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Solvay chlor-alkali site in Spain under threat from EU mercury-cell phaseout
Production at Solvay's chlor-alkali unit at Torrelavega, Spain, could be under threat unless €30 million ($39.1 million) is invested to transform the unit from mercury-cell based technology to membrane-based technology, trade union representatives say...

Time running out for debt-burdened PET producer La Seda
Beleaguered polyethylene terephthalate (PET) producer La Seda de Barcelona (El Prat Llobregat, Spain) has one week left to finalize the refinancing of its €235-million ($299 million) debt before the company is forced into administration, according to...

Consortium secures €7.5 million for waste-to-biobased plastics R&D
SynPol1, a consortium of 8 academic and 6 industrial institutions, has secured almost €7.5 million ($9.8 million) in funding under the EU Seventh Framework Programme to explore the conversion of different complex waste streams to valuable products...

Momentive more than triples resin capacity at Spanish site
Momentive Specialty Chemicals plans to more than triple capacity for water-based resins at its Barbastro, Spain site. The increased capacity will support existing business and enable Momentive to grow in the coatings, civil engineering, and fiber and textile...

Abengoa starts production at pilot waste-to-biofuel plant in Spain
Abengoa (Seville, Spain) has started production at a waste-to-bioethanol pilot plant at Salamanca, Spain, the company announced. The plant has the capacity to process 25,000 m.t./year of municipal solid waste and converts the waste into 1.5 million liters of...

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