Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, recently announced further plans to increase capacity for its K-FLEX non-phthalate plasticizers and coalescents.
Ashland Inc. recently announced the opening of its new gelcoats production facility in the Chemical Industry Park of Changzhou Yangtze Riverside Economic Development Zone.
Emerald Polymer Additives recently announced it has completed a series of process control upgrades for its U.S.-based rubber accelerators product line.
Emerald Performance Materials recently announced it has begun construction of a new pilot plant focusing on its Nychem™ line of specialty nitrile and butadiene emulsion products.
Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, recently announced the completion of its latest capacity expansion for K-FLEX®non-phthalate plasticizers at its Kalama, Wash., facility.
Pilot Chemical Co. recently announced the completion of the largest infrastructure investment in the company’s history at its Middletown, Ohio, facility.
The company expects to add 106 jobs over the next two years to the Houston Bay area.
July 1, 2013
Kuraray recently broke ground on its greenfield Kuraray Poval (polyvinyl alcohol) plant in La Porte, Texas. This new plant will reportedly add to Kuraray’s portfolio of manufacturing in the U.S., including ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVAL) and co-block thermoplastic elastomers (SEPTON). Kuraray’s Poval plant will have a production capacity of over 40,000 tons in its first phase.
PPG Industries recently announced the startup of a new electronic materials group (EMG) manufacturing cell at its Springdale, Pa., industrial coatings plant.