Keyword: Plastics and Polymers
Strategy & Management
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...
News
21.05.2015
- Dutch chemical producer DSM and US-based Ascend Performance Materials, the former Solutia polyamide business currently owned by private equity investor SK Capital, have formed a...
News
29.04.2015
- US plastics compounder and distributor A. Schulman has added a new PET compounding unit at its Bornem masterbatch plant in Belgium. While not disclosing either investment cost or...
News
22.04.2015
- Japanese plastics and fibers group Kuraray is expanding into bio-based barrier materials with the acquisition of Australia-based Plantic, one of the leading global producers of bio...
News
17.04.2015
- Adapting its medical marketing strategy to the needs of an aging population, BASF'S Japanese subsidiary has added a Health & Medical industry team. The new cross-divisional team to...
Chemistry & Life Sciences
09.04.2015
- Roquette, the world's No. 5 starch producer, announced the launch of a new 20,000 tons/year industrial unit for the production of isosorbide at its site in Lestrem, Pas-de-Calais...
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09.04.2015
- US plastic compounds and resins company A. Schulman has announced plans for a new masterbatch plant in Turkey. The company is proposing to lease existing industrial facilities in...
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27.03.2015
- AkzoNobel has announced plans to invest more than €20 million in its organic peroxide production facilities in Mons, Belgium, and Houston (Pasadena), Texas, in the US. In Mons, the...
