21.04.2016
- BASF has signed an agreement to buy the assets of Guangdong Yinfan Chemistry Co. Ltd, a Chinese company that specializes in automotive refinish coatings. The deal gives BASF access...
22.03.2016
- Safic-Alcan, an international distributor of specialty chemicals, has reorganized its management, effective February 1st. 2016. Philippe Combette has been appointed CEO. In this...
24.02.2016
- GFBiochemicals, an Italian producer of levulinic acid, has purchased the assets and intellectual property of Segetis, a US-based producer of levulinic acid derivatives, for an...
12.02.2016
- Growing demand has spurred German specialty chemicals company Evonik to expand capacity for polyamide 12 (PA12) powders at its Marl site. The additional production line will raise...
12.02.2016
- Akzo Nobel and BASF are in talks about a sale of the German conglomerate’s industrial coatings business to the Dutch paints and coatings specialist. The two chemical players have...
04.01.2016
- Evonik has announced plans to build a new specialty copolyester production plant at its site in Witten, Germany. The company said the investment in the facility s scheduled for...
04.12.2015
- China’s role within the global chemical industry has so far mostly been seen as an export market for global producers, not only for specialty chemicals but also for many basic...
25.08.2015
- Specialty chemical and lubricant producer Lubrizol has signed a licensing agreement to use Daelim’s polyisobutylenes (PIBs) technology for a new plant in Deer Park, Texas, USA. PIB...
