09.02.2015
- BASF plans to "significantly increase" production capacities for bismuth vanadate pigments at Besigheim, Germany, near Stuttgart, from 2017. The German chemical giant markets the...
05.01.2015
- In a move to expand its position in the Brazilian market, the Actega division of German specialty chemicals producer Altana has acquired two owner-operated companies, Premiata and...
30.09.2014
- Huntsman has signed a 12-month agreement with Swiss distributor Distona covering distribution of its "Suprasec" MDI products in Switzerland. The contract covers applications in...
18.09.2014
- Swiss speciality chemicals producer Clariant has doubled capacity for pigments and pigment preparations at its production site in Roha, India. The company said the capacity...
15.09.2014
- Major US chemical producer Eastman has agreed to acquire compatriot Taminco, a major producer of alklylamines and alkylamine derivatives, for $2.8 billion. The deal proposed to be...
09.09.2014
- Under a recently signed agreement, Belgian specialty chemicals distributor Azelis has begun distributing Myriant's bio-succinic acid in the Nordic countries, Benelux, France...
02.09.2014
- As a consultant specializing in the chemical industry in China, I often get asked for attractive areas in the industry - mostly by companies looking to expand their business. I am...
02.09.2014
- What have sustainability and social responsibility to do with the financial performance of a materials company and the value it creates for its shareholders? A conversation with...
