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1 April 2020
Univar Solutions and INEOS partner to address hand sanitiser shortage
Chemical and ingredient distributor Univar Solutions has teamed up with UK-based specialty chemicals maker INEOS for the Hands On! campaign to address shortages in hand sanitiser products across Europe.
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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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16 March 2020
Huntsman to acquire CVC Thermoset Specialties for $300m
Huntsman has signed an agreement to acquire CVC Thermoset Specialties, a specialty chemical manufacturer that caters to the industrial composites, adhesives and coatings markets, for $300m.
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11 March 2020
Bartek to complete malic acid capacity expansion in Q1 2020
Bartek Ingredietns has announced plans to expand its malic acid capacity by 10,000 metric tonnes in the first quarter of this year.
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9 March 2020
Kraton closes sale of Cariflex business for $530m
Kraton has closed the divestment of its Cariflex business to Daelim Industrial for $530m in cash.
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4 March 2020
SABIC to raise stake in Swiss chemicals maker Clariant to 31.5%
Manufacturing firm Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has announced that it has purchased additional shares in Swiss chemicals maker Clariant.
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28 February 2020
Swiss firm DKSH acquires specialty chemicals distributor Axieo
Swiss market expansion services provider DKSH has acquired specialty chemicals distributor Axieo in Australia and New Zealand for an undisclosed sum.
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26 February 2020
TPC plans to cut jobs at Texas petrochemical facility
US-based chemical manufacturer TPC Group is reportedly set to cut at least 100 jobs by the end of April at its petrochemical plant in Port Neches, Texas.
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21 February 2020
ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing introduces InFocus Online Platform
ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing has introduced the InFocus Online Platform to help customers boost plant performance and operational efficiency and reduce production interruptions.
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19 February 2020
GE Power delivers VSDS to Shell Nederland Chemie’s petrochemical plant
GE Power has delivered a variable speed drive system (VSDS) and an e-house to Shell Nederland Chemie's petrochemical plant in the Netherlands.