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![January’s top news stories]()
January’s top news stories
BASF has signed a MoU with Adani Group to explore an investment of up to €2bn in the acrylics value chain in India, Ineos is planning to build a new...
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![2018: The year’s biggest Chemicals Technology stories]()
2018: The year’s biggest Chemicals Technology stories
Saudi Aramco and Total signed an agreement to commence engineering studies for the construction of a $5bn petrochemical complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia; and Bayer completed its $63bn acquisition of...
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![DJA: ‘The Walmart of pharmaceutical’]()
DJA: ‘The Walmart of pharmaceutical’
Daiichi Jitsugyo (DJA) is a sales and service distributor that was founded with the sole aim of covering all the machines required by the pharmaceutical industry. We talk to Rusty...
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![Accurate Machines: Blister packing specialists]()
Accurate Machines: Blister packing specialists
Daiichi Jitsugyo (DJA) is the US distributor of Accurate Machines’ blister packing units that are widely used throughout the pharmaceutical industry. DJA general manager and vice-president Rusty Nelson tells us...
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![November’s top news stories]()
November’s top news stories
Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) affiliate International Methanol Company (IMC) has completed the scheduled periodic turnaround maintenance activities at its methanol plant, and Chimet has partnered with Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL)...
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![October’s top news stories]()
October’s top news stories
BASF was exploring options to divest its construction chemicals business, and the Kolon BASF innoPOM joint venture (JV) began operations at its new $220m polyoxymethylene production plant in South Korea....
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![September’s top news stories]()
September’s top news stories
BASF has unveiled its plans to set up a new concrete additives production facility in Kyiv, Ukraine; and Bayport Polymers has awarded a contract to McDermott International for a new...
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![August’s top news stories]()
August’s top news stories
The European Commission (EC) granted conditional approval to the proposed merger between Linde and Praxair, and Petrobras planned to scrap its plans to divest stakes in Brazilian petrochemical firm Braskem....
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![July’s top news stories]()
July’s top news stories
Advanced materials and speciality chemicals company Solvay started constructing a new manufacturing plant to increase resin mixing capacity; and AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals started design works for its second expansion phase...
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![June’s top news stories]()
June’s top news stories
Linde Group and specialty chemicals Evonik Industries signed a strategic partnership for using membranes for natural gas processing, and BASF has announced plans to increase its global production capacity to...
