The Lubrizol Corp. has broken ground on a new additive plant in China, the centerpiece of a previously announced 10-year investment plan to upgrade operations and increase the company’s global capacity in lubricant additives.
Arkema has announced construction of a latex plant in China to produce a range of emulsion polymers for use primarily in the coatings and adhesives markets.
Specialty chemicals company Perstorp, a leading supplier of caprolactone and its derivatives, announced that its current investment to double the production capacity of its Warrington, UK, site is on track.
Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant continued strengthening its presence in China with the official opening of its new Greater China headquarters in Shanghai on October 20, 2010.