11.01.2019
- In its first acquisition of 2019, Ineos Oxide has completed the purchase of Wilmar’s ethoxylation plant in Lavéra, France. Graham Beesley, Ineos Oxide’s CEO, commented: “This...
11.01.2019
- Less than a month after agreeing to acquire US coatings company Whitford Worldwide, PPG has now pledged to buy German automotive coatings manufacturer Hemmelrath. Financial terms...
10.01.2019
- Each year in March, the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry gathers in New York City for DCAT Week, and this year is no exception. DCAT Week ’19, the flagship event of the Drug...
10.01.2019
- Indorama Ventures (IVL), the Thailand-based PET giant, has started commercial operations at its new plant for purified isophthalic acid (PIA) plant in Decatur, Alabama, USA. The US...
09.01.2019
- American Vanguard (AVD) has acquired the Quizalofop (QPE) range of herbicides from Corteva Agriscience, the agriculture division of DowDuPont, for an undisclosed sum. Primary...
08.01.2019
- Thai polyester giant Indorama Ventures (IVL) and its two partners in the joint acquisition vehicle CC Polymers have received all regulatory clearance from the US Federal Trade...
07.01.2019
- Clariant and SABIC affiliate Saudi Kayan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to study the formation of an alkoxylates manufacturing joint venture. The companies will...
07.01.2019
- Lotte Chemical Titan, a subsidiary of the South Korean Lotte group based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has broken ground for its planned 1 million t/y steam cracker and derivatives...
03.01.2019
- German engineering plastics producer Covestro has broken ground on a new production facility for polycarbonate film at Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Thailand. The company said...
21.12.2018
- Following a licensing deal agreed in February 2018 between BP and SOCAR Turkey for purified terephthalic acid (PTA) technology, the two companies have now signed a heads of...