17.09.2015
- Citing increased demand in Asia, Shell has started up a new 140,000 t/y high-purity ethylene oxide (HPEO) purification plant and a new 140,000 t/y ethoxylates unit at its site on...
10.09.2015
- BASF is facing around 300 lawsuits in the US as a legacy of its acquisition of catalyst manufacturer Engelhard in 2006. In the suits, plaintiffs allege that talc used in wall board...
08.09.2015
- The asset swap BASF and Gazprom first announced in 2012 is now set to be completed by the end of 2015, a year behind the initial schedule. The deal approved by the European...
04.09.2015
- Around the globe, market conditions for chemical industry players remained volatile and challenging, corporate chieftains said unanimously in reporting on the second quarter and...
04.09.2015
- After emerging relatively unscathed from Monsanto’s bear hug, Swiss agrochemicals giant is tossing a bone to shareholders who may have preferred it to be more open to a merger with...
03.09.2015
- In mid-2015, BASF opened its first e-commerce store in China, using the Alibaba B2B marketplace platform. According to the company press release, with this step, “BASF is making...
28.08.2015
- BASF has started its first production of MDI (diphenylmethane diisocyanate) at its new 400,000 t/y plant in Chongqing, China. Production will be ramped up gradually in line with...
25.08.2015
- US-based Hawkins has signed an exclusive agreement to distribute BASF’s water-treatment products in the Midwestern states. The products included from BASF’S Water Solutions...
