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Korea’s Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical has completed construction of a polyolefin elastomer (POE) pilot plant, representing a significant step in the expansion of the value-added materials business. This is the company’s first joint project with Hanwha Solutions, a Hanwha affiliate, and TotalEnergies, its shareholder. Image courtesy of Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical. Alongside major executives from TotalEnergies and other stakeholders, the CEOs of Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical, Hanwha Impact, and Hanwha Solutions attended the…

Everchem LLC, a systems house and raw materials manufacture for the polyurethane and epoxy markets based in Media, Pa., has acquired Specialty Products International Inc. (SPI) of Mancungie, Pa., a producer of specialty polyurethane additives.

Investment firm Platinum Equity has agreed to acquire Twinsburg, Ohio-based HC Cos., a manufacturer of plastic horticultural containers.

After taking a “week off” to spotlight the jaw-dropping number of new US factories being built, this is a continuation of the tremendous story that US manufacturing is writing. Thus far we have discovered that we are in what is commonly referred to as Industry 4.0, and that factors like reshoring and government incentives are reviving domestic growth. In The Titanium Economy, authors Asutosh Padhi, Gaurav Batra, and Nick Santhanam…

Cutting Edge Machining & Automation has acquired Comco Plastics Inc., a Huntington Station, N.Y., contract fabricator of tight-tolerance components including medical devices, semiconductors and analytical equipment.

Owing to their low weight, durability, and mechanical performance, carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) laminates are being incorporated into state-of-the-art aerospace, transportation, and construction applications. However, designing CFRP laminates can be very time consuming. Engineers must run multiple strength tests to benchmark CFRP specimens whenever they adjust a given design. This drives up the cost of the final product and hinders applications of CFRPs in a wider range of fields. Against this…

Injection molder West Michigan Molding Inc. said it will close its sole plant before the end of the month, laying off 134 workers with little notice.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) is looking to expand its plastics and chemicals assets through deals involving materials firms Covestro, Braskem, Borealis and Borouge.