Keyword: China

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Kemira Hikes China Sizing Agents Capacity

17.01.2017 - Finland’s Kemira is investing a multi-million euro sum to expand capacity for its alkyl succinic anhydride (ASA) sizing agents in Nanjing, China. The additional production is...

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Axalta to Build Coatings Plant in China

30.11.2016 - US coatings producer Axalta is planning to build a new plant in The National Chemical Industrial Park (NCIP) in Nanjing, China. The facility will manufacture a broad range of te...

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Solvay Wins More Rare Earths Disputes

25.11.2016 - Solvay has won another two patent cases against affiliates of Neo Performance Materials relating to its range of OPtalys cerium/zirconium mixed oxides products. The Belgian group...

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Challenges Evolve In China

21.11.2016 - In the last 12 months, developments in China’s chemical industry have been somewhat contradictory, as illustrated by two different company statements made in September. On the one...

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South America’s Chemical Industry in Recession

21.11.2016 - The South American countries were beacons of hope for the world economy until the 2008/2009 global economic crisis. Brazil, the region’s largest country, was even mentioned in the...

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Merck KGaA Invests €250 Million in China

08.11.2016 - Germany’s Merck KGaA has inaugurated its new pharmaceutical plant at Nantong China, built at a cost of €80 million. The facility will produce high-quality pharmaceuticals on China...

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China Approves Shell-CNOOC Petchem Plant

03.11.2016 - Shell and partner China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) have finally received government approvals to take over the new petrochemical complex being built at Huizhou in...

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AkzoNobel Investing for Growth in China

03.11.2016 - Dutch chemical producer AkzoNobel has inaugurated two new specialty chemicals plants at its multi-site in Ningbo, China at an initial investment of €80 million and also announced...