Specialty Chemicals News (page 2)

• Syclus selects Axens for Atol® technology in Europe's inaugural ethanol-based renewable ethylene production facility in Geleen, The Netherlands
• BASF Establishes Co-Located Battery Materials and Recycling Center, Closing the Loop in European Battery Value Chain at Schwarzheide, Germany
• IFF Pioneers Enzymatic Biomaterials Technology Platform for Sustainable Biopolymer Delivery
• Expansion of semiconductor-grade polysilicon production capacity in Burghausen, Germany by WACKER
• AIMPLAS leads a new EU project to utilize slaughterhouse waste and paper and pulp sludge for agricultural and personal care purposes.
• Significant Progress Made in Production Operations at AFYREN NEOXY Plant in Carling-Saint Avold, France
• BASF boosts alkoxylates production capacity in Antwerp, Belgium, and Ludwigshafen, Germany
• Stora Enso establishes groundwork for the future of circular packaging in Oulu, Finland
• ACC opens its inaugural Gigafactory in Billy-Berclau/Douvrin, France
• ProLogium Unveils €5.2b Gigafactory in Dunkirk, France and Welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron
• WACKER strengthens its biotechnology business with the acquisition of ADL Biopharma in Leon, Spain
• OQ Chemicals Launches New Pilot Plant for Customized Esters in Oberhausen, Germany, as an Investment in Research and Development
• Europe’s largest closed-loop hydrometallurgical battery recycling facility opens in Harjavalta, Finland by Fortum Battery Recycling.
• Herne's Pilot Electrolysis Plant: Generating Green Hydrogen for Wind Energy
• Expansion of Evonik's global capacity for VESTAMID® E polyether block amide (PEBA) in Shanghai and Marl, Germany
• Stena Recycling inaugurates large-scale battery recycling plant in Halmstad, Sweden
• WACKER Increases Silicone Sealants Production at Nünchritz Site
• Dutch cumene plant in Terneuzen, the Netherlands to be shut down by Olin
• Starting signal for construction of second cell Gigafactory in Valencia, Spain given by PowerCo
• Fortum Battery Recycling Granted Permit to Commence Battery Recycling Operations in Kirchardt/Baden-Württemberg, Germany
• BASF's aroma ingredients business to receive investment through expansion of global production footprint in China and Ludwigshafen, Germany
• Cabot Corporation to establish a new Battery Application Technology Center in Münster, Germany, with a focus on customer support and innovation acceleration.
• Getinge, a Swedish manufacturer, to set up UK headquarters in Derby.
• Neste contemplates setting up an algae pilot facility in Spain
• CCU Consortium Unveils Molten Salt Regeneration System for Carbon Capture and Utilization
• Evonik to invest €25m in upgrading methionine intermediates production plant in Wesseling, Germany
• Chemours Increases Nafion™ Ion Exchange Material Production in Villers-Saint-Paul, France to Meet Rising Market Demand for Clean Hydrogen Generation
• SEMCORP Progresses to Equipment Assembly Stage in Construction, Expected to Operate on Schedule This Year in Debrecen, Hungary
• Röhm to acquire functional forms business from Sabic