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DyStar Acquires Anglostar and Subsidiaries

04.10.2012 - DyStar has completed the acquisition of Anglostar and its subsidiaries Anglostar Colombia, Anglostar Ecuador and Anglostar Peru on 1 October 2012. Since 30 March 2010, Anglostar...

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Azelis Announces Sale of its Composites Business

02.10.2012 - On October 1st, Azelis announced the sale of its international Composites business to Velox who has acquired this business in its entirety. As a result, Velox will take over and...

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Evonik to Increase Production Capacity for 1-Butene

01.10.2012 - Evonik Industries plans to increase the production capacity for 1-butene at its Marl site by 75,000 metric tons per year to a total capacity of 310,000 metric tons. Start-up is...

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World Diaper Output May Take a Hit from Blasts at Japan Plant

30.09.2012 - Global diaper output is likely to take a hit from an increase in the price of acrylic acid after a chemical tank explosion at Nippon Shokubai's Himeji plant in Japan, a main...

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BYK Kometra Opens New Production Building in Schkopau

28.09.2012 - Dr. Matthias L. Wolfgruber, Chairman of the Management Board of Altana, and Frank Bannert, district administrator of the Saalekreis region, visited BYK Kometra in Schkopau today...

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Songwon Announces Expansion of DOTO Manufacturing Capacity

28.09.2012 - Songwon Industrial Group is announcing the expansion of DOTO (Di-n-Octyltin Oxide) production capacity by 60% at its Ulsan (Korea) manufacturing facility with the project...

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PharmaChemical Ireland Strategy on Track

25.09.2012 - Irland - PharmaChemical Ireland (PCI), representative of the chemical and pharmaceutical industry in Ireland, have launched two strategy documents to date. The first, "Innovation...

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Wacker to Built New Dispersions Plant in South Korea

24.09.2012 - Wacker Chemie is expanding its production capacity in South Korea for vinyl acetateethylene copolymer (VAE) dispersions. The Munich-based chemical group is constructing a new plant...