.
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