Keyword: Fine Chemicals & Specialty Chemicals

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Lanxess Raises Lubricant Additives Output

25.05.2016 - German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess has expanded its lubricant additives capacities in Germany and Belgium in response to growing global demand. Lanxess’ Rhein Chemie...

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Stora Enso and Rennovia in Biochem Pact

13.05.2016 - Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso and US specialty chemicals producer Rennovia have signed a joint development and licensing agreement to cooperate on bio-based...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Cooperation Drives Success in Chemical Distribution

12.05.2016 - Collaboration between chemical distributors and logistic service providers (LSPs) has become increasingly important in recent years as supply chains become more complex and markets...

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Albemarle Discontinues HBCD Production

09.05.2016 - US specialty chemical company Albemarle has announced it will discontinue production of the flame retardant hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and focus on supplying its polymeric...

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Maroon Buys Distributor U.S. Chemicals

06.05.2016 - Maroon Group has acquired U.S. Chemicals, a specialty chemicals distributor based in Darien, Connecticut, USA, for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1960, family-owned U.S. Chemicals...

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Brenntag to Buy Korean Distributor Whanee

04.05.2016 - Germany-based global chemical distributor Brenntag has agreed to acquire the South Korean specialty chemicals distributor Whanee Corporation, based in Gwacheon, near Seoul. Closing...

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Polymer Solutions Group Buys Sasco Chemical

03.05.2016 - Polymer Solutions Group (PSG), part of US private equity group Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired Sasco Chemical, a specialty chemicals manufacturer supplying the rubber, wood...

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Clariant Seeks Enhanced China Presence

02.05.2016 - Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant has unveiled a new strategy for upgrading its presence in the Greater China market. In a talk at the recent Chinaplas exhibition in...