30.05.2018
- The European Commission has approved the sale of DuPont Nutrition & Health’s global alginates business to J. Rettenmaier & Söhne (JRS Group), a German manufacturer of functional...
29.05.2018
- The board of Indorama Ventures has approved plans by subsidiary FiberVisions Corp. to expand capacity for bicomponent fibers in Covington, Georgia, USA. The new line, which will be...
28.05.2018
- UK trade of chemicals and pharmaceuticals returned to positive territory in February following a year of negative growth, according to the Chemical Industries Association’s (CIA)...
25.05.2018
- AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals has broken ground on a project to expand and upgrade its organic peroxides plant in Mahad, India. The Dutch group is spending €4 million to increase...
25.05.2018
- Arkema is boosting its presence in the Japanese adhesives market with the proposed acquisition of Nitta-Gelatin’s industrial business as well as the construction of a new plant...
24.05.2018
- Sadara Chemical has agreed to supply ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO) to a new joint venture being established between US industrial and specialty chemicals...
23.05.2018
- Norwegian chemicals and fertilizer group Yara has boosted its presence in the Brazilian fertilizer market with the acquisition of the Vale Cubatão Fertilizantes complex for $255...
23.05.2018
- Saudi petrochemicals and plastics group SABIC has selected ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol (EO/EG) technology from Scientific Design (SD) for a 700,000 EG plant in Al Jubail. The...