Avantium stops investing in the production of bio-based ethylene glycol and propylene glycol and focuses on FDCA and PEF!
On December 13, 2023, Dutch green chemicals company Avantium announced that it will focus entirely on the production and sales of FCDA and PEF technology. It will cease investment in Ray’s techn…
Keep adding more money! BASF (Guangdong) integrated project plans to add glycol monoether unit
Recently, the environmental impact assessment report of the glycol unit project of BASF (Guangdong) integrated project was made public. BASF Integrated Base (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. plans to build a new …
SABIC joins tripartite agreement to decarbonize ethylene glycol production
To achieve its decarbonization strategy, SABIC has formally signed a memorandum of understanding in partnership with Scientific Design (SD) and Linde Engineering (MoU). The collaborative program aims …
Domestic neopentyl glycol companies still mainly produce by disproportionation method, resulting in overcapacity but low output of neopentyl glycol
Neopentyl glycol (NPG) is a polyol product. It is a highly chemical and stable product that can be used in coatings, construction, textiles, automobiles and other fields. It is an important raw materi…
Polyoxypropylene glycol (PPG) has a wide range of application fields, and most of the global production capacity is concentrated in the Asia-Pacific region.
Polyoxypropylene glycol (PPG), also known as polypropylene glycol, is a mixture of starter propylene glycol and catalyst (potassium hydroxide) added to the kettle for preparing the catalyst. After a s…
Diethylene glycol (DEG) production and demand continues to rise, and industry development prospects are good
Diethylene glycol (DEG), also known as diethylene glycol and diethylene glycol ether, is a colorless and transparent liquid, mainly used as a solvent, mainly produced by the reaction of ethylene oxide…
Neopentyl glycol demand growth and rising prices stimulate industry capacity expansion
Neopentyl glycol (NPG) is a white crystalline solid, odorless and hygroscopic. It is mainly used in the production of polyester resins, unsaturated resins, oil-free alkyd resins, polyurethane foams an…
The first phase of Zhongkun New Materials’ 2×600,000 tons/year natural gas to ethylene glycol project was put into operation
On November 29, the first phase of the 2×600,000 tons/year natural gas to ethylene glycol demonstration project of Xinjiang Zhongkun New Materials Co., Ltd. was successfully put into production at one…
The localization rate of photoresist continues to increase, driving the development of propylene glycol methyl ether acetate (PGMEA) industry
Propylene glycol methyl ether acetate (PGMEA), also known as propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate, is a high-grade solvent. It has both non-polar and polar parts in the same molecule, so it is no…
The number of bio-based ethylene glycol (MEG) companies has increased, and new global production capacity is concentrated in Europe and the United States.
Bio-based ethylene glycol (MEG) is converted from sugar or other bio-based products of non-food resources as raw materials. Compared with petroleum-based ethylene glycol, bio-based ethylene glycol has…
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