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Huntsman upgrades titanium dioxide plant
Huntsman has completed construction of a new iron sulphate plant at its titanium dioxide (TiO2
) pigment manufacturing facility in
Scarlino, Italy. It has invested €38 million in the project which will be fully operational in Q3 2014. The new plant means that
the company can now use a wider range of feedstocks to produce its Tioxide and Altiris pigments. It will also reduce the generation of gypsum
by-products, and will convert spent acid from TiO2
Scott Anderson, Huntsman manufac-
turing into valuable iron sulphate products for the water treatment, animal feed and cement markets. In addition to the iron
sulphate plant, a new heat and power co-generation facility has been built by EDF Fenice to provide electricity to the entire site. The operation of the new facilities is expected to reduce the carbon intensity of the site by around 30%.
Pigments’ vice president for eco products and manufactur- ing and technology, said, “The new plant will help to trans- form our efficiency, sustain- ability and cost effectiveness. It will help make the whole site more competitive and sustainable.”
Huntsman says that it has
created 15 new jobs at the Scarlino site as a result of these new developments. ❙
www.huntsman.com
Lanxess has commissioned its new polyamide plant at Antwerp
Italmatch is sold to Ardian
Ardian has signed an agree- ment to acquire Italmatch Chemicals. The private investment company is purchasing the Italian specialty chemicals producer from Mandarin Capital Partners and the Malacalza family. Ital- match’s senior manage- ment, including CEO Sergio Iorio, will retain a 12% interest in the company. Italmatch was formed
through an MBO in 1997 and has five production facilities in Europe. It also has plants and joint-ven- tures in China and Japan. The company’s extensive product range includes phosphorus based flame retardants, plus slip and antiblock agents based on fatty amides. Sales for 2014 are
forecast to be around €250 million with 90% coming from outside of Italy. This total is more than double that for 2012. The company has 400 employees. Philippe Poletti, head of
Lanxess starts up Antwerp PA plant
Lanxess has successfully commissioned its new 90,000 tonnes/year polyamide produc- tion plant in Antwerp, Belgium. The company has invested €75 million in the new facility, which will mainly supply the
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automotive industry. The company also produces
caprolactam feedstocks and glass fibre reinforcements at its Antwerp site. The polyam- ides manufactured at Antwerp will be processed at Lanxess’s
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global network of compound- ing facilities which includes plants in Brazil, China, Germany, India, and the USA. Its Brazil compounding plant was opened earlier this year. ❙
www.lanxess.com
the Ardian Mid Cap team, said: “Italmatch is a great example of Italian industrial excellence. It has posted robust turnover figures in the last few years, and we forecast other great development opportunities, which Ardian will help Italmatch identify and seize, working in partnership with the excellent management team.” ❙
www.italmatch.it
www.compoundingworld.com
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