01.11.2016
- Citing disruption of supply due to the Oct. 17 explosion and fire at its Ludwigshafen, Germany, main site, BASF has declared force majeure for acrylic monomer-based dispersions...
31.10.2016
- Two Japanese companies, Ube Industries and Mitsubishi Chemical, have agreed to combine their electrolyte businesses in China in a 50:50 joint venture. The deal aimed at enhancing...
31.10.2016
- In response to megatrends such as Industry 4.0, LED lighting and the digital networking of building services engineering, household appliances and entertainment electronics, German...
31.10.2016
- A third member of the BASF fire brigade has succumbed to injuries sustained in the explosion and fire that hit the group’s Ludwigshafen complex on Oct. 17. The death toll has now...
28.10.2016
- Saudi Arabian chemicals giant SABIC has started commercial production of polybutadiene industrial rubber as part of part of its Al-Jubail Petrochemical Company (KEMYA) joint...
28.10.2016
- Ten days after the deadly explosion that rocked its Ludwigshafen, Germany, headquarters site on Oct.17, BASF executives held a press briefing on the current state of play. As of...
26.10.2016
- US industrial gases producer Air Products has announced plans to build a new large air separation unit (LASU) in Ulsan, South Korea, at an undisclosed investment cost. The company...
26.10.2016
- Confirming what has seemed obvious to most observers, the chiefs of Dow Chemical and DuPont have acknowledged that their merger won’t be completed by the end of 2016 as hoped, due...
