11.02.2013
- Solvay announced that it has finalized plans to increase its global derivatized guar production by 40% with the completion of recent expansions in the USA and China. Derivatized...
08.02.2013
- Air Liquide will invest an additional €65 million in the Rotterdam basin, the second largest chemical and petrochemical basin in Europe The company has recently signed a long-term...
07.02.2013
- Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has completed its acquisition of DuPont Performance Coatings for $4.9 billion and announced today that the company is being...
06.02.2013
- Finnish chemicals group Kemira reported a weaker-than-expected fourth quarter profit after a fall in the titanium dioxide market hurt its German joint venture Sachtleben. Wednesday...
06.02.2013
- The European Association of Chemical Distributors (Fecc), acknowledges the REACH review communication published by the European Commission today. The chemical distribution industry...
06.02.2013
- Today, Wacker Chemie officially launched its new production plant for vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer (VAE) dispersions at its Ulsan site in South Korea. The additional 40,000...
05.02.2013
- Shell announced today that it has taken a final investment decision to upgrade its Singapore production facility for polyols, raw materials used in the manufacture of high-quality...
05.02.2013
- Accelerating Growth - With greater demand for transportation fuel, as well as petrochemical and specialty chemical products, the Asia growth story creates a window of opportunity...