Located in the USA, Evonik’s new technology center for 3D printing will prove vital for the development of new, ready-to-use materials for powder bed fusion manufactured by the Structured Polymers technology.

Reliance Industries brings on-stream a new integrated polymers value chain: India's biggest private company just commissioned new PTA and PET lines at its site in Dahej, India.

China’s Shenghong Refining Petrochemical Co. has selected KBR to supply proprietary catalyst for its 300 KTA Vinyl Acetate Monomer project in China. Vinyl Acetate Monomer is a vital intermediate used for the production of polymers and resins.

Targeting India’s expanding road-building industry; Total and Indian Oil have established a 50:50 joint venture firm to produce and market high-quality bitumen derivatives. Under the terms of the deal, the new JV Company will set up manufacturing units in different parts of India.

Under an agreement signed between Nusaned Investment, a company owned by Sabic, and a local Saudi firm Suhul Alkhalej, the two companies will own and operate a factory to manufacture wood-plastic composite profiles.

Solvay wants to expand its capacity of specialty polymers once again and builds a new plant in the USA to produce polyether etherketone. In India is the expansion of the production capacity already in progress.

The organic peroxides capacity will be expanded at Nouryon’s Itupeva facility in Brazil. With this move, the company intends to strengthen its Polymer Catalysts business comprising of organic peroxides and metal alkyls.

The acquisition is expected to expand Nouryon’s product range in carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). The investment is in line with the company’s strategy of strengthening its position in potential high growth markets.

Allthough the low oil price troubles the US shale industry, chemicals giant BASF continues its plants for a propylene Megaplant in the US: The company has chosen Freeport., Texas, as the site for its latest methane-based propylene complex.

With an annual capacity of 35,000 tonnes of TBHP/TBA, the new hydroperoxide facility is expected to be completed in the second half of 2021. Nouryon has also signed a long-term agreement with Nanjing Jinling Huntsman to provide raw materials to the new unit.