Specialty Chemicals News

• Successful start of BASF's prototype metal refinery for battery recycling in Schwarzheide, Germany
• Arkema finishes expanding global pebax® elastomers production capacity by 40% at Serquigny plant in France.
• Germany's TotalEnergies Takes Over Kyon Energy, a Prominent Battery Storage Developer in Germany
• Evonik plans to expand production capacities for hydroxyl-terminated polybutadienes at its Marl facility in Germany.
• Arkema purchases a share in Tiamat, propelling advancements in next generation batteries
• Investment in New Plant for Solvent-Based Wax Dispersions by BYK Netherlands in Deventer, The Netherlands
• WACKER to Establish New Production Site for Silicone Specialties in the Czech Republic's Karlovy Vary
• BASF and Stena Recycling collaborate on recycling electric vehicle batteries in Europe: Stena to pre-treat black mass in Halmstad, Sweden, while BASF refines and recycles it in Schwarzheide, Germany.
• Commission approves German State aid measure of €902 million to support Northvolt in building battery production plant in Heide, Germany.
• Gradual Transformation of Neste's Crude Oil Refinery into a Refining Hub for Renewables and Circular Solutions in Porvoo, Finland
• Arkema purchases Arc Building Products in Ireland, a specialist in construction adhesives and sealants.
• BASF boosts defoamer capacity at Dilovasi plant in Turkey
• POLYVANTIS: Röhm and Sabic Join Forces to Establish a Prominent Global Player in Advanced Film and Sheet Products
• Fluor Secures FEED Contract for Sandviken, Sweden's First Industrial-Scale Sodium-Ion Battery Production Facility
• Ionway, the joint venture between Powerco and Umicore, to establish its inaugural production facility in Nysa, Poland.
• Expansion of production capacity for gas separation membranes in Schörfling and Lenzing, Austria continues by Evonik.
• BASF transfers Neopolen® business to Knauf Industries
• INEOS Enterprises Completes $245 Million Acquisition of Eramet Titanium & Iron (ETI)
• New Facility in Miskolc, Hungary Expands LG Magna e-Powertrain's Presence
• Battery Recycling Plant to be Built in Alsózsolca, Hungary by Andrada Group
• EMR and Northvolt Set Up Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Facility in Hamburg, Germany
• Northvolt raises $1.2 billion convertible note while Northvolt Dwa produces first energy storage systems
• FRX and LANXESS Forge Strategic Partnership with Memorandum of Understanding
• ABB and Northvolt expand partnership to electrify Skellefteå, Sweden's largest battery recycling facility.
• BASF enhances its dispersant business in Dilovasi, Turkey
• WACKER Enhances HCl Production for the Semiconductor Industry in Burghausen, Germany
• UPM Biochemicals purchases SunCoal Industries in Ludwigsfelde, Brandenburg Germany
• Li-Cycle Commences Operations at its Inaugural Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Facility in Magdeburg, Germany, One of Europe's Largest
• Milestone European Expansion: Group14 Technologies Acquires Schmid Silicon