Tag: plastics
New chemical company
A new company has been formed from the chemicals arm and some of the polymers activities of Bayer AG.
Sasol to double Octene production
Sasol will construct a 1-octene production plant at Secunda in South Africa to meet growing global demands from plastics manufacturers for this hydrocarbon molecule.
Vietnamese plastics plant
Vietnam Saigon Plastic Association (VSPA) has boosted its plans to build a USD 800 million, natural-gas fired plastics plant in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
South African plastics plant
Sasol has announced expansion plans in South Africa, with the building of a SAR 2 billion plastics plant in Sasolburg, which will use natural gas from Mozambique as a feedstock.
Polyacetal plant in China
Polyplastics Co. Ltd, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Inc. (MGC), Korea Engineering Plastics Co. Ltd (KEP) and Ticona, a business of Celanese AG, Frankfurt, have agreed on the construction of a world-scale 60,000 metric ton polyacetal (POM) facility in China.
Vietnam to build plastics plant
Vietnam’s plastic association plans to build a USD 250 million plastics plant powered by natural gas to reduce the country’s reliance on imports, an official has said.