Asia and Australasia - Page 1

Chemcel opens CMS extrusion plant
Monday, February 06, 2012 Sri Lanka-based Chemcel, a subsidiary of Chemanex, has opened a $7.18m carboxy methyl starch (CMS) extrusion plant in the Mirigama export processing zone, north of Colombo, Sri...

Italian agency to fund RIL petrochemical plants expansion
Friday, February 03, 2012 Sace, an Italian export-credit agency, has approved a $400m equivalent loan to Reliance Industries (RIL) to expand and upgrade the production capacity of its petrochemical plants, a...

Nisshoku Chemical to expand SAP plant in China
Thursday, February 02, 2012 Nisshoku Chemical Industry (NSC), a China subsidiary of Nippon Shokubai, will invest approximately $56m, including ancillary facilities, to expand its superabsorbent polymers (SAP) plant...

Marubeni plans to form PET and PTA plant JV in Russia
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 Japan-based investment agency Marubeni is planning to form a joint venture (JV) with the government of Tatarstan to build a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and purified terephthalic acid...

HPC to broaden PP complex in Yeosu
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Honam Petrochemical (HPC) is adding a 300,000 tonnes per year (tpa) polypropylene (PP) line to its PP complex in...

Indorama to construct PTA and PET plants in India
Thursday, January 26, 2012 Indorama Ventures is planning to invest $700m to build purified terephthalic acid (PTA), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyester staple fibre (PSF) plants in...

DNCC to construct caprolactam plant
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 DSM Nanjing Chemical Company (DNCC), a joint venture (JV) between Royal DSM and SINOPEC Group, has awarded contract to Toyo Engineering for the construction of a caprolactam...

Lanxess to construct new production plant in Russia
Monday, January 16, 2012 Rhein Chemie, a subsidiary of Lanxess, is to construct a new production plant in Lipezk, Russia, to manufacture rubber additives and release agents to meet the demand from the Russian and...

Coromandel SQM fertiliser plant to begin commercial production
Friday, January 13, 2012 Coromandel SQM (India) is set to launch commercial production at what it claims is India's first water-soluble fertiliser...

Sinofert Fertilizer Company to acquire Xundian Lomon
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Sinofert Fertilizer Company, a subsidiary of Sinofert Holdings, has entered into an agreement to purchase Xundian Lomon Phosphorus Chemical, based in Yunnan province, China for 1.38bn...

BASF and Sinopec complete $1.4bn petrochemical expansion project
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 BASF and Sinopec have completed the $1.4bn second phase of the Nanjing investment, bringing chemicals to the Chinese market that could support the development of sustainable local...

GSFC to build biofertiliser complex
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Gujarat State Fertilizers Company (GSFC) is investing Rs500m ($9.5m) to build a biofertilizer complex in Vadodara, Gujarat,...

BASF invests in Renmatix technology
Wednesday, January 04, 2012 BASF, through its subsidiary BASF Biorenewable Beteiligungs, is investing $30m in the US-based technology firm...

Orica resumes production at Australian ammonia plant
Tuesday, January 03, 2012 Orica has today restarted its Newcastle ammonia plant in Australia following the completion of repair work at its plant and pre-start...

CPC allies with local firms to promote high-value petrochemicals
Tuesday, January 03, 2012 Taiwa-based CPC Corporation has entered into collaboration agreement with local firms and research centres to promote high-value...

Asahi Kasei to build second S-SBR plant in Singapore
Thursday, December 22, 2011 Asahi Kasei Chemicals has decided to advance plans to build a second solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) plant near Tembusu district, Jurong Island,...

Gujarat State Fertiliser Corporation to build fertiliser and petrochemicals complex
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 Gujarat State Fertiliser Corporation is investing Rs70bn ($1.29bn) to build an integrated fertiliser and petrochemicals complex in Dahej, Gujarat, India, according to a...

Evonik to build new methionine production complex in Singapore
Monday, December 19, 2011 Evonik Industries is investing €500m to build a new methionine production complex on Jurong Island, Singapore, to broaden its core business of essential amino acids used for animal...

Wesfarmers board approves CSBP expansion project
Friday, December 16, 2011 CSBP has received approval from the Wesfarmers board to commence the expansion of its $550m ammonium nitrate project at the company's Kwinana industrial complex, located 40km away from...

Glycos selects Toyo as contractor for new biochemical plant
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 Toyo Engineering & Construction has entered into an agreement with Glycos Biotechnologies to provide engineering, procurement, and construction services for Glycos's new biochemical...