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Topsoe Sells DeNox Assets to Umicore

21.06.2017 - Danish catalysis and process technology company Haldor Topsoe has sold its automotive and stationary DeNox operations to Belgian materials technology and recycling group Umicore...

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SABIC Invests in Composites Specialist

08.05.2017 - Saudi chemicals giant SABIC has invested an undisclosed sum in Dutch composites specialist Airborne International as part of a growth financing round by existing shareholders. The...

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Toyota Boshoku and Mitsui in Plastics Alliance

20.04.2017 - Automotive component manufacturer Toyota Boshoku, part of the Toyota group, will partner with Mitsui Chemicals to commercialize a high impact-resistant plastic as a resin modifier...

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BASF Sells Catalyst Chemicals Unit to EP Minerals

10.04.2017 - BASF has agreed to sell its Bleaching Clay and Mineral Adsorbents businesses to EP Minerals for an undisclosed sum. The deal’s closing is expected for the third quarter, following...

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Lanxess Expands European Intermediates Plants

17.03.2017 - The Advanced Industrial Intermediates business of German chemical producer Lanxess will invest around €100 million to expand production capacities over the next three years. About...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Chemistry is ... The 3rd Living Space of the Future

22.02.2017 - For their 2017 concept car Oasis, Rinspeed joined forces with car interior expert Stahl. The Swiss creative think-tank and mobility lab for the automotive industry approached the...

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Sadara’s PlasChem Park to Include Automotive

22.02.2017 - Sadara Chemical Company, a 50:50 joint venture of Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical, has signed a cooperation agreement with Saudi National Automobiles Manufacturing Company (SNAM)...

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Ineos Forwards to the Past with Off-roader

17.02.2017 - Few in the chemical industry would have predicted that Swiss-British petrochemicals group Ineos would diversify into car production, though its chairman, Jim Ratcliffe, is often...