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BASF Expanding Polyurethane Dispersion Business in Europe
Single-digit million Euro investment in the expansion will allow BASF to increase its production capacity by 30 percent.01.23.20
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BASF Increases Production Capacity for Irganox 1520L Antioxidant in Pontecchio Marconi, Italy
Investment meets increasing global demand.01.16.20
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Synthomer Receives European Commission Clearance for OMNOVA Acquisition
Completion of the acquisition of OMNOVA is expected in late Q1 2020.01.16.20
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BÜFA Composite Systems Acquiring AOC (UK) Ltd.
On March 3, 2020, BÜFA Composite Systems will acquire Manningtree-based AOC (UK) Ltd. AOC Aliancys will remain the supplier of the resins portfolio. In the future, the UK company will trade as BÜFA Composites UK. “This will strength…01.14.20
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Borregaard Commits to Major Greenhouse Gas Reductions
Borregaard joined the Science Based Targets Initiative in 2017 and defined a science-based target that is in line with the level required to limit the global temperature to 1.5°C by 2050. “We will demonstrate how our business can help to a…01.14.20
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Eastman Expanding Dresden Site to Support New Coating, Laminating Line for Film
Expected to be online mid-2021 while bringing approximately 50 new jobs to the site.01.14.20
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Milliken & Company Agrees to Acquire Borchers from The Jordan Company
Acquisition will bolster Milliken’s capabilities in specialty coating additives.01.13.20
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Gabriel Acquires Remainder of Deltech’s Alkyd Resin Product Line
This includes coconut, vinyl-toluene, and silicon modified specialty solutions.01.10.20
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Huntsman Completes $2 Billion Sale of Chemical Intermediates, Surfactants Businesses
Huntsman Corporation announced it has completed the sale of its chemical intermediates businesses, which includes PO/MTBE, and its surfactants businesses to Indorama Ventures in a transaction valued at approximately $2 billion, comprising a cash purc…01.09.20
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ALTANA CO2 Neutral by 2025
“We want to leave our footprint on innovations, not on emissions,” said Martin Babilas, CEO of ALTANA AG.01.09.20
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MFG Chemical Receives 2019 Plant EHS&S Performance Improvement Award
MFG President and CEO Keith Arnold serves on SOCMA’s Board of Governors.01.06.20
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BASF Completes Divestiture of Ultrafiltration Membrane Business to DuPont
Financial details of the transaction are not being disclosed.01.02.20
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SONGWON Expands Functional Monomer Range
SONGWON started selling its functional monomers in Europe this year and will launch them in the US in 2020.01.01.20
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ALTANA Acquires Overprint Varnish Specialist Schmid Rhyner AG
Schmid Rhyner specializes in print finishing solutions.12.23.19
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Clariant Agrees to Sell Masterbatches Business for $1.6 Billion
This amount is payable at closing, which is expected by Q3 2020.12.20.19
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Hampford Research Earns ISO 9001 Approval
Hampford Research, Inc., a specialty chemical manufacturer located in Stratford, CT, announced it has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for the development, scale-up and manufacture of specialty chemicals. ISO 9001:2015 is a globally recognized q…12.19.19
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Ashland Announces Business Realignment
Beginning in the second quarter of fiscal 2020, Ashland will change the manner in which it manages the business, moving from a functionally-led organization to a business-unit focused organization. These changes will enable the company to align its…12.19.19
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BASF Inaugurates 2nd Phase of Shanghai Antioxidants Manufacturing Plant
The plant will have an annual capacity of 42,000 tons.12.18.19
