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23 September 2020
UL partners with Agilis on chemical material simplification
Safety science company UL has collaborated with Agilis Chemicals to simplify chemical material and ingredient sourcing.
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21 September 2020
Clariant to build new catalyst production plant in China
Specialty chemical company Clariant has announced plans for the construction of a new catalyst production site in China.
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18 September 2020
Stepan acquires Clariant’s surfactant business in Mexico
US-based chemicals manufacturer Stepan has closed an agreement to acquire the Clariant anionic surfactant business in Santa Clara, Mexico.
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16 September 2020
Hengyi plans $13.65bn expansion of petrochemical complex in Brunei
China’s chemical fibre products manufacturer Hengyi Petrochemical is reportedly planning to spend $13.65bn to build the second phase of a refinery and petrochemical complex in Brunei.
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14 September 2020
Siemens adopts Mitsui Chemicals’ coating agent for face shields
Japanese chemicals company Mitsui Chemicals’ UNISTOLE polyolefin-based liquid adhesive has been adopted by Siemens Advance Manufacturing Transformation Center (AMTC) in Singapore as a coating agent on the 3D-printed frame of...
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11 September 2020
Braskem’s polypropylene plant in Texas starts commercial production
Polyolefins and biopolymers producer Braskem has started commercial production at its new polypropylene production plant in La Porte, Texas, US.
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9 September 2020
KBR and Johnson Matthey to license ammonia-methanol co-production
US-based engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) company KBR has signed an alliance agreement with Johnson Matthey (JM) to licence the co-production process of ammonia-methanol.
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7 September 2020
Novolen secures contract for polypropylene licence from Lukoil NNOS
Novolen, a part of Lummus Technology, has secured a contract from Lukoil NNOS for a polypropylene licence and associated services for a petrochemical facility in Kstovo, Russia.
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4 September 2020
China to impose anti-subsidy measures on N-Propanol import from US
The Chinese Government is reportedly planning to impose temporary anti-subsidy measures on the import of N-Propanol from the US.
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2 September 2020
LyondellBasell and Bora begin operations at polyolefin complex in China
Dutch chemical company LyondellBasell and China's Liaoning Bora Enterprise Group (Bora) have opened their new $2.6bn joint venture (JV) polyolefin complex in the Liaoning province of northeastern China.