Commodity chemicals, such as acids, alkalis, and salts, used as building blocks in various industries.
chemXplore tracks 465 projects in basic chemicals, of which 171 are active.
Of the active ones, 107 new construction, 44 expansion, 16 revamp / retrofit and 4 conversion / repurposing.
56 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.
Entered judicial reorganisation on 26 Dec 2025; recapitalisation talks failed amid high energy costs, weak demand and imports; related Dutch unit seeks suspension and French unit is under review.
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Sale transfers sulfuric acid, gas cleaning, roasting and related services plus ~180 employees; closing aimed mid‑2027 pending approvals; no material impact on seller's finances.
Two-year field construction for the compaction building and associated power distribution to support a ramp-up to about 4 Mtpa by around 2040; includes structural, mechanical, electrical and control works.
Seeks approval for a plant to produce about 115,000 t/y e‑methanol and reuse ~160,000 t/y biogenic CO2; FID 2028, commissioning planned from 2031.
Q3 revenue KRW 5.3951T, operating loss KRW 281.4B; Daesan JV launched; Yeosu integration targeted H1 next year; Yulchon compounding capacity 500,000 t/yr with new specialty line in Q1.
Joint revamp targets ~10% lower specific energy at SKW unit 2 and major natural gas savings at LAT unit 2 via KBR KRES reformer; contracts signed end-September 2026.
Padana, Gujarat plant produces 220,000 t/year caustic soda (up to 675 t/day); uses BM Generation 6+ technology with five 135 t/day electrolyzers for internal use and domestic sales.
Company reverses planned exit to retain and renovate Kagawa Plant capacity for pitch- and needle-coke; production pause H2 FY2027, restart H2 FY2028; ~¥9.0bn provision reversal expected.
Sales rose 13.2% to ¥2,037.1bn; core operating income jumped 60.9% to ¥202.8bn while net income fell 18.1% to ¥90.2bn. Full-year revenue and profit forecasts were raised.
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