Keyword: superabsorbent polymers

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Evonik Idles US SAP Plants

15.09.2016 - Poor market conditions have forced Germany’s Evonik to scale back production of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) in the US. Production lines at the company’s plants in Garyville and...

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BASF Inaugurates Brazilian Acrylics Complex

22.06.2015 - BASF has inaugurated its world-scale production complex for acrylic acid, butyl acrylate and superabsorbent polymers at Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil. The €500 million complex, first of...

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Nippon Shokubai to Upgrade Antwerp Acrylics Output

27.05.2015 - Japanese catalyst and superabsorbent polymer producer Nippon Shokubai has earmarked €350 million for the expansion of its production facilities for its super absorbers and...

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Evonik Inaugurates €1 Million Super Absorbers Center

29.04.2015 - German chemical producer Evonik has inaugurated a new €1 million application technology center for superabsorbent polymers in Krefeld, Germany. Evonik said the enlarged laboratory...

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Bio-based Acrylic Acid Milestone for BASF, Cargill and Novozymes

16.09.2014 - A joint research team of BASF, Cargill and Novozymes, at work since August 2012 to develop a process for the conversion of renewable raw materials into bio-based acrylic acid, said...

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BASF, Sinopec Consider Further Expansion of Nanjing JV

29.05.2013 - BASF and Sinopec are considering the extension of their Nanjing joint venture BASF-YPC with the expansion of existing ethylene oxide (EO) production, and a new plant for...