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BASF has signed an agreement granting licence to China-based Red Avenue New Materials Group for the production and sale of certified compostable aliphatic-aromatic co-polyester (PBAT).
Swiss speciality chemicals company Clariant has decided to expand the production capacity of isethionates mild surfactants as personal care formulators and brands seek to develop milder applications.
M Holland Company has announced a partnership with Braskem to exclusively distribute the latter’s new polypropylene filament for 3D printing applications.
Austria-based chemical group Borealis has announced that it would not pursue the development of a $6.8bn integrated ethane cracker and polyethylene (PE) project in Kazakhstan.
UPM-Kymmene in Uruguay has extended bleaching chemicals supply contract with Finnish group Kemira.
Air Products is set to invest $2bn to build a coal-to-methanol production facility in Bengalon, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Japanese multinational company Sumitomo Chemical has selected Anaqua’s software and services to improve its IP management system.
Global chemical and specialty materials company Celanese has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to supply vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) to China-based Anhui Wanwei Group.
A toxic gas leak from a chemical plant in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has killed at least 11 people and left hundreds of residents sick.
A consortium led by Tecnimont has secured nearly €1.2bn contract from Sibur Holding subsidiary Amur GCC to support the petrochemical development of the Amur Gas Chemical Complex (AGCC) in Russia.
