16.06.2014
- Poland's treasury ministry does not intend to sell any of its 33% stake in blue-chip chemicals producer Grupa Azoty because it sees the company as a strategic asset. The ministry...
04.06.2014
- Ineos has officially acquired Sasol Solvents Germany, following clearance from the European Commission. An acquisition price was not disclosed. With the deal announced in December...
09.05.2014
- BASF has doubled capacity of its non-phthalate plasticizer Hexamoll DINCH at its Ludwigshafen headquarters to 200,000 t/y. With a second production facility, the German group said...
28.01.2014
- BASF and Sinopec have broken ground for the world-scale isonanonol (INA) plant the two groups are building at Maoming, China and scheduled for start-up in 2015. The facility, which...
24.10.2013
- Better, Or Just Different? - As the world moves away from using phthalates because of their association with human health effects, making sure their replacement alternatives are...
24.10.2013
- Not All Created Equal - The European plasticizers market has evolved considerably in the last decade, moving away from classified low phthalates to nonclassified high phthalates...
09.08.2012
- Arkema has finalized the acquisition of Chinese companies Hipro Polymers, a producer of specialty biosourced polyamides 10.10, and Casda Biomaterials, the world's leading producer...
Eastman Chemical Company - Eastman Chemical Company has announced announce that in addition to the existing Food Contact Notification (FCN) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), its...
