Keyword: Solvay

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Solvay to Build Specialty Surfactant Plant in Germany

12.04.2013 - Solvay announces today that it will build a specialty surfactant plant at an industrial park in Genthin, Germany, close to Berlin. The unit will develop and produce surfactant...

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In Europe’s Chemical Boardrooms, Caution Reigns

21.03.2013 - Weal and Woe - Despite pressure from the currency crisis, volatile markets and weak demand in some countries, the performance of the European chemical industry in 2012 was better...

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AkzoNobel, Solvay Establish Partnership on Renewable Solvents

12.03.2013 - Today international chemical group Solvay is announcing an agreement to significantly increase the usage of renewable raw materials (or biobased chemicals) within AkzoNobel...

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Solvay to Build a New Silica Plant in Poland

14.02.2013 - Solvay today announced it will invest €75 million to build a new 85,000 ton per year Highly Dispersible Silica (HDS) plant in Włocławek, Poland. Combined with a further capacity...

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Solvay Increases Global Derivatized Guar Production

11.02.2013 - Solvay announced that it has finalized plans to increase its global derivatized guar production by 40% with the completion of recent expansions in the USA and China. Derivatized...

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Solvay Restructures Business Activities and Leadership Team

18.01.2013 - Solvay today presented the new structure for its business activities and leadership team. The Group has redesigned its organization, with a far-reaching review of business...

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Solvay to Optimize Its Global Soda Ash Industrial Network

18.12.2012 - Solvay today announced its decision to proceed with the optimization of its global industrial Soda Ash footprint. The Group's strategic intent is to reinforce its positioning by...

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Cheap Shale Gas Gives Impetus to Bioplastics Growth

07.12.2012 - Makers of chemicals and plastics from plant matter are emerging as unlikely beneficiaries of the abundance of U.S. shale gas, which is shaking up the global petrochemical industry...