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Borealis invests €17.6 million in Emissions Control

25.02.2021 -

Vienna, Austria-based polyolefins and fertilizer producer Borealis plans to invest €17.6 million in a new Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) for its polyolefins plants...

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Tecnicas Reunidas Wins Turkish PTA Contract

24.02.2021 -

Spanish engineering contractor Tecnicas Reunidas has signed a contract with Turkey’s Sasa Polyester to build a PTA plant. Located at Adana, Turkey, the plant will have a...

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Braskem Expands Green Ethylene Output

24.02.2021 -

Brazilian petchems and plastic group Braskem is spending $61 million to expand its production capacity for green ethylene, the sugarcane ethanol-derived main feedstock...

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Dow Seeks Buyer for German Infrastructure Assets

24.02.2021 -

Dow has put its German infrastructure assets up for sale, according to Reuters news agency. A deal could potentially be worth €800 million, which Dow would use to fund...

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Hempel Buys Wattyl from Sherwin-Williams

23.02.2021 -

Danish coatings manufacturer Hempel has agreed to buy Wattyl, an Australian and New Zealand producer of architectural and protective paints and coatings, from owner...

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Sanofi to Produce J&J Covid Vaccine in France

23.02.2021 -

On the same day that Sanofi and GSK announced the start of a new Phase 2 study of their delayed adjuvanted recombinant protein-based Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Sanofi...

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IFF may Divest Business after DuPont Nutrition Buy

23.02.2021 -

After completing the purchase of DuPont’s nutrition and biosciences unit, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is looking to divest at least two of its expanded...

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Steady in the Long Term Despite the Crisis

22.02.2021 -

For the report "Value Creation in Chemicals 2020: Bouncing Back from a Year of Adversity", Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analyzed the development of the global chemicals...