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1. ICL signs strategic agreements to expand bromine compounds capacity

   Global speciality chemicals company ICL’s Industrial Production division (ICL-IP) has signed strategic agreements with its Asian customers to expand the…
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   11 Sep
2. Lotte Chemical USA begins operations at ethane cracker and MEG plants

   US-based joint venture (JV) Lotte Chemical USA (LC USA) has begun commercial operations at its ethane cracker and monoethylene glycol…
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   6 Sep
3. SIBUR to sell rubber producing assets to Tatneft

   Russian petrochemicals company SIBUR has signed a letter of intent to sell some of its synthetic rubber production assets to…
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   4 Sep
4. BASF selects Univar to distribute Lupragen in US

   German chemical company BASF has selected chemical and ingredient distributor Univar Solutions as its authorised distributor for Lupragen amine catalysts…
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   2 Sep
5. Altas to acquire speciality chemical supplier DuBois Chemicals

   Investment firm Altas Partners has agreed to acquire speciality chemical supplier DuBois Chemicals from The Jordan Company for an undisclosed…
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   30 Aug
6. Six petrochemical companies create consortium and sign R&D deal

   Six petrochemical companies from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have created a consortium to investigate the possibility of replacing fossil…
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   28 Aug
7. PolyOne to sell PP&S business to SK Capital Partners for $775m

   Polymer materials, services and solutions provider PolyOne has decided to sell its performance products and solutions (PP&S) business for $775…
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   21 Aug
8. SIBUR upgrades terephthalic acid production facility in Russia

   Petrochemical company SIBUR has completed the upgrade project of the terephthalic acid (TPA) production facility at its Blagoveshchensk site in…
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   19 Aug
9. Germany’s LANXESS agrees to sell chrome chemicals business

   Germany-based speciality chemical company LANXESS has agreed to sell its chrome chemicals business to Chinese leather chemicals manufacturer Brother Enterprises….
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   14 Aug
10. KBR acquires isomerisation technologies from RRT Global

    Engineering procurement and construction company KBR has acquired isomerisation technologies from RRT Global to expand its octane solutions offerings. With…
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    9 Aug