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AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, INEOS Nitriles Sign Co-op Agreement to Expand Chelates Production
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals and INEOS Nitriles signed a long-term co-operation agreement that will allow AkzoNobel to expand its production of biodegradable chelates, used in detergents and other industries, utilizing one of INEOS Nitriles' che…04.20.18
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Evonik Expands Global R&D by Opening Asia Research Hub in Singapore
Evonik opened its first research hub for resource efficiency topics in Singapore, internationalizing its research into the areas of functional surfaces and additive manufacturing. Furthermore, the new R&D hub will be the home for Evonik’s p…04.17.18
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Saudi Aramco, Total Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Build a Giant Petrochemical Complex
During the official visit to Paris by Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, HRH Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Aramco and Total signed a memorandum of understanding to build a giant petrochemical complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The complex will b…04.17.18
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Huron Capital Closes on $142 Million for Inaugural Non-Control Private Equity Fund
Huron Capital Partners owns Valentus Specialty Chemicals.04.10.18
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Evonik Investing in U.S. Specialty Methacrylate Plant to Expand VISIOMER Crosslinkers Capacities
Evonik is expanding its production capacities for methacrylate crosslinkers of the VISIOMER brand. To this end, the Methacrylates Business Line has made an investment in the low single-digit million-euro range at the Mobile, Ala. site. The start…04.10.18
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DowDuPont Invests $100 Million to Expand Manufacturing Capacity
DowDuPont announced a plan to make a series of investments totaling approximately $100 million over the next two years to expand manufacturing capacity and to modernize facilities at the Sabine River Works (SRW) plant in Orange County, Texas. Th…04.09.18
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Sun Chemical, DIC Corporation Increase DAILUBE Production Capacity at Kashima Plant
Beginning in April 2018, Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC Corporation, will increase the production capacity of its DAILUBE extreme pressure additives by 6,000 tons per annum at its eco-friendly plant in Kashima, Japan. …04.09.18
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Old Bridge Chemicals Expands Zinc Sulfate Manufacturing
Old Bridge Chemicals is completing a $3 million expansion of its zinc sulfate manufacturing operations – more than doubling the capacity. Located on the company’s 64,000 sq. acre campus, the new zinc sulfate operation has resulted in t…04.09.18
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BASF Completes Sale of Mexican Oleochemical Surfactants Business to the Stepan Company
Transaction includes manufacturing site in Ecatepec, Estado de Mexico03.28.18
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Evonik Invests in Birmingham, Alabama
Evonik Corporation said it invested more than $50 million over the last four years in its Birmingham, Ala., Health Care facility to boosts its capabilities around biodegradable polymers and parenteral medicine. As part of these expenditures, the Birm…03.27.18
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AkzoNobel Sells Specialty Chemicals to The Carlyle Group, GIC for €10.1 Billion
The transaction is expected to be completed before the end of 2018.03.27.18
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AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals Introduces Safer Organic Peroxide System to U.S. PVC Market
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals will start supplying the first-ever emulsion-based organic peroxides in the U.S. for the manufacture of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The emulsion products are safer alternatives to solvent-based peroxides for making PVC, a…03.26.18
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Lomon Billions Intends to Buy Sichuan Anning Iron and Titanium Co., Ltd
Lomon Billions said it intends to buy Sichuan Anning Iron and Titanium Co., Ltd., an ilmenite and iron concentrate producer in Panzhihua, China, for 4.5-5 billion RMB ($789.70 million). Anning produces around 480,000 tons of ilmenite and 2.3 metri…03.22.18
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Oxea Names German DOTP Production Partner
Oxea said it aims to annually produce 60,000 metric tons of dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP), a general purpose non-ortho-phthalate plasticizer, in Europe by the second half of 2019. To that effect, Oxea has entered into a cooperation with Oxxynova,…03.21.18
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AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, Partnership to Explore Green Hydrogen, 'Electrofuels' in Sweden
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals is partnering with three groups in Sweden to explore the opportunities for producing green hydrogen and “electrofuels” using renewable electricity. The partners are RISE Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE),…03.21.18
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AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, DSM, Google and Philips Receive First Power From New Dutch Wind Farm
The wind farm is located on the Neeltje Jans artificial island.03.20.18
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WACKER Opens New Laboratory for Adhesives and Sealants in the Moscow Technical Center
WACKER is strengthening its presence in Russia by expanding the service portfolio offered by its technical center in Moscow. WACKER is integrating a new dedicated laboratory for adhesives and sealants based on silane-terminated polyethers (hybrid pol…03.16.18
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Ingevity Completes Acquisition of Georgia-Pacific’s Pine Chemicals Business
Ingevity Corporation said it bought Georgia-Pacific’s pine chemicals business for $310 million in cash. Ingevity said it expects to derive approximately $11 million in net synergies, which are expected to be attained through lower logistics…03.12.18
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Ashland Re-launches Instint Color Tinting Service
Ashland’s solvers will be on hand to answer questions at the JEC show, booth L41.03.12.18
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Stepan Company Expands Columbus, Georgia Facility
A capacity expansion of its Columbus, Ga. facility will add an additional 20 percent of polyester resin manufacturing output to the existing manufacturing capabilities, the Stepan Company said. "This move reflects our commitment to supply the…03.09.18
