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DATE : 2013-06-27
Ineos is in plans to restart an acrylonitrile (ACN) plant following a maintenance turnaround. A Polymerupdate source in Germany informed that the plant is likely to restart in mid-July 2013. It was shut in mid-June 2013.
Located in Cologne, Germany, the plant has a production capacity of 100,000 mt/year.
SOURCE Polymerupdate
Ineos is in plans to restart an acrylonitrile (ACN) plant following a maintenance turnaround. A Polymerupdate source in Germany informed that the plant is likely to restart in mid-July 2013. It was shut in mid-June 2013.
Located in Cologne, Germany, the plant has a production capacity of 100,000 mt/year.
SOURCE Polymerupdate
DATE : 2013-06-24
The Crop Protection division of BASF is eyeing India to set up its global R&D centre in view of its global commitment to agriculture by means of outlaying in Asia Pacific. In this regard, the company is brooding
over the fund required, time-frame to set up the centre, and appropriate approvals to be obtained from the Indian authorities. This apart, BASF built an agro research station in Pune, India in 2012 that is likely to go on
stream shortly.
SOURCE Chemical Weekly
The Crop Protection division of BASF is eyeing India to set up its global R&D centre in view of its global commitment to agriculture by means of outlaying in Asia Pacific. In this regard, the company is brooding
over the fund required, time-frame to set up the centre, and appropriate approvals to be obtained from the Indian authorities. This apart, BASF built an agro research station in Pune, India in 2012 that is likely to go on
stream shortly.
SOURCE Chemical Weekly
DATE : 2013-06-27
Dow Chemical’s joint-venture acrylic monomer plant at Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia, has achieved mechanical completion, the US-based chemicals major said on Thursday. Pre-marketing activities are underway and commercial shipments are expected to begin in the third quarter, Dow said.
Dow said that its Saudi Acrylic Monomer Company (Samco) joint venture plant with Tasnee Sahara Olefins Company is the first acrylic monomer production facility in the Middle East.
The plant will produce glacial acrylic acid (GAA) and butyl acrylate (BA).
Tasnee will market the products in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, while Dow will market them throughout the rest of the world, Dow said.
No details were released about the plant's capacity or financial commitment to the project.
SOURCE Icis News
Dow Chemical’s joint-venture acrylic monomer plant at Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia, has achieved mechanical completion, the US-based chemicals major said on Thursday. Pre-marketing activities are underway and commercial shipments are expected to begin in the third quarter, Dow said.
Dow said that its Saudi Acrylic Monomer Company (Samco) joint venture plant with Tasnee Sahara Olefins Company is the first acrylic monomer production facility in the Middle East.
The plant will produce glacial acrylic acid (GAA) and butyl acrylate (BA).
Tasnee will market the products in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, while Dow will market them throughout the rest of the world, Dow said.
No details were released about the plant's capacity or financial commitment to the project.
SOURCE Icis News
DATE : 2013-06-27
Styron Europe is in plans to restart a Styrene monomer (SM) plant. A Polymerupdate source in Germany informed that the plant is likely to restart in July, 2013. It was shut in early June 2013 for maintenance turnaround.
Located in Bohlen, Germany, the plant has a production capacity of 300,000 mt/year.
SOURCE Polymerupdate
Styron Europe is in plans to restart a Styrene monomer (SM) plant. A Polymerupdate source in Germany informed that the plant is likely to restart in July, 2013. It was shut in early June 2013 for maintenance turnaround.
Located in Bohlen, Germany, the plant has a production capacity of 300,000 mt/year.
SOURCE Polymerupdate
DATE : 2013-06-27
Lotte Chemical is in plans to restart a styrene monomer (SM) plant. A Polymerupdate source in South Korea informed that the plant is likely to restart in end-June 2013. The plant was shut on June 10 owing to technical issues.
Located in Daesan, South Korea, the plant has a production capacity of 560,000 mt/year.
SOURCE Polymerupdate
Lotte Chemical is in plans to restart a styrene monomer (SM) plant. A Polymerupdate source in South Korea informed that the plant is likely to restart in end-June 2013. The plant was shut on June 10 owing to technical issues.
Located in Daesan, South Korea, the plant has a production capacity of 560,000 mt/year.
SOURCE Polymerupdate
DATE : 2013-06-25
Germany-based chemicals major BASF has lifted force majeure on Butyl Acrylate (Butyl-A) production from its Ludwigshafen facility, and sales control will remain in place until further notice, market sources said on Tuesday.
There was no official confirmation from the supplier at the time of writing. Market sources said the force majeure was lifted on 21 June. The company had announced Force Majeure on 13 June because of unplanned production problems. All other esters production at the facility is understood to be running as usual.
BASF has the capacity to produce 110,000 tonnes/year of butyl-A from its Ludwigshafen facility in Germany. Acrylic acid is a key intermediate chemical used in the production of acrylic esters and resins. Ethyl acrylate, butyl-A, methyl acrylate, and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate are polymerised to become ingredients in paints, coatings, textiles, adhesives, polishes, and plastics.
SOURCE Icis News
Germany-based chemicals major BASF has lifted force majeure on Butyl Acrylate (Butyl-A) production from its Ludwigshafen facility, and sales control will remain in place until further notice, market sources said on Tuesday.
There was no official confirmation from the supplier at the time of writing. Market sources said the force majeure was lifted on 21 June. The company had announced Force Majeure on 13 June because of unplanned production problems. All other esters production at the facility is understood to be running as usual.
BASF has the capacity to produce 110,000 tonnes/year of butyl-A from its Ludwigshafen facility in Germany. Acrylic acid is a key intermediate chemical used in the production of acrylic esters and resins. Ethyl acrylate, butyl-A, methyl acrylate, and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate are polymerised to become ingredients in paints, coatings, textiles, adhesives, polishes, and plastics.
SOURCE Icis News
RELEASED ON 21/06/13 (DD/MM/YY)
Keyuan Petrochemicals Inc. announces that in order to meet increasing demands, the company has been working on expanding its manufacturing capacity. In anticipation of the increase in both the market demand for the finished goods and environmental protection requirements, it has adjusted its original expansion plans and is currently working on refining its manufacturing capacity as follows:
a) An ABS production facility in Guangxi region, with an annual production capacity of 400 000 tons. Keyuan began pre-construction activities in February 2012, and the first phase is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2014. The ABS production facility is scheduled to be completed at the end of Q4, 2014.
b) An oil catalytic cracking processing facility as an extension of its catalytic pyrolysis processing equipment, as well as the feed way of the main raw materials to produce synthetic rubber. This facility can reduce production costs and the market risk in the purchase of raw materials, and improve the stability and efficiency of project production to 200 000 tons of heavy oil per year. The oil catalytic processing facility is scheduled to be completed at the end of Q4, 2013.
c) Expansion design capacity of its Ethylene-Styrene facility from 80 000 t/a to 200 000 t/a, among which 120 000 t/a can be used for producing synthetic rubber and 80 000 t/a can be sold to downstream petrochemical companies. Ethylene-styrene is the main raw material (eg. Benzene) from the catalytic cracking oil processing facility to produce Styrene. This facility can be considered the bridge between original products and high-value added products and will complete the integration of internal resources. The Ethylene-Styrene facility is scheduled to come on line at the end of Q4, 2014.
d) A transformer oil facility using hydrogen from the Ethylene-Styrene facility to complete a double hydrogenation process on original products (BTX Aromatic) for refining transformer oil, and producing high-value transformer oil, with a design capability of 100 000 t/a. The transformer oil facility is scheduled to be operational at the end of Q4, 2014.
e) An SSBR (Solution Polymerized Styrene Butadiene Rubber) production facility with a designed capability of 150 000 t/a, which will use its production process technology in synthetic rubber, combining Styrene and Butadiene, to produce SSBR. This product can be used as raw materials for tires, instead of imported Hexakis (Methoxymethy) Melamine (HMMM).
Keyuan also registered its catalytic oil processing facility and transformer oil plant in Ningbo in February 2013, and expects it to be completed and operational in late 2013, at that time, the company will be able to produce medical use and edible products, such as tubes and chewing gum.
The total estimated cost of processing equipment for product refinement and the SSBR production facility is approximately US$149.3 million, including US$49.8 million for processing equipment and US$99.5 million for the SSBR production facility. The SSBR production facility is expected to be started up at the end of Q4, 2015.
Keyuan is currently going through the governmental approval and design phase of the ABS production facility and estimating the related costs. Upon full completion of its expansion, Keyuan's total production capacity will reach 2 443 000 tons per year including, but not limited to, its current petrochemical production of 720 000 tons, Styrene of 200 000 tons, catalytic cracking oil of 200 000 t/a, ABS of 400 000 tons, SSBR of 150 000 tons and transformer oil of 100 000 tons.
SOURCE China Chemical Reporter
Keyuan Petrochemicals Inc. announces that in order to meet increasing demands, the company has been working on expanding its manufacturing capacity. In anticipation of the increase in both the market demand for the finished goods and environmental protection requirements, it has adjusted its original expansion plans and is currently working on refining its manufacturing capacity as follows:
a) An ABS production facility in Guangxi region, with an annual production capacity of 400 000 tons. Keyuan began pre-construction activities in February 2012, and the first phase is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2014. The ABS production facility is scheduled to be completed at the end of Q4, 2014.
b) An oil catalytic cracking processing facility as an extension of its catalytic pyrolysis processing equipment, as well as the feed way of the main raw materials to produce synthetic rubber. This facility can reduce production costs and the market risk in the purchase of raw materials, and improve the stability and efficiency of project production to 200 000 tons of heavy oil per year. The oil catalytic processing facility is scheduled to be completed at the end of Q4, 2013.
c) Expansion design capacity of its Ethylene-Styrene facility from 80 000 t/a to 200 000 t/a, among which 120 000 t/a can be used for producing synthetic rubber and 80 000 t/a can be sold to downstream petrochemical companies. Ethylene-styrene is the main raw material (eg. Benzene) from the catalytic cracking oil processing facility to produce Styrene. This facility can be considered the bridge between original products and high-value added products and will complete the integration of internal resources. The Ethylene-Styrene facility is scheduled to come on line at the end of Q4, 2014.
d) A transformer oil facility using hydrogen from the Ethylene-Styrene facility to complete a double hydrogenation process on original products (BTX Aromatic) for refining transformer oil, and producing high-value transformer oil, with a design capability of 100 000 t/a. The transformer oil facility is scheduled to be operational at the end of Q4, 2014.
e) An SSBR (Solution Polymerized Styrene Butadiene Rubber) production facility with a designed capability of 150 000 t/a, which will use its production process technology in synthetic rubber, combining Styrene and Butadiene, to produce SSBR. This product can be used as raw materials for tires, instead of imported Hexakis (Methoxymethy) Melamine (HMMM).
Keyuan also registered its catalytic oil processing facility and transformer oil plant in Ningbo in February 2013, and expects it to be completed and operational in late 2013, at that time, the company will be able to produce medical use and edible products, such as tubes and chewing gum.
The total estimated cost of processing equipment for product refinement and the SSBR production facility is approximately US$149.3 million, including US$49.8 million for processing equipment and US$99.5 million for the SSBR production facility. The SSBR production facility is expected to be started up at the end of Q4, 2015.
Keyuan is currently going through the governmental approval and design phase of the ABS production facility and estimating the related costs. Upon full completion of its expansion, Keyuan's total production capacity will reach 2 443 000 tons per year including, but not limited to, its current petrochemical production of 720 000 tons, Styrene of 200 000 tons, catalytic cracking oil of 200 000 t/a, ABS of 400 000 tons, SSBR of 150 000 tons and transformer oil of 100 000 tons.
SOURCE China Chemical Reporter
RELEASED ON 19/06/13 (DD/MM/YY)
Ineos has shut an Acrylonitrile (ACN) plant for maintenance turnaround. A Polymerupdate source in Germany informed that the plant was shut early this week. It is likely to remain off-stream for around one month.
Located in Cologne, Germany, the plant has a production capacity of 100,000 mt/year.
SOURCE PolymerUpdate
Ineos has shut an Acrylonitrile (ACN) plant for maintenance turnaround. A Polymerupdate source in Germany informed that the plant was shut early this week. It is likely to remain off-stream for around one month.
Located in Cologne, Germany, the plant has a production capacity of 100,000 mt/year.
SOURCE PolymerUpdate
RELEASED ON 24/06/13 (DD/MM/YY)
Asahi Kasei Corporation is operating its No. 3 styrene monomer (SM) plant at reduced rates. A Polymerupdate source in Japan informed that the plant is running at 70% of production capacity.
Located at Mizushima in Japan, the No. 3 SM plant has a production capacity of 390,000 mt/year.
SOURCE PolymerUpdate
Asahi Kasei Corporation is operating its No. 3 styrene monomer (SM) plant at reduced rates. A Polymerupdate source in Japan informed that the plant is running at 70% of production capacity.
Located at Mizushima in Japan, the No. 3 SM plant has a production capacity of 390,000 mt/year.
SOURCE PolymerUpdate
RELEASED ON 23/06/13 (DD/MM/YY)
China’s Shanghai Huayi Acrylic Acid has shut all of its units following an explosion at its second acrylic acid (AA) reactor at about 11:00 local time (03:00 GMT) on 23 June, market sources said on Monday. The fire was extinguished at around 13:50 on the same day, and there were no injuries or fatalities in the accident, according to a statement on the company’s website.
A tube at the company’s second AA reactor cracked, leading to the explosion, the statement added. Investigations of the cause of the crack are still ongoing. The specific restart date is not yet known and the company has declined to comment.
Shanghai Huayi is one of the largest AA producers in China, with a production capacity of 230,000 tonnes/year.
SOURCE Icis News
China’s Shanghai Huayi Acrylic Acid has shut all of its units following an explosion at its second acrylic acid (AA) reactor at about 11:00 local time (03:00 GMT) on 23 June, market sources said on Monday. The fire was extinguished at around 13:50 on the same day, and there were no injuries or fatalities in the accident, according to a statement on the company’s website.
A tube at the company’s second AA reactor cracked, leading to the explosion, the statement added. Investigations of the cause of the crack are still ongoing. The specific restart date is not yet known and the company has declined to comment.
Shanghai Huayi is one of the largest AA producers in China, with a production capacity of 230,000 tonnes/year.
SOURCE Icis News
RELEASED ON 25/06/13 (DD/MM/YY)
Le site gardois a failli disparaître. Mais il redémarre en investissant près de 25 M€ dans de nouvelles productions.
En quittant le Nord pour le Sud, et retrouver ses racines familiales, le Marseillais Jean-Luc Pujol savait où il mettait les pieds en acceptant le poste de directeur de l'usine Solvay dans le Gard. Car il a bien failli ne jamais connaître le site chimique de Salindres, près d'Alès, où travaillent quelque 110 personnes. Difficile à croire, pourtant, pour cette unité qui a fêté ses 150 ans en 2005.
D'Henry Merle à Solvay en passant par Péchiney « Les commodités, c'est fini », sourit le nouveau directeur arrivé fin 2012. Un drôle de terme utilisé à l'époque pour qualifier le carbonate de soude et l'acide sulfurique, matériaux de base de la chimie. Les matières premières étaient à portée de main : chaux, sel, charbon...
Rachat de l'entreprise par le Belge Solvay en 2011
Un essor dû à l'entrepreneur Henry Merle. On y élabora aussi le premier aluminium dans le monde, sous l'impulsion du chimiste Henri Sainte-Claire Deville, dès 1860. L'expansion se poursuivit sous Alfred Rangod Péchiney, brillant chimiste, qui apporta d'importantes améliorations dans la fabrication des chlorates. Son nom donné à l'entreprise a perduré jusqu'en 2003, date de l'absorption de la branche aluminium par Alcan. La branche chimie, elle, est devenue Rhône-Poulenc, puis Rhodia, avant son rachat par le Belge Solvay en 2011. Entre-temps, les productions du site salindrois avaient évolué.
« Ce qui faisait tourner la machine, c'était les grosses productions, comme l'acide fluorhydrique et le fluogène, les petites productions étaient un plus », résume Jean-Luc Pujol. L'environnement économique a changé, les grosses productions se sont arrêtées, au point que le site fut mis à la vente.
« Il a fallu monter un projet industriel » Jean-Luc Pujol, directeur du site.
« Le contexte économique a changé et on s'est aperçu que dans ces tas de petites productions, il y avait des pépites, indique le directeur. La décision de reconsidérer le portefeuille de produits date de 2010. De là, il a fallu monter un projet industriel. » Déterminer les productions à conserver, faire des études de marchés, trouver des clients...
« L'accord sur le projet industriel a été validé en juillet 2012 en comité exécutif de Solvay. » Pour les salariés du site salindrois qui ont vu disparaître des productions et fondre les effectifs, un rayon de soleil pointe enfin son nez. Un lourd investissement de plusieurs millions d'euros est validé. « Avec ça, on s'inscrit dans la durée, se réjouit Jean-Luc Pujol.
La porte de sortie, c'est la chimie fine, avec beaucoup de savoir-faire dans la mise en œuvre, et à très forte valeur ajoutée. » La preuve ? « Aujourd'hui, on exporte entre 80 % et 100 % des produits qu'on fabrique... » Ses clients : l'agrochimie, la pharmacie et l'électronique.
Futur proche
Sel de Lithium : Le LiTFSI (un sel de lithium) est un bijou de chimie. Il joue le rôle de conducteur transparent qui évacue l'électricité statique des écrans plats d'ordinateur, de tablette et de mobile, afin de ne pas les détériorer. Regardez votre mobile, il y a peut-être un peu des productions de Salindres en lui. Il sert aussi à stabiliser les batteries afin d'éviter le risque d'incendie. Un plus pour Solvay qui en dote les batteries des Bluecar, les voitures électriques de ville de Bolloré, qui circulent à Paris.
Investissement : Décidé en 2012, un investissement voisin de 25 M€ permettra d'accroître les capacités de production pour le LiTFSI et l'acide triflique, un superacide très prisé par l'industrie pharmaceutique. La première grosse étape sera en septembre prochain avec le démarrage du projet actuellement en cours de construction.
Environnement : Un bon tiers des 25 M€ est consacré à la protection de l'environnement. La station d'épuration va être reconstruite. Solvay aura la sienne propre.
SOURCE Le Midi Libre
Le site gardois a failli disparaître. Mais il redémarre en investissant près de 25 M€ dans de nouvelles productions.
En quittant le Nord pour le Sud, et retrouver ses racines familiales, le Marseillais Jean-Luc Pujol savait où il mettait les pieds en acceptant le poste de directeur de l'usine Solvay dans le Gard. Car il a bien failli ne jamais connaître le site chimique de Salindres, près d'Alès, où travaillent quelque 110 personnes. Difficile à croire, pourtant, pour cette unité qui a fêté ses 150 ans en 2005.
D'Henry Merle à Solvay en passant par Péchiney « Les commodités, c'est fini », sourit le nouveau directeur arrivé fin 2012. Un drôle de terme utilisé à l'époque pour qualifier le carbonate de soude et l'acide sulfurique, matériaux de base de la chimie. Les matières premières étaient à portée de main : chaux, sel, charbon...
Rachat de l'entreprise par le Belge Solvay en 2011
Un essor dû à l'entrepreneur Henry Merle. On y élabora aussi le premier aluminium dans le monde, sous l'impulsion du chimiste Henri Sainte-Claire Deville, dès 1860. L'expansion se poursuivit sous Alfred Rangod Péchiney, brillant chimiste, qui apporta d'importantes améliorations dans la fabrication des chlorates. Son nom donné à l'entreprise a perduré jusqu'en 2003, date de l'absorption de la branche aluminium par Alcan. La branche chimie, elle, est devenue Rhône-Poulenc, puis Rhodia, avant son rachat par le Belge Solvay en 2011. Entre-temps, les productions du site salindrois avaient évolué.
« Ce qui faisait tourner la machine, c'était les grosses productions, comme l'acide fluorhydrique et le fluogène, les petites productions étaient un plus », résume Jean-Luc Pujol. L'environnement économique a changé, les grosses productions se sont arrêtées, au point que le site fut mis à la vente.
« Il a fallu monter un projet industriel » Jean-Luc Pujol, directeur du site.
« Le contexte économique a changé et on s'est aperçu que dans ces tas de petites productions, il y avait des pépites, indique le directeur. La décision de reconsidérer le portefeuille de produits date de 2010. De là, il a fallu monter un projet industriel. » Déterminer les productions à conserver, faire des études de marchés, trouver des clients...
« L'accord sur le projet industriel a été validé en juillet 2012 en comité exécutif de Solvay. » Pour les salariés du site salindrois qui ont vu disparaître des productions et fondre les effectifs, un rayon de soleil pointe enfin son nez. Un lourd investissement de plusieurs millions d'euros est validé. « Avec ça, on s'inscrit dans la durée, se réjouit Jean-Luc Pujol.
La porte de sortie, c'est la chimie fine, avec beaucoup de savoir-faire dans la mise en œuvre, et à très forte valeur ajoutée. » La preuve ? « Aujourd'hui, on exporte entre 80 % et 100 % des produits qu'on fabrique... » Ses clients : l'agrochimie, la pharmacie et l'électronique.
Futur proche
Sel de Lithium : Le LiTFSI (un sel de lithium) est un bijou de chimie. Il joue le rôle de conducteur transparent qui évacue l'électricité statique des écrans plats d'ordinateur, de tablette et de mobile, afin de ne pas les détériorer. Regardez votre mobile, il y a peut-être un peu des productions de Salindres en lui. Il sert aussi à stabiliser les batteries afin d'éviter le risque d'incendie. Un plus pour Solvay qui en dote les batteries des Bluecar, les voitures électriques de ville de Bolloré, qui circulent à Paris.
Investissement : Décidé en 2012, un investissement voisin de 25 M€ permettra d'accroître les capacités de production pour le LiTFSI et l'acide triflique, un superacide très prisé par l'industrie pharmaceutique. La première grosse étape sera en septembre prochain avec le démarrage du projet actuellement en cours de construction.
Environnement : Un bon tiers des 25 M€ est consacré à la protection de l'environnement. La station d'épuration va être reconstruite. Solvay aura la sienne propre.
SOURCE Le Midi Libre
RELEASED ON 25/06/13 (DD/MM/YY)
Nippon Shokubai Co. will freeze new investment in its Himeji plant, the site of an explosion last September, to disperse more output to other factories, President Masanori Ikeda told The Nikkei on Monday.
Before the accident, the Hyogo Prefecture plant was responsible for about 70% of the firm's total production of superabsorbent polymer, a key material for disposable diapers, and acrylic acid, a raw material used to make SAP. The explosion put a dent in supplies. Nippon Shokubai plans to eventually bring the ratio down to less than 50%.
"After the new equipment comes onstream next April, we will no longer make acrylic acid investments in Himeji," Ikeda said.
Instead, Nippon Shokubai will consider beefing up capacity at the Kawasaki plant in Kanagawa Prefecture and production sites abroad.
SOURCE Nikkei Report
Nippon Shokubai Co. will freeze new investment in its Himeji plant, the site of an explosion last September, to disperse more output to other factories, President Masanori Ikeda told The Nikkei on Monday.
Before the accident, the Hyogo Prefecture plant was responsible for about 70% of the firm's total production of superabsorbent polymer, a key material for disposable diapers, and acrylic acid, a raw material used to make SAP. The explosion put a dent in supplies. Nippon Shokubai plans to eventually bring the ratio down to less than 50%.
"After the new equipment comes onstream next April, we will no longer make acrylic acid investments in Himeji," Ikeda said.
Instead, Nippon Shokubai will consider beefing up capacity at the Kawasaki plant in Kanagawa Prefecture and production sites abroad.
SOURCE Nikkei Report
Date: 2013-6-20
Today BASF broke ground for its new formulation and packaging plant in Rudong, Jiangsu Province, China. The new plant, with an annual capacity of 10,000 metric tons, is expected to be fully operational in 2014, providing more than 100 new employment opportunities.
BASF announced in May several investments and initiatives for agriculture in Asia Pacific, including the establishment of this plant for formulation and packaging for fungicides, insecticides and herbicides products. Located in the Rudong Coastal Economic Development Zone, it is the first plant for BASF’s Crop Protection division in China, one of the most important growth markets for agriculture.
“At BASF, we are working together with farmers to help solve one of the world’s most important issues: feeding an ever growing population,” said Dr. Raman Ramachandran, Senior Vice President, BASF Crop Protection Asia Pacific, “With an innovation-driven product portfolio, such as the AgCelence® portfolio for plant health, we help farmers to increase the yield and quality of their crops so that they can provide consumers with the safe, high quality food they expect.”
“This new plant will enable BASF to be much more efficient and flexible in production, so that we can react quickly to changes in the market and directly address the needs of our partners and growers in China and enhance sustainable development in China’s agriculture industry in the long term.” added Dr. Zheng Daqing, Senior Vice President, Business & Market Development BASF Greater China.
Find this article at: http://news.agropages.com/News/NewsDetail---9821.htm
Today BASF broke ground for its new formulation and packaging plant in Rudong, Jiangsu Province, China. The new plant, with an annual capacity of 10,000 metric tons, is expected to be fully operational in 2014, providing more than 100 new employment opportunities.
BASF announced in May several investments and initiatives for agriculture in Asia Pacific, including the establishment of this plant for formulation and packaging for fungicides, insecticides and herbicides products. Located in the Rudong Coastal Economic Development Zone, it is the first plant for BASF’s Crop Protection division in China, one of the most important growth markets for agriculture.
“At BASF, we are working together with farmers to help solve one of the world’s most important issues: feeding an ever growing population,” said Dr. Raman Ramachandran, Senior Vice President, BASF Crop Protection Asia Pacific, “With an innovation-driven product portfolio, such as the AgCelence® portfolio for plant health, we help farmers to increase the yield and quality of their crops so that they can provide consumers with the safe, high quality food they expect.”
“This new plant will enable BASF to be much more efficient and flexible in production, so that we can react quickly to changes in the market and directly address the needs of our partners and growers in China and enhance sustainable development in China’s agriculture industry in the long term.” added Dr. Zheng Daqing, Senior Vice President, Business & Market Development BASF Greater China.
Find this article at: http://news.agropages.com/News/NewsDetail---9821.htm
Date: 2013-6-17
The Brazil federal government recently made an announcement about Agro Innovation Program, which aims agriculture and agribusiness. The program starts with an initial value of US$ 1 billion and seeks to boost the productivity and competitiveness of Brazilian agribusiness through technological innovation. The operations will be contracted between 2013 and 2014.
Inova Agro reaches up to R$ 3 billion and it comes from FINEP (Studies and Projects Financier) and BNDES (Social and Economic Development National Bank). Business plans must have a minimum value of R$ 10 million, with a 60-month deadline. All the projects should be developed entirely in Brazil.
According to FINEP’s president, Glauco Arbix, the program faces one of the biggest obstacles in the area of technology in the country, obtaining funds for development projects. "This is a main struggle for the Brazilian economy, it is the key point for us to break the addiction of valued products, to enter areas knowledge-intensive and high added value," said Arbix.
The program will support companies that are developing production chains of inputs for agriculture, including pesticides, breeding animal and technologies related to animal health. Examples are fish breeding, products to control pests, diseases and weeds, fertilizers, medicines and vaccines for animal health.
They will also provide support for the development of products and processes for the food industry and the development of machinery and equipment for agriculture and products processing, including traceability, new storage technologies and logistics. The cultivation of sugar cane is not included because it was not at Inova Energy.
To participate in the selection process it has to be a Brazilian company that is interested in activities related to technologies for the production and marketing of products and services related to agribusiness.
The program is part of Inova Company,released in March, to make Brazilian companies more competitive in the global market through technological innovation and increased productivity. It will be used US$ 32.9 billion between 2013 and 2014 to encourage businesses in the industrial, agricultural and services areas.
Find this article at: http://news.agropages.com/News/NewsDetail---9795.htm
RELEASED ON 20/06/13 (DD/MM/YY)
Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL), is planning to set up a petrochemical plant near its crude oil refinery in Kochi, Kerala, India.
The petrochemical fluid catalytic cracker plant will have the capacity to produce 500,000 tonne of Propylene. It is expected to be completed in 2017. The unit will produce high-value products like Acrylic acid and super absorbent polymers that are used in the manufacture of diapers, and oxoalcohol that is a feedstock for manufacturing paints and some cosmetics.
For the purpose of Project, the BPCL is in talks with Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), to join hands for the project. BPCL has a JV with South Korean major, LGChem, for the proposed project which is being expanded.
SOURCE Al Bawaba
Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL), is planning to set up a petrochemical plant near its crude oil refinery in Kochi, Kerala, India.
The petrochemical fluid catalytic cracker plant will have the capacity to produce 500,000 tonne of Propylene. It is expected to be completed in 2017. The unit will produce high-value products like Acrylic acid and super absorbent polymers that are used in the manufacture of diapers, and oxoalcohol that is a feedstock for manufacturing paints and some cosmetics.
For the purpose of Project, the BPCL is in talks with Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), to join hands for the project. BPCL has a JV with South Korean major, LGChem, for the proposed project which is being expanded.
SOURCE Al Bawaba