Japan’s Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. to establish silicone products plant in China

TOKYO: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. has decided to establish a new company, Shin-Etsu Silicone (Pinghu) Co., Ltd., in Zhejiang Province, China, and construct a new silicone products plant to expand its silicone business. Shin-Etsu Chemical established Zhejiang Shin-Etsu High-Tech Chemical Co., Ltd. in Zhejiang Province, China, in 2002 to meet the demand for silicone products in…

Arkema to build a new bio-circular materials plant in China

PARIS, FRANCE: Arkema announced the construction of a polyamide 11 powders plant on its Changshu platform in China, scheduled to come on stream in the first quarter of 2023. This investment will further support the growing demand for advanced bio-circular materials in Asia. Rilsan polyamide 11 powders, currently produced in France entirely from renewable castor…