Bayer to cut 12000 jobs; Exit Animal Health business
MFG Chemical said that it is upgrading its Pasadena, Texas plant, which the company acquired in March 2018. The acquisition of the Pasadena plant, together with the company’s 3 plants in Northwest Georgia, makes MFG Chemical one of America’s largest consumers of maleic anhydride. Improvements include debottlenecking and new capacity additions, including two new reactors, one of which is 20,000 gallons in size. “MFG is increasing its capacity to meet its customers’ growing needs for custom and speciality chemistries. Our significant capital investments in our Pasadena, TX, plant as well as our three other world-class ISO 9001:2015 Certified manufacturing plants in Dalton, GA reflect our ongoing effort to deepen our manufacturing and formulating partnerships with our valued customers,” said Keith Arnold, CEO of MFG Chemical and Member of the SOCMA Board of Governors. Read More
Clariant has increased capacity of ethylene oxide (EO) unit in Gendorf, Germany. The investment positions Clariant to continue its successful development of innovative EO-based specialties to support a wide range of industries, such as personal and home care, crop solutions, and industrial applications. “As a globally leading company for specialty chemicals, Clariant continues to invest also in our production network in Europe. I am confident that this sizeable expansion will support our strategic goal of intensifying profitable growth in both developed and emerging markets,” said Christian Kohlpaintner, member of Clariant’s Executive Committee. Read More
