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BASF India launches fine chemical catalysts production line in Mangalore
F O C U S supplying facilities in Bassens, Montoir and Chalandray in France as well as plants in Spain and Portugal. Original Source: Chimie Pharma Hebdo, 7 Oct 2013, (649), (Website: http://www.industrie.com/chimie) (in French) © ETAI Information 2013
Evonik opening catalyst plant in Argentina Evonik Industries has commissioned a new plant for manufacture of catalysts for biodiesel production in Argentina. The plant has capacity over 60,000 tonne/y and will supply alkoxides as catalysts. It will mainly supply markets in Argentina and Brazil. Original Source: Chemie Aktuell, 21 Oct 2013, (Website: http://www.maerkte-weltweit.de) (in German) © MBM Martin Brueckner Medien GmbH 2013. Original Source: Chimie Pharma Hebdo, 28 Oct 2013, (652), (Website: http://www.industrie.com/chimie/) (in French) © ETAI Information 2013
Dow to make new EPDM in Louisiana Dow Elastomers will soon break ground on its planned world-scale NORDEL EPDM (ethylene propylenediene terpolymer) facility in Plaquemine, LA, USA, which will utilize the Company’s newest proprietary catalyst technology to enable products with high Mooney viscosity. “The planned NORDEL facility will position Dow as the only advanced post-metallocene producer globally, enabling a broader range of EPDM solutions for our customers, while also meeting increasing global demand for our current EPDM applications,” said Kim Ann Mink, PhD, Business President, Dow Elastomers, Electrical & Telecommunications. Original Source: Dow Chemical Co, 2030, Dow Centre, Midland, MI 48642, USA, tel: +1 989 636 1000, fax: +1 989 636 3518, website: http://www.dow.com) (2 Oct 2013) © The Dow Chemical Company 2013. Original Source: Plastics Today News, 21 Oct 2013, (Website: http://www.plasticstoday.com) © UBM Canon 2013
Beta Renewables opens biofuels plant in Italy On 9 Oct 2013, Beta Renewables, a global leader in cellulosic biofuels and part of the Mossi Ghisolfi Group, and Novozymes, the world’s largest producer of industrial enzymes, marked the official opening in
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Northern Italy of the world’s largest advanced biofuels facility. Situated in fields outside the city of Crescentino, it is the first plant in the world to be designed and built to produce bioethanol from agricultural residues and energy crops at commercial scale using enzymatic conversion. Original Source: Novozymes A/S, Krogshojvej 36, 2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark, tel: +45 4446 0000, fax: +45 4446 9999, e-mail: [email protected], website: http://www.novozymes.com (9 Oct 2013) © Novozymes A/S 2013. Original Source: Chimie Pharma Hebdo, 14 Oct 2013, (650), (Website: http://www.industrie.com/chimie/) (in French) © ETAI Information 2013. Original Source: Chemical and Engineering News, 14 Oct 2013, 91 (41), 20 (Website: http://www.cen-online.org) © American Chemical Society 2013. Original Source: ICIS Chemical Business, 14-20 Oct 2013, 284 (11), (Website: http://www.icis.com) © Reed Business Information Limited 2013
Borealis to make catalysts in Austria Borealis has launched a catalyst plant at its site in Linz, Austria. The €100 M facility will use the company’s proprietary Sirius catalyst technology. Original Source: Chemistry and Industry (London), Jul 2013, 77 (7), 19 (Website: http://www.soci.org/) © Society of Chemical Industry 2013
Clariant increases capacity at US catalysts unit Swiss chemicals group Clariant has announced the opening of additional production lines at its dehydrogenation catalysts factory in Louisville, KY, during Oct 2013. The debottlenecking project was announced a year ago although Clariant has not given any information on capacities or the size of the investment involved. It is believed to have cost several SFR 10 M. The project comes as a result of the rapidly growing US shale gas market. Clariant’s catalysts are mainly used in the petrochemicals sector for converting light paraffins into C3 and C4 olefins (including butadiene) using the Catofin and Catadiene technologies developed by CB&I. According to Clariant, 32 licences to the Catofin process have been granted worldwide and it is currently used at 12 factories (including a 500,000 tonne/y propane dehydrogenation unit). Clariant is also expecting to benefit from the planned opened of 2 more giant factories of this type worldwide. A 600,000 tonne/y unit using Catofin technology
will open in 2013 and a 750,000 tonne/y unit in 2015. Original Source: Chimie Pharma Hebdo, 14 Oct 2013, (650), (Website: http://www.industrie.com/chimie/) (in French) © ETAI Information 2013
BASF India launches fine chemical catalysts production line in Mangalore BASF India Limited launched its precious metal-based fine chemical catalysts production plant and product development laboratory at the company’s operating site in Mangalore, India. The plant is BASF’s first precious metal-based fine chemical catalysts manufacturing and development operation in the Asia Pacific region. The catalysts manufactured at the Mangalore plant will allow BASF’s customers to produce fine chemicals including active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), agrochemicals, nutrition components and flavours and fragrances. API and agrochemicals remain critical to the production of new and life-saving drugs and to feeding the world’s increasing population. The Mangalore site is BASF’s largest manufacturing site in India and in South Asia. It is currently engaged in the production of performance chemicals, dispersions and paper chemicals, automotive coatings, coil coatings and construction chemicals. In addition to the Mangalore site, BASF produces precious metal-based fine chemical catalysts at its operating facilities in Rome, Italy, and Seneca, SC. Original Source: BASF, website: http://www.basf.com/ (17 Oct 2013) © BASF 2013
NEW TECHNOLOGY Novomer’s catalytic process uses waste CO2 and shale gas to make organic intermediates Novomer Inc recently announced a major new application of its catalytic innovations. Poised to disrupt a $20 bn, mature global market, the approach encompasses the sequestration and conversion of carbon dioxide and ethane-rich shale DECEMBER 2013
Evonik opening catalyst plant in Argentina Evonik Industries has commissioned a new plant for manufacture of catalysts for biodiesel production in Argentina. The plant has capacity over 60,000 tonne/y and will supply alkoxides as catalysts. It will mainly supply markets in Argentina and Brazil. Original Source: Chemie Aktuell, 21 Oct 2013, (Website: http://www.maerkte-weltweit.de) (in German) © MBM Martin Brueckner Medien GmbH 2013. Original Source: Chimie Pharma Hebdo, 28 Oct 2013, (652), (Website: http://www.industrie.com/chimie/) (in French) © ETAI Information 2013
Dow to make new EPDM in Louisiana Dow Elastomers will soon break ground on its planned world-scale NORDEL EPDM (ethylene propylenediene terpolymer) facility in Plaquemine, LA, USA, which will utilize the Company’s newest proprietary catalyst technology to enable products with high Mooney viscosity. “The planned NORDEL facility will position Dow as the only advanced post-metallocene producer globally, enabling a broader range of EPDM solutions for our customers, while also meeting increasing global demand for our current EPDM applications,” said Kim Ann Mink, PhD, Business President, Dow Elastomers, Electrical & Telecommunications. Original Source: Dow Chemical Co, 2030, Dow Centre, Midland, MI 48642, USA, tel: +1 989 636 1000, fax: +1 989 636 3518, website: http://www.dow.com) (2 Oct 2013) © The Dow Chemical Company 2013. Original Source: Plastics Today News, 21 Oct 2013, (Website: http://www.plasticstoday.com) © UBM Canon 2013
Beta Renewables opens biofuels plant in Italy On 9 Oct 2013, Beta Renewables, a global leader in cellulosic biofuels and part of the Mossi Ghisolfi Group, and Novozymes, the world’s largest producer of industrial enzymes, marked the official opening in
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Northern Italy of the world’s largest advanced biofuels facility. Situated in fields outside the city of Crescentino, it is the first plant in the world to be designed and built to produce bioethanol from agricultural residues and energy crops at commercial scale using enzymatic conversion. Original Source: Novozymes A/S, Krogshojvej 36, 2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark, tel: +45 4446 0000, fax: +45 4446 9999, e-mail: [email protected], website: http://www.novozymes.com (9 Oct 2013) © Novozymes A/S 2013. Original Source: Chimie Pharma Hebdo, 14 Oct 2013, (650), (Website: http://www.industrie.com/chimie/) (in French) © ETAI Information 2013. Original Source: Chemical and Engineering News, 14 Oct 2013, 91 (41), 20 (Website: http://www.cen-online.org) © American Chemical Society 2013. Original Source: ICIS Chemical Business, 14-20 Oct 2013, 284 (11), (Website: http://www.icis.com) © Reed Business Information Limited 2013
Borealis to make catalysts in Austria Borealis has launched a catalyst plant at its site in Linz, Austria. The €100 M facility will use the company’s proprietary Sirius catalyst technology. Original Source: Chemistry and Industry (London), Jul 2013, 77 (7), 19 (Website: http://www.soci.org/) © Society of Chemical Industry 2013
Clariant increases capacity at US catalysts unit Swiss chemicals group Clariant has announced the opening of additional production lines at its dehydrogenation catalysts factory in Louisville, KY, during Oct 2013. The debottlenecking project was announced a year ago although Clariant has not given any information on capacities or the size of the investment involved. It is believed to have cost several SFR 10 M. The project comes as a result of the rapidly growing US shale gas market. Clariant’s catalysts are mainly used in the petrochemicals sector for converting light paraffins into C3 and C4 olefins (including butadiene) using the Catofin and Catadiene technologies developed by CB&I. According to Clariant, 32 licences to the Catofin process have been granted worldwide and it is currently used at 12 factories (including a 500,000 tonne/y propane dehydrogenation unit). Clariant is also expecting to benefit from the planned opened of 2 more giant factories of this type worldwide. A 600,000 tonne/y unit using Catofin technology
will open in 2013 and a 750,000 tonne/y unit in 2015. Original Source: Chimie Pharma Hebdo, 14 Oct 2013, (650), (Website: http://www.industrie.com/chimie/) (in French) © ETAI Information 2013
BASF India launches fine chemical catalysts production line in Mangalore BASF India Limited launched its precious metal-based fine chemical catalysts production plant and product development laboratory at the company’s operating site in Mangalore, India. The plant is BASF’s first precious metal-based fine chemical catalysts manufacturing and development operation in the Asia Pacific region. The catalysts manufactured at the Mangalore plant will allow BASF’s customers to produce fine chemicals including active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), agrochemicals, nutrition components and flavours and fragrances. API and agrochemicals remain critical to the production of new and life-saving drugs and to feeding the world’s increasing population. The Mangalore site is BASF’s largest manufacturing site in India and in South Asia. It is currently engaged in the production of performance chemicals, dispersions and paper chemicals, automotive coatings, coil coatings and construction chemicals. In addition to the Mangalore site, BASF produces precious metal-based fine chemical catalysts at its operating facilities in Rome, Italy, and Seneca, SC. Original Source: BASF, website: http://www.basf.com/ (17 Oct 2013) © BASF 2013
NEW TECHNOLOGY Novomer’s catalytic process uses waste CO2 and shale gas to make organic intermediates Novomer Inc recently announced a major new application of its catalytic innovations. Poised to disrupt a $20 bn, mature global market, the approach encompasses the sequestration and conversion of carbon dioxide and ethane-rich shale DECEMBER 2013