21.07.2017
- BASF has started up a 60,000 t/y plant for its general purpose PVC plasticizer DOTP (dioctyl terephthalate), branded as Palatinol, at Pasadena, Texas. The German chemical giant...
20.07.2017
- The US state of Tennessee has become the fourth to place restrictions on the use of Monsanto’s dicamba, due to damages the herbicide is said to cause to crops not genetically...
12.07.2017
- Swiss composites materials company Gurit has been granted a global license for Armacell’s ArmaFORM PET foam core technology. The technology enables the manufacturing of extruded...
30.06.2017
- Germany’s BASF has said it plans to invest around €200 million to strengthen position in the market for the painkiller Ibuprofen market. This will entail building a new world-scale...
28.06.2017
- BASF, Cargill and Procter & Gamble (P&G), all of whom have a stake in the coconut oil industry, have joined together with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale...
16.06.2017
- Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical and Germany’s BASF have joined forces to develop a novel fungicidal compound discovered by the Japanese partner and said to demonstrate “high efficacy” in...
10.05.2017
- As it seeks global regulatory approval of its plan to acquire US agribusiness giant Monsanto, Bayer has said it is willing to divest its leading crop protection brand Liberty Link...
02.05.2017
- As part of its plans to increase production capacity for styrenic polymers in the Americas, Ineos Styrolution has announced it will build a new 100,000 t/y ASA plant at Bayport...
