Keyword: Lubricants

Strategy & Management

Perstorp Enters Next Development Phase

05.06.2015 - Perstorp has been a well-known name in chemistry for over 130 years. Founded in 1881 as a producer of acetic acid and later formalin, the Swedish company went through an eventful...

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Huntsman Increases Specialty Amine Capacity

20.04.2015 - US chemical producer Huntsman has announced plans to expand capacity for specialty amines at its sites in Petfurdo, Hungary, and Conroe, Texas, US, by 2016. Financial investment...

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BASF Expanding Specialty Amines Output at Ludwigshafen

05.03.2015 - BASF said it is investing a double-digit million euro to "significantly expand" its capacity for about 20 specialty amines at the Ludwigshafen headquarters site. The products are...

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BASF and Petronas to Build Malaysian 2-EHAcid Plant

20.02.2015 - Two international chemical giants, Germany's BASF and Petronas of Malaysia, have announced they will build a new world-scale plant for 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid (2-EHAcid) at the...

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Peter Greven Buys Stephenson’s Deinking Chemicals Business

08.09.2014 - Peter Greven, a producer of oleochemical additives with sites in Germany, the Netherlands and Malaysia, has finalized its acquisition of the paper deinking chemicals business of...

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BASF to Build New PAG Plant at Ludwigshafen

28.05.2014 - BASF plans to invest a "double digit million euro" sum in a new plant at Ludwigshafen for lubricants based on polyalylene glycol (PAG) and blends. The facility, for which no...

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Bio-Based Chemicals

29.05.2013 - Ready To Buy - Biomass as a resource for chemicals and plastics is on the rise. Drivers may differ - while some regions are looking for ways to commercialize their abundant biomass...

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Informex USA 2013

24.01.2013 - The Informex USA, to be held Feb. 19-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center promises to offer its expected 4,000+ attendees a direct view of what is happening in the varied chemical...