The company opened a cutting-edge facility in Liverpool, doubling its development capacity and pushing sustainability to the forefront.

The company will increase production capacity to approximately 600,000 metric tons per year by the middle of the decade to support the ongoing growth of its North American MDI customers.

Global chemical manufacturer OQ Chemicals signed a final investment decision (FID) to build additional capacity of propionic aldehyde as well as infrastructure.

Toyo Ink Europe Specialty Chemicals announced that it has started operations of an all-new €13-million production facility for inkjet inks at its manufacturing complex in Oissel in northern France.

Specialty chemicals company Perstorp announced plans to add extra capacity of around 70,000 tonnes/yr. for production of carboxylic acids. 

Ashland recently announced plans to increase production capacity of Natrosol™ hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) at its site in Hopewell, Virginia, instead of the company’s Nanjing, China, site as previously announced. 

The board of directors at LB Group has approved investments that include a new titanium dioxide (TiO₂) pigment finishing plant and the doubling of the production of titanium sponge. 

AGC Chemicals Americas Inc. (AGCCA) announced an expansion at its Thorndale, Pennsylvania, production facility that will add up to 50% more manufacturing, a quality control lab and office space. 

Perstorp, a leader in the production of trimethylolpropane (TMP), has ramped up the capacity to meet growing demand from the European market. 

PPG recently announced an investment of $2.7 million to expand its powder coatings manufacturing capabilities at its facility in Sumaré, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.