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18 June 2018
BASF to raise Neopor production capacity at two facilities
BASF has announced plans to increase its global production capacity to 40,000t a year for Neopor, an expandable polystyrene containing graphite.
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15 June 2018
AkzoNobel begins building demo plant for ethylene amines in Sweden
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals has started construction of a prototype plant in Sweden, intended to demonstrate more sustainable production of ethylene amines and their derivatives from ethylene oxide.
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13 June 2018
BASF opens plastic additives centre in Kaisten, Switzerland
BASF has opened its new Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) application centre for plastic additives in Kaisten, Switzerland, to address the market requirements in the growing plastics industry.
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11 June 2018
SNC Lavalin signs contract to deliver chemical plant in Oman
Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin Group has signed a contract to design and build a $1.9bn chemical plant 150km south-east of Muscat, Oman.
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8 June 2018
Bayer seals Monsanto acquisition for $63bn
German chemicals and pharmaceuticals producer Bayer has completed its $63bn acquisition of US-based seed and agricultural chemicals firm Monsanto.
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6 June 2018
Bayport Polymers to build a new ethane cracker for $1.7bn in Texas
Total and Novealis Holdings joint venture Bayport Polymers (Bay-Pol) has started construction of a $1.7bn ethane cracker at the Total Port Arthur Refinery, Texas, US.
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5 June 2018
May’s top news stories
BASF opened its first construction chemicals manufacturing plant in East Dagon Township, Myanmar; while Specialty chemical manufacturer Lanxess revealed plans to build a facility for prepolymers production at its site...
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4 June 2018
PolyOne buys composites producer PlastiComp
PolyOne Corporation has acquired PlastiComp, an advanced engineered materials and specialty composites manufacturer.
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1 June 2018
Prime Polymers, Mitsui Chemicals, Mitsui & Co set-up compounds firm
Prime Polymers, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsui & Co have established Mitsui Prime Advanced Composites Europe BV in the Netherlands to produce polypropylene (PP) compounds.
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30 May 2018
AkzoNobel begins production at Chinese powder coatings plant
Dutch company AkzoNobel has started production at its new powder coatings plant in Changzhou, China.
