Surfactants

Vantage Expands Taurate Manufacturing Capacity in Germany

US-based Vantage Specialty Chemicals is to expand taurate capacity at its major manufacturing site in Leuna, Germany, in particular for the production of N-methyltaurine.

Surfactant Industry's Quest for Environmental Responsibility

Surfactants, a portmanteau of “surface” and “active” agent, play a pivotal role in various industries. These molecules are designed to work at interfaces, with the most common interface being the boundary between oil and water.

Biosurfactants at Scale

In response to the urgent need for sustainable solutions in the ­surfactants industry, companies like Locus Ingredients are developing environmentally friendly biosurfactants.

Exploring Mega Trends and Value Chain Complexity with Cepsa Chemicals

In the dynamic realm of the chemical industry, surfactants serve as indispensable components with versatile applications, particularly in the home and personal care sector.

Thyssenkrupp Uhde Wins Contract for BASF’s Surfactant Plant in Thailand

The Thailand branch of German engineering contractor Thyssenkrupp Uhde has won a contract by BASF to provide engineering services and proprietary equipment supply for its new non-ionic surfactant (NIS) plant at its Zhanjiang Verbund Site Project in Guangdong Province, China.

Surfactants: Solving Challenges at Interfaces

From agrochemicals to textiles: the broad range of use of surfactants will be at the center of interest of the 11th World Surfactants Congress, CESIO 2019 in Munich

Brenntag Buys UK Surfactants Business

Brenntag has acquired Prime Surfactants in the UK for an undisclosed sum. Headquartered in Leeds, the company is a leading distributor of surfactant specialties for the personal care and household, industrial & institutional (HI&I) industries, among other segments, in the UK.

IVL to Buy Brazilian Surfactants Maker Oxiteno

Indorama Ventures (IVL), a world leader in the PET market, is continuing its acquisition spree, in its latest move buying Brazil’s Oxiteno Indústria e Comércio, a subsidiary of Ultrapar Participações. In picking up the new asset, IVL said it will gain a unique portfolio in high-value surfactants and significantly expand its existing Integrated Oxides and Derivatives (IOD) business.

Unilever, LanzaTech and India Glycols Make Surfactant from Waste Carbon

Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever has partnered with recycled carbon technology specialist LanzaTech and glycols producer India Glycols to produce a surfactant from industrial carbon emissions.

Surfactants: Solving Challenges at Interfaces

CESIO 2019: Performance – Solution – Success – Surfactants

Kolb Intends to Acquire Elementis Specialties Netherlands

Saudi-Korean Detergents Project Progresses

Huntsman Sells European Surfactants to Innospec

Croda and NiTech in Surfactants Project

Azelis Named European Distributor for WeylChem Wiesbaden

Reinventing Sustainable Value Creation

AOCS World Conference on Fabric and Home Care

Surfactants from Renewable Resources

Oil- and Gas-Field Chemicals

Eco Rivals Battle to Show Who Is Cleaner, Greener

Bio-Based Chemicals

CESIO 2013 - 9th World Surfactant Congress

Solvay to Build Large-scale Alkoxylation Facility in Singapore

Solvay to Build Specialty Surfactant Plant in Germany

Solvay, Sibur Form JV to Produce Surfactants and Oilfield Process Chemicals

Natural Resource Base in the Chemical Industry, Growing Markets for Bio-Based Polymers, Lubricants and Surfactants

CESIO Congress 2013 Will Focus on Worldwide Megatrends

AkzoNobel Strengthens its Global MCA Position

Ashland Opens Mumbai Technical Center

Sepawa Chairman Klaus-Peter Wittern on Resources in a State of Flux

Bob Margevich on AkzoNobel’s Boxing Oleochemicals Buy

A Few Minutes with BASF's Executive Board Member Michael Heinz

Thomas Greindl on Interfacing Science and Business

How Solvay Will Look After Taking Over Rhodia