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Nouryon Building Hydroperoxide Facility in Ningbo, China
The manufacturing facility is scheduled to be completed in the second half of 2021.Coatings World staff 07.08.20
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INEOS Acquiring BP's Global Aromatics, Acetyls Business for $5 Billion
The business consists of 15 sites across the world (5 in the Americas, 2 in Europe and 8 in Asia) as well as 10 joint ventures.Coatings World staff 07.02.20
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Nouryon Completes CMC Acquisition
Nouryon completed its previously announced acquisition of the carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) business of J.M. Huber Corporation. The transaction will significantly broaden Nouryon’s portfolio of products in CMC, a sustainable,…Coatings World staff 06.30.20
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Stahl Partners in Research, Innovation Action
Aiming to replace conventional polymers with novel bio-based polymers.06.29.20
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Kraton Corporation Publishes 2019 Sustainability Report
The report covers the progress of Kraton's sustainability initiatives for 2019.Coatings World staff 06.25.20
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Nouryon Completes Organic Peroxides Expansion in Brazil
Nouryon completed a project to more than double the capacity for organic peroxides at its plant in Itupeva, Brazil. The expansion will add capacity for products including methyl ethyl ketone peroxides (MEKP) as well as dibenzyl per…Coatings World staff 06.22.20
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MFG Chemical Achieves ISO 9001: 2015 Certification on Pasadena, TX Plant
All four MFG Chemical plants now ISO 9001:2015 Certified.Coatings World staff 06.15.20
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Kraton Joins Together for Sustainability
Kraton has joined the Together for Sustainability (TfS) initiative. Kraton’s arrival brings the total TfS membership to 26 multinational chemical companies, jointly representing €424 billion in global turnover (total rev…Coatings World staff 06.11.20
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Vink Chemicals Certified to RSPO Standard
Successful audit by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.Coatings World staff 06.04.20
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Arkema Finalizes Divestment of Functional Polyolefins Business
The sale of Arkema’s Functional Polyolefins business to SK Global Chemical was finalized June 1.Coatings World staff 06.02.20
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BASF Starts Piling of the First Plants of its Smart Verbund Project in Zhanjiang, Guangdong
BASF started piling of the first plants of its smart Verbund project in Zhanjiang, China.Coatings World staff 06.02.20
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ALTIVIA Acquires KMCO's Crosby, Texas Facility
ALTIVIA Oxide Chemicals, LLC, an affiliate of ALTIVIA Petrochemicals, announced that it has acquired KMCO and its associated chemical ethoxylation manufacturing assets in Crosby, Texas. The facilities, located on 160 acres near Houston,…Coatings World staff 06.01.20
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Shepherd Color Company Announces Full Approval of YInMn Blue
YInMn blue is now fully approved for use in commercial applications, including artist color materials.Coatings World staff 05.28.20
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Gelest Enhances Website e-Commerce Functionality
Gelest, Inc. announced the integration of the company’s website with its new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to improve its customers’ website experience. The integration significantly broadens existing online…Coatings World staff 05.28.20
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Lubrizol Joins Shipping’s Zero Emissions Ambition
The Lubrizol Corporation has become the first lubricant additive technology supplier to join the Getting to Zero Coalition. An international group currently endorsed by 14 governments and composed of more than 100 organizations, it…Coatings World staff 05.28.20
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Eramet Selling TiZir’s Norwegian Plant to Tronox for $300 Million
Eramet announced the signature of a binding agreement for the sale of 100% of the shares of TTI (TiZir Titanium & Iron AS, "TTI"), TiZir’s Norwegian plant, to the Tronox Holdings plc. TTI’s sales reached &…Coatings World staff 05.21.20
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Ashland’s Zeena Cherian Receives 2020 American Coatings Award
Zeena Cherian, senior staff scientist for Ashland Specialty Ingredients, is the recipient of the 2020 American Coatings Award, sponsored by the American Coatings Association and Vincentz Network. The American Coatings Award recogni…Coatings World staff 05.15.20
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Oxea is Now OQ Chemicals
Complementing the name change is a new corporate identity, reflecting the potential of the group, and a new website.Coatings World staff 05.15.20
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Celanese to Supply Ethylene-based Vinyl Acetate Monomer to Wanwei
Celanese Corporation said it recently signed a memorandum of understanding for a long-term commercial agreement with Anhui Wanwei Group Co., Ltd., (Wanwei), based in Chaohu, China, to supply Wanwei with Celanese’s green technology-based, ethy…Coatings World staff 05.12.20
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Lomon Billions Opens New Sales, Technical Services Office in Shanghai
Lomon Billions held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its sales and technical services office in Shanghai. The ceremony was hosted by Haiming Qu, assistant to the CEO and executive deputy GM of sales. …Coatings World staff 05.08.20
