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Archroma's Pekoflam HFC Now Listed With Oeko-Tex Standard 100
Archroma has announced that its halogen-free flame retardant powder coating additive, Pekoflam HFC, is since November 2014 officially recognized as a manufacturer certified product by the Oeko-Tex Association. Being the first powder additive to be li…03.11.15
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AGC FluoroCompounds Group Opens Pilot Plant to Help Manufacturers Speed Product Development
AGC Chemicals Americas FluoroCompounds Group has opened a pilot plant in Thorndale, Pa., to make it fast and easy for customers to receive small batches and samples of PTFE compounds. The pilot plant is located within the manufacturing facility of AG…03.11.15
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Perstorp Starts-up Oxo Unit
Production of key raw materials for Perstorp’s innovative general purpose PVC plasticizers, Valeraldehyde and 2-propylheptanol and associated chemicals at a major extension to Perstorp’s main plant in Stenugsund, Sweden has begun on time.…03.10.15
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SGL Group, BASF Successfully Conclude Joint Material Research
The Carbon Company and the chemical company BASF have concluded the joint research of a new composite material system as an important development step of their collaboration. The system aims at enhancing the cost-effectiveness of manufacturing thermo…03.09.15
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Sibelco UK Announces 25% Shareholding in Glassflake
Glassflake Ltd., which has more than 30 years of experience in developing glass flake products, has announced that it has joined forces with Sibelco UK Ltd., international supplier of advanced industrial minerals, with Sibelco taking a 25.1% sha…03.09.15
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AkzoNobel, Givaudan Win Food Industry Innovation Award with OneGrain
The 2015 Future Ingredients Showcase Award was presented to OneGrain TS M100 for processed meats, part of a range of OneGrain mineral salts which uses less sodium without compromising on quality or taste. "We are very proud to have received t…03.09.15
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Wacker Expands Production Capacity for Dispersions in USA
Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its existing vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer (VAE) dispersions production facilities in the United States. The Munich-based chemical company will add a new reactor with an annual capacity of 85,000 metric tons at its Ca…03.09.15
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Wacker Celebrates 60 Years of Elastosil
One of the best-known and most successful brands of Munich-based chemicals group Wacker has turned 60: on March 4, 1955, the company sought trademark protection from the German Patent Office for the name Elastosil. Since then the number of different…03.06.15
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BASF Now Offers Bio-Based PolyTHF
BASF has made bio-based Polytetrahydrofuran 1000 (PolyTHF 1000) available for the first time. The company is now providing this intermediate to selected partners for testing various applications in a large scale. “The bio-based PolyTHF 1000 is…03.06.15
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Wacker Constructs Plant for Specialty Monomers at its Burghausen Site
Wacker Chemie AG is currently building a new plant for specialty monomers with an annual capacity of 3,800 metric tons at its Burghausen site. Wacker has budgeted approximately €8 million for this. The specialty monomers vinyl neodecanoate and v…03.05.15
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BASF Expands Capacity for Specialty Amines at Verbund Site in Ludwigshafen
BASF is significantly expanding its production capacity for about 20 specialty amines at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen. The company will therefore invest a double-digit million euro amount in expanding current production facilities, which are plan…03.05.15
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Epicerol Plant Recognised As Commercial Scale Plant Of The Year Finalist
The Advanced Biochemical Thailand (ABT) Epicerol plant was among the top three finalists for ‘Commercial Scale Plant of the Year.' The prestigious accolade was announced at the WBM Bio Business Awards in Amsterdam. Since its…03.05.15
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Argex Titanium Awards Tecnicas Reunidas EPC Contract
Argex Titanium Inc., an emerging producer of high-grade titanium dioxide (TiO2) used as white pigment in paint, plastic, paper, cosmetics and other applications, announced today that its newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary, Arge…03.05.15
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Lubrizol Introduces New Wood Coatings Mobile App
The Lubrizol Corporation has introduced a new mobile application - the Wood Coatings Product Guide - designed to help formulators of wood coatings identify advanced Lubrizol chemistries that help achieve a wide-range of performance needs. "We a…03.04.15
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Accella Performance Materials Announces Acquisition of IPS Polymer Systems, Inc.
Accella Performance Materials, Inc., a manufacturer of polyurethane systems and recycled rubber products, has announced the acquisition of IPS Polymer Systems, Inc. (“IPS”) in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Accella is backed by Arsenal Capit…03.04.15
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AkzoNobel Breaks Ground on New Specialty Chemicals Plant in China
AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business recently broke ground on a new alkoxylation facility in Ningbo, China, bringing the company’s total investment in the strategic multi-site to more than €400 million. As well as contributing t…03.03.15
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Cetec Estimates 20% Growth for 2015
Cetec has announced its estimate of a 20% sales growth for 2015. "The rather optimistic estimate, especially in such turbulent economic scenario, is supported by a strategy that combines portfolio expansion and the development of custom automati…03.03.15
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Solvay Increases Neolor Pigment Capacity by 50 Percent
Significant kiln investment and process debottlenecking has enabled Solvay to increase capacity for its Neolor product line by 50 percent. This extra-capacity allows Solvay to serve the fast growing market demand for high stability inorganic pigments…02.25.15
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WACKER Joins Sustainability Initiative to Strengthen Global Supply Chain
WACKER aims to strengthen its commitment to sustainable business practices in the supply chain. To this end, the company now joined the “Together for Sustainability” (TfS) initiative. Established in 2011, the project is targeted on implem…02.25.15
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BASF Opens New Dispersions Plant in Freeport, Texas
The BASF site in Freeport, Texas, hosted a grand opening ceremony today for its first new plant to come online since 2007, adding a new product mix to the Freeport portfolio. The dispersions plant manufactures acrylic emulsion polymers that are for…02.23.15
