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September 14, 2023

Everchem’s Closers Only Club

Everchem’s exclusive Closers Only Club is reserved for only the highest caliber brass-baller salesmen in the chemical industry. Watch the hype video and be introduced to the top of the league: read more

Pennsylvania Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon visited Everchem to help celebrate their 20th anniversary and discuss the issues of the day . . .

Pennsylvania Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon visited Everchem to help celebrate their 20th anniversary and discuss the issues of the day . . .

August 26, 2022

Recticel Results

Recticel First Half-Year 2022 Results

Regulated information, Brussels, 26/08/2022 — 06:59 CET, 26.08.2022

  • Net sales increase from EUR 229.7 million to EUR 274.3 million (+19.4%), of which +15.6% organic growth, +0.6% currency effect,  EUR 38.5 million contribution from Trimo, and a EUR 31.0 million drop in sales of chemicals to the divested Automotive companies
  • Adjusted EBITDA: from EUR 22.4 million to EUR 29.2 million (+30.3%)
  • Result of the period (share of the Group): from EUR 28.0 million to EUR 34.6 million
  • Net financial debt: EUR 254.9 million (31 December 2021: EUR 147.8 million; 30 June 2021 : EUR 206.6 million)

Olivier Chapelle (CEO): “We are satisfied with the sales and profitability development of our Insulation activities, in a highly challenging environment characterised by supply chain disruptions, by historical inflation on raw materials, labour, transportation and energy costs, and by economic uncertainties. Volumes have been slightly higher than in 2021, and our business teams have been able to compensate all inflationary pressures during the period. In parallel,  our operations teams have displayed high flexibility to accommodate the supply chain challenges.

The first half of 2022 has seen intense M&A activity, with sequentially the closing of the Bedding divestment to Aquinos on 31 March, the closing of the Trimo acquisition on 29 April, the final exit out of the Proseat joint venture on 20 May. The Competition and Markets Authority in the UK has recently decided to refer the divestment case of Engineered Foams to a phase II investigation, with the closing of the transaction now expected latest by the first quarter of 2023.


OUTLOOK

Our Insulation business continues to perform well in difficult economic circumstances. However, the geopolitical turbulences, supply chain challenges and economic uncertainties prevent us from providing an outlook for the full year at this stage.

https://www.recticel.com/recticel-first-half-year-2022-results.html

August 26, 2022

Recticel Results

Recticel First Half-Year 2022 Results

Regulated information, Brussels, 26/08/2022 — 06:59 CET, 26.08.2022

  • Net sales increase from EUR 229.7 million to EUR 274.3 million (+19.4%), of which +15.6% organic growth, +0.6% currency effect,  EUR 38.5 million contribution from Trimo, and a EUR 31.0 million drop in sales of chemicals to the divested Automotive companies
  • Adjusted EBITDA: from EUR 22.4 million to EUR 29.2 million (+30.3%)
  • Result of the period (share of the Group): from EUR 28.0 million to EUR 34.6 million
  • Net financial debt: EUR 254.9 million (31 December 2021: EUR 147.8 million; 30 June 2021 : EUR 206.6 million)

Olivier Chapelle (CEO): “We are satisfied with the sales and profitability development of our Insulation activities, in a highly challenging environment characterised by supply chain disruptions, by historical inflation on raw materials, labour, transportation and energy costs, and by economic uncertainties. Volumes have been slightly higher than in 2021, and our business teams have been able to compensate all inflationary pressures during the period. In parallel,  our operations teams have displayed high flexibility to accommodate the supply chain challenges.

The first half of 2022 has seen intense M&A activity, with sequentially the closing of the Bedding divestment to Aquinos on 31 March, the closing of the Trimo acquisition on 29 April, the final exit out of the Proseat joint venture on 20 May. The Competition and Markets Authority in the UK has recently decided to refer the divestment case of Engineered Foams to a phase II investigation, with the closing of the transaction now expected latest by the first quarter of 2023.


OUTLOOK

Our Insulation business continues to perform well in difficult economic circumstances. However, the geopolitical turbulences, supply chain challenges and economic uncertainties prevent us from providing an outlook for the full year at this stage.

https://www.recticel.com/recticel-first-half-year-2022-results.html

August 25, 2022

Wanhua Cracker Project

  • 25 August, 2022
  • Anna Larionova

Wanhua received regulatory approval for cracker project

Wanhua received regulatory approval for cracker project

MOSCOW (MRC) — Wanhua Chemical has obtained approval from Shandong provincial development and reform commission for its No 2 cracker with 1.2m tonne/year capacity and downstream polyolefin project at Yantai, said the company announced.

Major derivatives will include a 250,000 tonnes/year of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plant, two polyolefin elastomer (POE) units each at 200,000 tonnes/year of capacity, a 200,000 tonne/year butadiene (BD), a 400,000 tonnes/year of aromatics extraction, and a 550,000 tonne/year cracked gasoline hydrogenation plant.

Constructions are estimated to take three years.

The timeline is not revealed.

As per MRC, Wanhua Chemical, a major petrochemical producer in China, says it will spend USD3.6 billion to build a chemical complex in Penglai, China, by 2024. The project’s centerpiece will be a propane dehydrogenation plant (PDH) with 900,000 metric tons per year of capacity. The complex will also make propylene oxide, polyether polyols, ethylene oxide, acrylic acid, polypropylene (PP), and other products.

https://www.mrchub.com/news/403737-wanhua-received-regulatory-approval-for-cracker-project