Fine Chemicals

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22/09/2026Shandong’s Fuhai New Materials Successfully Completes First Full-Stream Feed-In at 172,000-Tonne Dye and Intermediate Project

A 172,000-tonne-per-year dye and intermediate production facility operated by Fuhai New Materials, a key project designated by Shandong Province, is reported to have successfully completed full-process feed-in (raw material introduction) on its first attempt. Construction was handled by China National Chemical Engineering’s 13th Chemical Construction Company, and the purity of the initially produced product is […]

22/09/2026First Air Separation Unit Handed Over at Juhua’s RMB 41 Billion Silicon-Fluorine New Materials Project in Gansu

Chinese chemical materials company Juhua has completed the handover of its first air separation unit, a key utility facility, at its silicon-fluorine (Si-F) new materials integration project under development in Gansu Province. The project carries a total investment of approximately RMB 41 billion, with construction handled by China National Chemical Engineering’s affiliate, the 13th Chemical […]

20/09/2026Zhejiang Xinhua Chemical Discloses EIA for 73,000-Ton Fine Chemical Relocation and Upgrade Project

Listed company Zhejiang Xinhua Chemical Co., Ltd. (Xinhua Chemical) has disclosed the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a fine chemical new-material project that relocates and upgrades its Phase 1 industrial base in Zhejiang province. The project, with total investment of RMB 1.598 billion (roughly KRW 31 billion), targets 73,000 tons/year of fine chemical new-material production […]

18/09/2026BASF Completes Modernization of Fine Chemical (ACCF) Plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany — Started Up in September 2026

BASF SE announced that it has completed the modernization of its acid chlorides and chloroformates (ACCF) production facility at its Ludwigshafen Verbund site in Germany, with operations starting on September 2, 2026. The investment reportedly increased production capacity by approximately 30% and reduced the average product carbon footprint by 19% through the use of renewable […]

15/09/2026BIOWEG Raises $40.6 Million to Build Europe’s Largest Bacterial Cellulose Plant in Elsdorf, Germany

German fine chemical startup BIOWEG is reported to be building what is described as Europe’s largest bacterial cellulose production plant in Elsdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The company is reported to have raised approximately €35 million (around $40.6 million) in funding, combining equity investment and EU grants, to finance the project. The plant is to be […]

14/09/2026Shandong’s Dongming Petrochemical Targets Startup of World’s First Commercial Crude-to-Olefins (UPC) Unit This Year

Dongming Petrochemical, located in Heze, Shandong Province, China, is reported to be in the final stages of commissioning what would be the world’s first commercial-scale unit to directly catalytically crack crude oil into olefins, known as UPC. The catalyst and process technology are reported to have been jointly developed with Shandong University. The unit directly […]

14/09/2026Avantium Completes Commissioning of Purification Unit at World’s First Commercial-Scale FDCA Plant

Dutch chemical company Avantium officially announced on September 8, 2026 that it has completed startup of all major process units and commissioning of the purification unit at its FDCA (2,5-furandicarboxylic acid) flagship plant in Delfzijl. FDCA is used as feedstock for the bio-based plastic PEF (polyethylene furanoate) and is reported to be the world’s first […]