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MPM Opens Automotive Glazing Coating Facility in Germany
Momentive Performance Materials (MPM) has announced the opening of its new automotive glazing coating facility in Leverkusen, Germany. The first of its kind, the new facility will enable original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to test Momentive's…06.13.14
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Showa Denko Opens Ethyl Acetate Plant
Showa Denko has begun commercial operation of its new ethyl acetate plant at Oita Complex using its proprietary production process technology. A ceremony was recently held at the complex to celebrate the completion of the new plant. Ethyl acetate is…06.13.14
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SCAQMD Grants Certification for Green Solvent
TBF Environmental Technology Inc., a leader in the development of green industrial solvents, announced that the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) of California has approved and certified TBF Environment Technology Inc.&…06.09.14
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Michelman Invests in ColorCoat Line of WB Coatings
Michelman has invested resources and capital to strengthen its ColorCoat line of water-based color coatings. The company has dedicated specific lab and manufacturing capacity at its headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA to color matching capabilitie…06.09.14
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ALTANA More Than Doubles Production Capacity for BYK additives in the U.S.
The specialty chemicals group ALTANA announced the grand opening of its BYK USA Inc. expanded facility in Wallingford, Connecticut. With this new plant, BYK more than doubles production capacity in the U.S. and increases worldwide supply chain securi…06.06.14
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Linde and BASF Team Up for On-Purpose Production of Linear Butenes & Butadiene Technology
The Linde Group and BASF SE intended to cooperate in developing and licensing processes for the on-purpose production of linear butenes and butadiene. BASF has developed process technology and catalysts as well as the extraction technologies, while…06.05.14
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American Chemistry Council Names Bayer Responsible Care Company of the Year
Bayer Corporation announced today it had been named a 2014 Responsible Care Company of the Year by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) in recognition of its commitment to continual improvement in environmental, health, safety and security perfo…06.04.14
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Vencorex Recently Opened a New Customer Service Center in Asia Pacific.
After announcing a new HDI derivatives production unit in Thailand, and recently opened entity Vencorex China, Vencorex is now opening its new office in Bangkok. Vencorex has strong ambition to be a core partner and a solution provider for its…06.03.14
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BASF Leading in Research and Innovation
BASF increased spending on research and development to €1.8 billion (2012: €1.7 billion) in 2013. “In absolute terms, we lead the field in the chemical industry with our research and development expenditures,” said Dr. Andreas K…05.27.14
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Superior Materials Wins IMERYS Service Award
Imerys Corporation, the world leader in white minerals production, announced that Superior Materials Inc. of Garden City, N.Y. has won its 2013 Top Sales Award for Exceptional Service and Support to Imerys and their customers for the Imerys calcium c…05.22.14
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Superior Materials Inc. Wins Evonik Distributer of the Year Award
Superior Materials,Inc., the preferred East Coast Distributor, headquartered in Garden City NY, was awarded the coveted Evonik Corporation Sipernat Distributor of the Year Award at this year’s American Coatings Show held in Atlanta, Georgia. Su…05.22.14
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Evonik Commences Isophorone Facilities in China
Evonik Industries has commenced an integrated production complex for isophorone and isophorone diamine in Shanghai, China. The company has invested over €100 million in the facilities, which will have an annual output capacity of 50,000 metric t…05.19.14
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First Styrodur Plant Completely Switched to New Flame Retardant
BASF is the first European manufacturer to have completely switched a production plant for XPS (extruded polystyrene rigid foam) to a new polymeric flame retardant (PolyFR). Styrodur insulating panels produced at BASF’s plant in Tudela, S…05.19.14
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AkzoNobel Opens New Highly Energy Efficient Membrane Electrolysis Plant in Germany
AkzoNobel inaugurated its new, highly efficient chlorine membrane electrolysis plant in the Rhein-Main area, Germany. The Frankfurt-based plant is the result of a major conversion and expansion project begun in 2011 and involving a €140 mi…05.09.14
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BASF and Yara Plan to Build Ammonia Plant in Freeport, Texas
BASF and Yara have made good progress with their plan to jointly build a world-scale ammonia plant on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The proposed plant would be located at the existing BASF site in Freeport, Texas, have an annual capacity of 750,000 metric ton…05.09.14
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BASF Doubles Production Capacity of Hexamoll DINCH to 200,000 Metric tons
BASF has doubled capacity of its non-phthalate plasticizer Hexamoll® DINCH® from 100,000 metric tons to 200,000 metric tons per year at its site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. With a second Hexamoll DINCH plant BASF will satisfy growing cust…05.07.14
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Bayer to Expand Production Capacity of Hydrochloric Acid for TDI at its Dormagen Plant
Bayer MaterialScience has been issued the permit for the expansion and operation of its hydrochloric acid facility in Dormagen. The Cologne district authority issued the corresponding ruling following a detailed appraisal. The company can now move fo…05.06.14
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Solvay Publishes its 2013 Sustainable Development Report
Solvay has published its 2013 Sustainable Development Report*, showing a variety of concrete measures that the Group has put in place to become a model in sustainable chemistry, supporting its long term growth. Solvay last year developed five priori…05.05.14
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LORD Corporation Earns Second Consecutive Caterpillar SQEP Certification
LORD Corporation announced that its Bowling Green, Ky. and Cambridge Springs, Pa. facilities were awarded the Caterpillar Silver Certification as part of the Caterpillar Supplier Quality Excellence Program (SQEP). The certification recognizes s…04.30.14
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Tego Launches Spanish Language Web Site
For more than a quarter century, the TEGO brand of Evonik Industries has provided coating and printing ink manufacturers with solutions to their toughest formulation dilemmas. As of April 1, 2014, our tradition of innovation, a pillar of the group&rs…04.30.14
