Keyword: additives

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Huntsman to Add Textile Effects to TiO2 Split

01.08.2016 - As it prepares to separate from its TiO2 business by the first quarter of 2017, Huntsman said it is planning to include its textile-effects business to the spin-off package to make...

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Huntsman to Close South African TiO2 Plant

11.07.2016 - US-based Huntsman, the world’s largest producer of TiO2, has announced it will close its South African plant during the fourth quarter of 2016. Located in Umbogintwini, the 25,000...

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Biesterfeld Establishes Performance Rubber Division

23.06.2016 - German chemical distribution company Biesterfeld has set up a new division combining its international business activities for the rubber processing industry. It will start trading...

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BASF Expands European Acrylates Output

09.06.2016 - Citing rising demand, BASF said it will expand production facilities for its Laromer UV/EB acrylates, at its Ludwigshafen, Germany, headquarters from the third quarter of this year...

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Evonik Takes Air Products Performance Materials

09.05.2016 - Confirming speculation that surfaced in March, German chemical producer Evonik has announced it will acquire the Specialty & Coating Additives business of US gases producer Air...

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Adding Value to Plastics

05.04.2016 - Demand is growing around the world for plastics to be made with varying physical and chemical characteristics which can be tailored to specific end-uses. Additives are added to...

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Polymer Solutions Group Buys Flow Polymers

23.02.2016 - Polymer Solutions Group (PSG), part of US private equity group Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired Flow Polymers, a leading specialty additives and dispersions producer. Flow...

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Songwon Starts Additives Production at Abu Dhabi

26.01.2016 - South Korea’s Songwon Industrial Group has announced the start-up of its joint venture additives plant in Abu Dhabi. The 7,000 t/y facility is located in the Khalifa Industrial...