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BASF Increases Production Capacity of Antioxidants for Lubricants
BASF’s global business unit Fuel and Lubricant Solutions is investing in Mexico and China to increase production of antioxidants for lubricants. The capacity expansions address the growing demand for antioxidants from the increasin…01.15.19
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BASF Bundles Asphalt Development, Marketing Activities into 1 Hub
Material-saving, resilient, long-lasting and easy to repair – the list of requirements to be met by the roads and streets of tomorrow is long. Hence, great future challenges lie ahead of road construction companies. In order to offer compr…01.11.19
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BASF Pursuing 'Ambitious' Carbon Management Program
Climate protection is firmly embedded in BASF’s new corporate strategy. A central goal of this strategy is to achieve CO2-neutral growth until 2030. To accomplish this, BASF is continuously optimizing existing processes, gradually replac…01.10.19
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BASF, Guangdong Provincial Gov't Sign Framework Agreement to Establish Verbund Site
Site will be located in Zhanjiang, China.01.09.19
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EPS/CCA: GREENGUARD Gold Certification for Product
UL Environment's GREENGUARD Certification Program awarded the UL GREENGUARD Gold Certification for the NovoColor HP II 8600 line of colorants from Engineered Polymer Solutions and Color Corporation of America (EPS/CCA). NovoColor HP II 8600 is t…01.09.19
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MFG Chemical Receives Plant Safety Performance Improvement Honor
MFG Chemical received received an Award for Safety Performance Improvement from SOCMA.01.07.19
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Excelitas Technologies Completes Acquisition of Axsun Technologies
Excelitas expands its specialty illumination and medical photonics capabilities.01.04.19
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Oxea Lifts Force Majeure in Oberhausen, Germany
The production units there are running at normal capacity again.01.04.19
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Yordas Group Accelerates Growth with New Office in North America
New office enables Yordas to accelerate growth in environmental and scientific consultancy.01.04.19
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EcoVadis Awards Birla Carbon 3rd Consecutive Gold Rating
Birla Carbon was awarded a Gold level rating for sustainable practices, for the third consecutive year by EcoVadis. With a score of 71 percent, Birla Carbon occupies the top two percent of the companies assessed from its indust…01.03.19
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Sudarshan Opens Application Development Lab in Europe
Sudarshan, which is headquartered in Pune, India and employs roughly 2,000 globally, opened its first application development lab outside of India. The lab, located in Krefeld, Germany, will be used to operate and conduct application developme…12.20.18
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WACKER Expands Silicone Rubber Capacities Worldwide
WACKER is increasing its global production capacities for silicone rubber. With expansion measures at several sites, WACKER plans to gradually raise its capacities by a total of 40,000 metric tons per year by 2021. Approximately €1…12.18.18
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LANXESS Strengthens Global Production Network for Flame Retardants
Investments of approximately €200 million until 202112.17.18
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Chromaflo Technologies to Build Factory in Kuala Lumpur
Chromaflo Technologies, a global supplier of colorant systems, chemical and pigment dispersions, plans to build a new pigment dispersion manufacturing facility including a single-story warehouse space with a two-story office facility in Kuala Lumpur,…12.12.18
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Perstorp Sells Capa Business to Ingevity
Perstorp agreed to sell Capa, its caprolactone business, including the production site in Warrington, to Ingevity for approximately €590 million. The business has annual revenues of approximately €150 million. Under Perstorp’s l…12.10.18
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allnex Opens Flagship e-Store on Alibaba's 1688.com
allnex partnered with Alibaba to launch a flagship store on the latter’s B2B platform, 1688.com. At the forefront of the production of specialty chemicals, allnex offers an extensive range of products including innovative liquid resins and add…12.07.18
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KRÜSS, Western Washington University Partner
In September of 2018, KRÜSS Scientific Instruments, Inc. and Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA) came together in collaboration to support the education of new engineers in the rapidly-growing field of composites manufacturing. This c…12.07.18
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Chemours Develops New Mineral Sands Surface Mine in Wayne County, Georgia
The Chemours Company recently announced the development of a new mineral sands surface mine in Wayne County, Georgia. The mine will be operated by Georgia-based Southern Ionics Minerals. Chemours expects construction to begin in early 2…12.05.18
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SONGWON Expands in-house Production in Suwon, South Korea
A new production line at SONGWON’s site in Suwon, South Korea for the manufacturing and distillation of SONGSORBCS 400 UV stabilizer has become operational. With a total capacity of about 1,000 metric tons, it allows fully back…12.04.18
