01.11.2016
- Marking its first acquisition since Ineos took over the former joint venture with BASF, Ineos Styrolution has signed an agreement to buy the joint-venture K-Resin styrene-butadiene...
01.11.2016
- Citing disruption of supply due to the Oct. 17 explosion and fire at its Ludwigshafen, Germany, main site, BASF has declared force majeure for acrylic monomer-based dispersions...
31.10.2016
- US specialty chemicals company Ashland has expanded its technical center in Shanghai, China, following a major upgrade. The complex now offers an extended range of services for...
31.10.2016
- Growing demand has prompted Arkema to boost capacity for its Kynar polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) in Changshu, China. The French chemical producer said the 25% increase in output...
31.10.2016
- Two Japanese companies, Ube Industries and Mitsubishi Chemical, have agreed to combine their electrolyte businesses in China in a 50:50 joint venture. The deal aimed at enhancing...
31.10.2016
- In response to megatrends such as Industry 4.0, LED lighting and the digital networking of building services engineering, household appliances and entertainment electronics, German...
31.10.2016
- A third member of the BASF fire brigade has succumbed to injuries sustained in the explosion and fire that hit the group’s Ludwigshafen complex on Oct. 17. The death toll has now...
28.10.2016
- France’s Total is planning to invest up to $2 billion in Iran’s petrochemical industry, according to local media reports. Tehran-based Press TV quotes the managing director of Iran...
28.10.2016
- Catalent Pharma Solutions has broken ground on a $34 million extension to its biologics manufacturing facility in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. When completed, the additional 22,000...
28.10.2016
- Saudi Arabian chemicals giant SABIC has started commercial production of polybutadiene industrial rubber as part of part of its Al-Jubail Petrochemical Company (KEMYA) joint...
