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New BasCat Laboratory Opens at TU Berlin
On the South Campus of Technical University (TU) Berlin, BASF together with the Cluster of Excellence “Unifying Concepts in Catalysis” (UniCat) today opened the new BasCat Laboratory building. On about 1,000 square meters of laboratory an…07.10.14
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Momentive Announces Publication of its 2013 Sustainability Report
Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. and Momentive Performance Materials Inc. have jointly published a sustainability report entitled, "Sustainability: 2013." The report can be found in the sustainability section of the Momentive website. The…07.09.14
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BioAmber Signs its First Take-or-Pay Bio-based SA Contract with PTTMCC Biochem
BioAmber Inc., an industrial biotechnology company producing sustainable chemicals, has signed a 210,000 ton per year take-or-pay contract for bio-based succinic acid with Vinmar International. Under the terms of the 15-year master off-ta…07.09.14
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Eastman Issues 2014 Sustainability Report
Eastman Chemical Company has released its 2014 sustainability report, "Moving forward together." The comprehensive, GRI-compliant report provides a review of the company's sustainability strategy, progress, advancements and goals. "…07.09.14
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Hybrid Plastics Announces Expansion
Hybrid Plastics will expand its manufacturing capacity and workforce to meet increased demand of its line of POSS® molecules. The expansion will increase the company’s capability of producing liquid POSS by five times its current volume. P…07.09.14
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Ferro to Supply Functional Coatings and Color Solutions in Turkey
Ferro Corporation has announced further progress implementing its value creating initiatives with the completion of the previously announced sale of substantially all of the assets in its Specialty Plastics business to A. Schulman, Inc. for $91 milli…07.08.14
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Allnex Installs New Capacity for Waterborne Coating Resins to Support Growth in Asia Pacific
Allnex announced the installation of a new reactor at its Plant at Rayong, Thailand. This investment is a commitment to globalize the production of its waterborne coating resins to Asia Pacific. The new capacity is targeted to operate in the first q…07.03.14
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Clariant and Ashland complete sale of ASK Chemicals JV to Rhône
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, and Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) today announced the closing of the previously announced sale of their joint venture ASK Chemicals, headquartered in Hilden, Germany, to investment funds affiliated with Rh&…07.02.14
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Kraton Opens Innovation Center in Ohio for Strategic Polymerization & Processing Tech.
Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. has opened its new Kraton Innovation Center in Belpre, Ohio. This pilot facility allows Kraton to manufacture a wide range of SBC-type materials in quantities ranging from 25 kilograms to 50 metric tons. The facility…07.01.14
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Clariant Responds to Growing Demand
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is increasing production capacity for its Licocene® Performance Polymers by 50% at its facility on the Frankfurt-Höchst Industrial Park in Germany. The debottlenecking of Clariant’s exis…06.27.14
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Oxea Completes Specialty Esters Plant in Nanjing, China
The chemical company Oxea announced that its specialty esters plant in Nanjing, China, is now mechanically complete. After a construction period of slightly more than fifteen months the new state-of-the-art plant is currently in the commissioning and…06.24.14
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Edwards’ Vacuum Solutions Provide Coating Manufacturers with a Clear Edge
Edwards’ vacuum pumps can provide coating manufacturers with high quality, reliable, cost effective solutions with reduced environmental impact. Edwards is demonstrating a range of its oil sealed and dry pumping technology suitable for all indu…06.24.14
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Saint-Gobain Acquires Phoenix to Expand Coating Solution for Aeronautics Industry
Saint-Gobain has finalized the acquisition of Phoenix Coating Resources Inc., a company based in Mulberry, FL that manufactures ceramic ingots used to produce high-resistance thermal coatings on metal parts for the aeronautics industry. The aim is t…06.20.14
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Akcros Acquires Verdex, a Producer of Green UV Curing Products for Coatings, Printing Inks
Akcros Chemicals has completed the purchase of the business of Verdex Ltd. who has developed innovative products for use in UV cure and thermoset applications areas. This deal will enable current product developments with existing Verdex clients to b…06.19.14
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Mitsubishi & Mitsui Plan to Launch JV to Produce MMA Monomer
Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. have signed a memorandum of understanding to agree to commence detailed feasibility studies for the establishment of a joint venture in the United States to produce methyl methacrylate (MMA) monom…06.19.14
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Perstorp Acquires Chemko's Penta Business
Perstorp has announced the acquisition of the pentaerythritol, pent and calcium formate businesses from Chemko a.s. Strážske, a Slovakian chemicals producer. The transaction is part of Perstorp's ambitious investment plan to increase poly…06.19.14
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Custom Milling & Consulting, Inc. is granted ISO Certification
Custom Milling & Consulting, Inc. a toll milling provider and manufacture of particle size reduction and dispersion equipment has been granted ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Certification for the manufacture and provision of its complete…06.17.14
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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
