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Hexion and Vanora Create New Biocide-Free Waterborne Binder Solution for Paint & Coatings Industry
VeoVa vinyl ester monomer from Hexion Inc. is a key component in a new specialized binder developed by Vanora for the paint and coatings industry that is environmentally preferred for having no volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Vanora, a polymer…08.13.18
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Troy Corp: Worldwide Field Testing Enables Manufacturers to 'Excel in Marketplace'
Troy Corporation is a global leader in the development and testing of dry-film preservatives, trusted by coatings manufacturers around the world. In addition to Troy’s commitment to research & development, a key factor in this leadersh…08.09.18
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Pilot Chemical Company Opens New Innovation Center
Pilot Chemical Company on July 25 officially opened its new, state-of-the-art Innovation Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. The center – an expansion of the Pilot Polymer Technologies laboratory facility in Pittsburgh – doubles the size of the ori…08.06.18
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BRB Completes REACh Registration for Silanil Silane Range
BRB completed REACh registration for the targeted group of its Silanilrange of silane. REACh, which stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals, requires chemical companies operating in the European Union to pro…08.06.18
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Ascend Performance Materials Acquires Britannia Techno Polymer
Ascend Performance Materials purchased of Britannia Techno Polymer, an engineering plastics compounder based in the Netherlands. “Our new partnership with BTP provides Ascend with a sixth manufacturing location and a dedicated footprin…08.02.18
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BASF Invests in State-of-the-art Surface Treatment Site for Chemetall Brand
The site is located in Pinghu, China.08.01.18
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Ferro Adds Manufacturing Capacity for Ultramarine Blue, Micronized Iron Oxide Pigments
Ferro Corporation is expanding its production facility in Girardota, Colombia, to meet increasing global demand for its Ultramarine Blue and Micronized Iron Oxide pigments. “As a global leader in inorganic and organic pigments, includi…08.01.18
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Perstorp to Debottleneck Cap Caprolactone Derivatives Plants at Warrington, UK
Perstorp recently reported that they have made significant progress in ‘future-proofing’ its Capa caprolactone monomer plant in Warrington, UK. The monomer plant will be made more robust to ensure an even more reliable supply for customer…07.27.18
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Krahn Chemie Group Extends Cooperation with Valtris Specialty Chemicals' SANTICIZER in France
Krahn Chemie Group expanded its cooperation with Valtris Specialty Chemicals’ SANTICIZER products in France, where Krahn is already representing the latter’s stabilizer product portfolio. Krahn Chemie Group already distributes the SANTIC…07.26.18
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Celanese Sells Ethanol Production Unit, Forms TCX Technology JV with Chengzhi Co. Ltd.
Celanese Corporation announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Chengzhi Shareholding Co., Ltd., to further the development of acetic acid-based ethanol as a clean energy source in China. From 2014 to 2017, Celanese operated a 275,000-metr…07.25.18
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AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, Imagine Chemistry Winner Renmatix Develop Biomass-derived Additives
For paint and construction07.24.18
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DCC LANSCO Announces Next Steps for Merger
DCC LANSCO said the combined teams have made significant progress since the April 8 merger. The next step is to align the Global Sales and Customer Service teams. On July 1, VP of Sales Peter Baggen began managing the combined compa…07.23.18
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AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals Acquires South American Organic Peroxides Maker
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals finalized an agreement to acquire Brazilian firm Polinox, South America's leading producer of ketone peroxides. The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2018. "Our business is on…07.20.18
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LANXESS Invests in North American Asset Base
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS said it is strengthening its presence in the growth market of North America with a comprehensive investment program. The company plans to invest up to $580 million in its asset base there until 2022. &ldqu…07.19.18
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Oxea: Successful Start-up of New Propanol Production Unit in Bay City, Texas
Oxea has successfully started up its new 100,000 mt per annum world-scale production unit “Propanol 2” at its Bay City, Texas site. The now fully operational, state-of-the-art unit will increase Oxea’s North American produ…07.19.18
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Birla Carbon Announces 150kMT Capacity Expansions
Birla Carbon announced expansions in multiple regions to support customers in the growing carbon black market. Significant debottlenecking at Birla Carbon’s factories in Egypt and Italy before the end of Q3 2018; restarting a productio…07.17.18
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Oxea Expanding Production Capabilities for Carboxylic Acids
Oxea said it plans to significantly expand its supply of carboxylic acids in the short to medium term. The company said it is already evaluating various strategic options for its worldwide production sites to be able to reliably meet global market de…07.17.18
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LANXESS Opens New Applications Development, Technical Services Lab for Polyurethane Dispersions
LANXESS will open a new applications development and technical services laboratory for polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) in Latina, Italy. As part of the existing Urethane Systems AD & TS center, the new lab will operate as a standalone facility de…07.16.18
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BASF Expands Production Capacity for Irganox 1010 Globally
BASF plans to increase the global production capacity for its antioxidant Irganox 1010 by 40 percent with production expansion projects at its sites in Jurong, Singapore, and Kaisten, Switzerland. With production in Kaisten coming online in 2019…07.10.18
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BASF Investigates Establishment of Second Verbund Site in China
Third-largest BASF site globally would be built in South Chinese province of Guangdong.07.10.18
