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Wacker Opens Silicones R&D Center

The new silicones R&D center is intended to support Wacker’s overall business and product development in North America.

June 16, 2017

Wacker Chemie AG has officially opened its new silicones R&D center in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Stepan to Acquire Surfactant Production Facility

The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017.

June 16, 2017

Stepan Co. has reached an agreement with BASF Mexicana, S.A. DE C.V. to acquire its surfactant production facility in Mexico.

BASF Lifts Force Majeure

The force majeure was expected to last through the second quarter.

June 15, 2017

BASF recently announced it has lifted the force majeure on PolyTHF® (polytetrahydrofuran) in North America.

Cabot Breaks Ground on New Fumed Silica Facility

The project is scheduled to be completed in 2019.

June 9, 2017

Cabot Corp. and joint venture partner Inner Mongolia Hengyecheng Silicone Co. Ltd (HYC) broke ground recently on its new fumed silica manufacturing facility in Wuhai, China.

ChemQuest Receives License in Riyadh at Saudi-U.S. CEO Forum

The Saudi-U.S. CEO Forum is a springboard for investment opportunities to advance economic diversification.

June 9, 2017

The ChemQuest Group Inc. recently announced that Senior Vice President, James E. Swope was among a select group of 23 top business leaders granted a license at the Saudi-U.S. CEO Forum in Riyadh on May 20.

Lorenzini Appointed Maroon Group Technology Manager

He will assist the consistent effort to drive growth for the company and its principal partners, with an emphasis on the plastics and coatings industries.

June 8, 2017

Maroon Group recently announced the addition of Rob Lorenzini as technology manager.

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.

Global Chemicals Production Expands During April

The American Chemistry Council’s Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) shows that global chemicals production rose 0.1% in April.

June 7, 2017

During April, chemical production increased in North America, Western Europe and Africa and the Middle East.

New Tin- and Mercury-Free Organometallic Catalysts for CASE Urethane Applications

New catalysts offer performance characteristics in multiple applications.

Bing Hsieh Ravi Ravichandran Robert Coughlin John Florio

June 7, 2017

Isocyanates react with compounds that have active hydrogens. For example, in coating applications, isocyanates are typically reacted with polyols to form polyurethanes, or with primary and secondary amines to form polyureas. Catalysis of the polyol/isocyanate reaction, which is often required to develop sufficient cure response, can be achieved with a variety of compounds.

Wacker Begins Construction on Silica Plant

By integrating the polysilicon and HDK production systems, the company hopes to achieve optimum flexibility in reprocessing tetrachlorosilane into a marketable product.

June 6, 2017

Wacker Chemie recently started construction on the HDK® pyrogenic silica plant located adjacent to its Charleston, Tenn., polysilicon plant.