The scheduled turnaround has ended at a major European isocyanate complex, returning both production units and supporting operations to normal service.
Ascend Performance Materials announced the start of high-purity acrylonitrile production at its Chocolate Bayou plant following new equipment upgrades.
A newly updated and automated production line is up and running at AkzoNobel’s Suzhou site in China, part of a €14 million investment designed to accelerate growth and double the plant’s capacity for marine and protective coatings by 2025.