Shandong Binhua New Material Co. has selected Honeywell UOP’s C3 Oleflex technology to produce 600,000 metric tonnes per year of polymer-grade propylene at its new China facility. Honeywell will also provide services, equipment, catalysts as well as adsorbents for the unit.

BASF inaugurated the second phase of its new, world-scale antioxidants manufacturing plant at its Caojing site in Shanghai, China.

Ineos aims to use recycled plastics from Viridor’s new 84 million dollar post-consumer polymers recycling plant to develop a new range of polymers. The deal will enable the creation of a new circular market for plastics.

Ineos Styrolution and Agilyx announced that they are advancing the development of a polystyrene (PS) chemical recycling facility in Channahon, Illinois.

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) signed a Framework Agreement with Reliance Industries (RIL) to explore development of an Ethylene Dichloride facility in Ruwais.

Ineos has opened the new plant in Rosignano, Italy and aims to produce new plastics from plastic waste. The new facility is part of the company’s global 110-million-dollar research and development programme which supports Ineos’ customers worldwide.

On November 15, Arkema inaugurated a new Global Center of Excellence for 3D Printing at its Cerdato Research & Development Center in Serquigny, France. This new center is dedicated to additive manufacturing based on high-performance polymers.

Advansource Biomaterials Corporation has a premium thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer business in the U.S.A. With this move, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation plans to further expand its product portfolio to TPU technologies. The firm has plans to complete the acquisition in January 2020.

The expansion is expected to create 2,000 jobs during construction and a study by Ernst & Young stated that Exxon Mobil contributed over 43 billion dollars to the U.S. gross domestic product in 2017.

Arkema is associating with new partners and expanding the use of its high-performance solutions to the 3D manufacturing of composite materials. This new technology, which combines the power of 3D printing and composite materials is to offer new perspectives and new applications in the aeronautics, automotive, energy and construction sectors to meet the growing demand for lightweight materials.