BASF moves forward in acquisition of Solvay's polyamide business

BASF offered commitments to meet concerns of the EU Commission

17-Oct-2018 - In September 2017, BASF and Solvay agreed that BASF would acquire Solvay’s polyamide business subject to approval of the relevant merger control authorities. The approval process of the EU Commission is ongoing. To meet the concerns of the EU Commission, BASF has offered to refrain from acquiring ...

From wood waste to high-performance polymers

A transparent and thermally stable polyamide – 100 percent biobased

31-Aug-2018 - The natural substance 3-carene is a component of turpentine oil, a waste stream of the production of cellulose from wood. Up to now, this by-product has been incinerated for the most part. Fraunhofer researchers are using new catalytic processes to convert 3-carene into building blocks for ...

Technique doubles conversion of CO2 to plastic component

24-May-2018 - Fossil fuels have long been the precursor to plastic, but new research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and European collaborators could help send that era up in smoke - carbon dioxide, to be exact. Produced almost entirely from burning fossil fuels, carbon dioxide concentrations in the ...

Evonik plans new polyamide 12 complex in Marl

Evonik's largest investment in Germany

15-Mar-2018 - Evonik is planning to build a new production complex for the high-performance polymer polyamide 12 (PA 12). The Group intends to increase its overall PA 12 capacity by more than 50 percent. Polyamide 12 is required in attractive growth markets such as the automotive industry, oil and gas ...

Evonik opens new polyamide 12 powder plant in Marl

Facility to meet large demand in attractive markets for 3-D printing and metal coatings

16-Feb-2018 - Evonik Industries has opened another production line for specialty polyamide 12 powders (PA 12) of its VESTOSINT® brand at its largest global production site in the Marl Chemical Park. The new facility primarily produces high-performance powders for the 3-D printing market, which is expanding ...

BASF to acquire Solvay’s global polyamide business

19-Sep-2017 - BASF and Solvay have signed an agreement related to the sale of Solvay’s integrated polyamide business to BASF. The purchase price on a cash and debt-free basis would be €1.6 billion. According to applicable laws, the intended transaction is subject to consultations with the relevant social ...

BASF puts expanded compounding plant for engineering plastics into operation

Capacity at Schwarzheide, Germany, increased by 70,000 tons per year

22-Jun-2017 - BASF put the expanded compounding plant at BASF’s Schwarzheide site in Germany into operation. With the expansion of the plant up to 70,000 tons more Ultramid® (PA: polyamide) and Ultradur® (PBT: polybutylene terephthalate) can be produced each year. This is a further step in the capacity ...

LANXESS invests in its production site in Lillo/Antwerp

Efficiency investments of roughly EUR 25 million in plastics production chain in 2017

26-Apr-2017 - LANXESS announced plans to further strengthen its integrated production complex for polyamide and precursors for plastics in Antwerp. With an investment of roughly EUR 25 million in 2017, the specialty chemicals company will primarily implement measures to further enhance efficiency. “Our ...

3-D-printed permanent magnets outperform conventional versions, conserve rare materials

03-Nov-2016 - Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated that permanent magnets produced by additive manufacturing can outperform bonded magnets made using traditional techniques while conserving critical materials. Scientists fabricated isotropic, near-net-shape, ...

BASF realigns caprolactam production in Europe

Four production plants in Ludwigshafen to be fully or partially closed

13-Sep-2016 - BASF is realigning its caprolactam production in Europe and will gradually reduce capacity by 100,000 metric tons to 400,000 metric tons over the next 18 months. In Ludwigshafen, parts of the caprolactam production as well as plants producing the precursors anolone and oleum will be ...