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liquid-hydrogen manufacturing facility. The companies
plan to break ground in the first quarter of 2021 and
complete the plant in 2022.
LG Chem to expand carbon nanotube
production capacity
April 28, 2020 - lg chem ltd. (seoul, south Korea;
www.lgchem.com) is expanding its production of carbon
nanotubes (cNTs) by 1,200 m.t./yr at the company's
Yeosu plant. After the expansion, lg chem will have a
total cNT production capacity of 1,700 m.t./yr.
Mitsui Chemicals to construct new plant
for cyclic olefin copolymers
April 22, 2020 - Mitsui chemicals, inc. (Mci; Tokyo,
Japan; www.jp.mitsuichemicals.com) will establish a
new plant in Osaka to produce cyclic olefin copolymers.
This plant will increase Mci's production of cyclic olefin
copolymers by approximately 50%. construction on the
new plant is slated to wrap up in March 2022.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Tronox acquires Eramet titanium
and iron assets in Norway
May 14, 2020 - Tronox Holdings plc (stamford, conn.;
www.tronox.com) announced that it has signed a definitive
agreement to acquire the TiZir Titanium and iron (TTi)
business from Eramet s.A. (Paris, France; www.eramet.
com) for approximately $300 million. TiZir's TTi facility,
located in Tyssedal, Norway, upgrades ilmenite to
produce 230,000 m.t./yr of high-grade titanium slag and
90,000 m.t./yr of high-purity pig iron.
Trinseo acquires Synthomer's
vinyl pyridine latex business
May 4, 2020 - Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.; www.trinseo.com)
completed the acquisition of the vinyl pyridine latex (VP
latex) business from synthomer plc (london, U.K.; www.
synthomer.com). As part of the transaction, Trinseo has
established agreements with synthomer for contract
manufacturing the products at synthomer's production
facility at Marl, germany, where the products will continue
to be produced.
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Mitsubishi Chemical to acquire
all shares of Gelest
May 4, 2020 - Mitsubishi chemical corp. (Tokyo, Japan;
www.m-chemical.co.jp) has entered into a definitive
agreement to acquire all shares of gelest, inc. (Morrisville,
Pa.; www.gelest.com). gelest is a manufacturer and
supplier of silicones, organosilanes, metal organics and
specialty monomers for several end markets, including
medical devices, life sciences and microelectronics.
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April 24, 2020 - Merck KgaA (darmstadt, germany;
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diode (OlEd) patent portfolio from Konica Minolta inc.
(Toyko, Japan; www.konicaminolta.com). The acquired
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