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Offers a look at foreign investments in the petrochemical and chemical industry in Jurong Island, Singapore as of August 2005. Construction of a methyl methacrylate monomer plant by Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.; Contribution of the chemical industry to the country's economy; Factors which influence investor interest in the country. INSET: SINGAPORE ECONOMY.

The article announces the construction of the first of a kind plant that will produce methyl methacrylate (MMA) using the Alpha process of Southampton, England-based Lucite International Group Inc. Located on Jurong Island in Singapore, the plant will employ the process that uses readily-available commodity chemicals as raw materials only. It is expected to produce 120,000 metric on per year of MMA.

The article focuses on the new technology, dubbed Alpha, for making methyl methacrylate (MMA) at Lucite International Group Ltd.'s facility in Singapore. It notes that the newly reinvented process, which is the result of the effort of the company's chemists and chemical engineers of whom are mostly British, uses readily available feedstocks and does not yield by-products. Lucite senior chemist David Johnson relates the advantage of Alpha technology over the acetone cyanohydrin (ACH) process.

The article reports that Lucite International, the biggest producer of methyl methacrylate (MMA), based in Southampton, England, is preparing to start up the first commercial-scale plant based on Alpha technology. The new plant is being built at Jurong Island, Singapore to supply customers in Asia, where MMA demand is growing most rapidly. Lucite says that Alpha technology has the potential to revolutionize the MMA industry's cost base.

The article reports that the Ministry of Commerce of China (MOC) has announced on August 11, 2014, that China will conduct anti-dumping investigation against imports of methyl methacrylate (MMA) from Singapore, Japan, and Thailand. MOC received a written petition for anti-dumping investigation from PetroChina Jilin Petrochemical Co. Ltd. and Heilongjiang Zhongmeng Longxin Chemical Co. Ltd., in which the two companies requested an anti-dumping investigation against MMA imports.

The article reports on the launch of the world's first methyl methacrytate (MMA) plant licensed to use the novel Alpha process technology developed by Lucite International in Singapore. It describes the MMA plant located in Jurong Island. It explains the use and function of the novel Alpha process technology.

The article reports that Great Britain-based methyl methacrylate (MMA) producer Lucite is planning to restart moves towards an initial public offering (IPO) during 2009. It is mentioned that Lucite attempted an IPO or sale in 2006, but the process was stopped because shareholders believed the offers on the table under-valued the business. Lucite says that it will wait until its new Alpha technology MMA plant in Singapore is established in the fourth quarter of 2008.

The article reports that Lucite International of Southampton, England, the biggest producer of methyl methacrylate (MMA), is scheduled to complete construction in the second quarter of 2008 of an MMA plant at Jurong Island, Singapore. It is the first plant to use Lucite's novel Alpha technology. All of the major equipment for the 120,000-m.t./year unit has been lifted into place, said Geoff Muir, senior project manager, during a recent visit to the site by Prince Andrew, Duke of York, England.

The article focuses on the first methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant by Lucite that will implement the Alpha technology. The 120,000 tonne/year unit, called Alpha 1, will be built on the company's Jurong Island, Singapore plant by Foster Wheeler. The unit will be operated by Lucite International Singapore Private. The Alpha technology changes the MMA feedstock from the traditional acetone cyanohydrin route with acetone and hydrogen cyanide as raw materials, to a feedstock of ethylene, carbon dioxide and methanol.

The article reports on the decision of Lucite to award the basic engineering design (BED) contract for the Singapore Alpha technology methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant on Jurong Island to Foster Wheeler. The project will break ground in mid-2006. According to vice president of manufacturing Neil Sayers, the company intends to extend the BED phase through to the implementation phase. The firm is planning to build a second Alpha-based MMA unit by 2011.

Reports that Lucite International has selected Singapore as the location of the commercial-scale methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant based on the company's Alpha Technology. Information on the Alpha technology; Industrial capacity of the planned Mitsubishi Rayon's plant in Texas; List of MMA producers.

Reports on the plans of Sumitomo Chemical to build a methyl methacrylate plant and a polymethyl methacrylate plant at Jurong Island, Singapore as of June 2005. Expected increase in the total capacity of Sumitomo Chemical; Information on the chemical plants.

Reports that Sumitomo Chemical will build a third methyl methacrylate line in Singapore that will have an annual capacity of 90,000 metric tons.

Reports on the plan of Sumitomo Chemical to build a methyl methacrylate plant on Jurong Island, Singapore. Engineering work on the site; Information on the Singapore Methyl Methacrylate, a subsidiary of Sumitomo; Plan of the company to debottleneck its plant in Jurong, Singapore.