Articles Tagged with ''feedstocks''

NatureWorks Forms Performance Chemicals Division

The newly created division will supply to companies that manufacture C.A.S.E., toners, and fine chemicals.
June 23, 2017

NatureWorks has recently formed a performance chemicals division to supply lactides, polyols, binder resins, and chemical intermediates.


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Shell’s Olefins Plant Construction on Track

Shell Chemical LP is reportedly making good progress on the main construction of its fourth linear alpha olefins (AO) unit at its chemicals manufacturing site in Geismar, La.
June 7, 2017

The 425,000-tonne-per-year capacity increase will reportedly make the company’s Geismar site the largest AO producer in the world.


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Cargill Acquires Polyols Product Lines

Cargill's Industrial Specialties business and BioBased Technologies develop soybean-based polyols that replace petroleum-based polyols.
May 25, 2017

Cargill recently announced it has purchased BioBased Technologies' vegetable-based polyol product line and other assets.


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Kraton Opens HSBC Plant in Taiwan

The facility's key features include a process and product laboratory.
May 12, 2017

Kraton Corp. recently announced the opening of the 30 kiloton hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer (HSBC) plant in Mailiao, Taiwan.


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Isoprene Market to Grow 7%

The isoprene market is projected to reach $2.96 billion by 2021.
May 4, 2017

The isoprene market is reportedly dominated by Russian manufacturers that are focused on expanding their production capacities.


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