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20 March 2020
Covid-19: Ocean Bio-Chem expands Performacide production
Ocean Bio-Chem has expanded the production capacity of Performacide, due to increase in demand of disinfectants owing to the Covid-19 outbreak.
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18 March 2020
Covid-19: BASF to produce hand sanitisers at Ludwigshafen facility
German chemical company BASF is set to initiate the production of hand sanitisers at its Ludwigshafen site due to the coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak reducing regular supplies.
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29 January 2020
BPCL awards contract for petrochemicals project in India
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has awarded a project management consultancy services contract to Fluor for its petrochemicals project in India.
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6 December 2019
Pilot Chemical purchases Mexico-based Órgano Síntesis
US-based chemicals company Pilot Chemical has acquired Mexican firm Órgano Síntesis for an undisclosed sum.
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27 November 2019
Mitsubishi Chemical to buy TPU business of AdvanSource Biomaterials
Japan-based Mitsubishi Chemical has agreed to acquire US-based AdvanSource Biomaterials’ thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU) business.
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25 November 2019
BASF begins construction on $10bn petrochemicals project in China
German chemical company BASF has broken ground on its $10bn integrated petrochemicals complex in Guangdong province, China.
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22 November 2019
Italmatch awards hydrochloric acid purification contract to KBR
Chemical preparations manufacturer Italmatch Deutschland has selected KBR’s PLINKE hydrochloric acid purification technologies.
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8 November 2019
McDermott secures contract from Formosa Chemicals Industries Ningbo
McDermott International has secured a contract from Formosa Chemicals Industries Ningbo to provide the technology licence and basic engineering services for an alpha-Methylstyrene (AMS) recovery unit in Ningbo, China.
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6 November 2019
Hexion to add phenolic resin capacity at Brimbank facility
US-based Hexion has announced its plan to add phenolic resin capacity at its facility in Brimbank, Australia, as part of its strategy to expand its adhesives and binders business.
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4 November 2019
Russia’s SIBUR concludes sale of petrochemical assets to Tatneft
SIBUR has completed the sale of certain synthetic rubber production facilities and other Togliatti-based petrochemical assets to Tatneft to focus on the development of its core business.