18.10.2017
- German PVC producer Vinnolit has announced plans to expand capacities for chlorine and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) at its site in Gendorf. The company, which has been part of the...
21.07.2017
- Solvay has agreed to sell its 50% stake in Brazilian PVC compounder Dacarto Benvic to its joint venture partners for an undisclosed sum. The partner companies are Dupre...
12.07.2017
- Swiss composites materials company Gurit has been granted a global license for Armacell’s ArmaFORM PET foam core technology. The technology enables the manufacturing of extruded...
02.03.2017
- Kem One, a former subsidiary of French chemicals group Arkema, is to form a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) joint venture with Chemplast Sanmar, boosting its footprint in the fast-growing...
15.12.2016
- Solvay is exiting its Asian PVC activities after agreeing to sell its controlling 58.77% stake in Thai subsidiary Vinythai to Japan’s Asahi Glass. The Tokyo-headquartered group is...
01.12.2016
- Mexican petrochemicals and plastics producer Mexichem has acquired Vinyl Compounds Holdings (VCHL), a Derbyshire, UK-based manufacturer of technical PVC compounds. The British...
30.11.2016
- Private equity firm OpenGate Capital has acquired Umicore Zinc Chemicals for an undisclosed sum. The leading global producer of specialty zinc chemicals has been renamed as...
29.09.2016
- Indian chemical contractor Nuberg has been given the nod to build a $20 million calcium chloride plant for TCI Sanmar Chemicals at Port Said, Egypt. The new facility, which will be...
