Ineos Styrolution Upgrading ABS in India
Ineos Styrolution has announced plans to increase compounding capacity for styrenic polymers by 34,000 t/y at its Moxi plant at Vadodara in India’s Gujarat state. The company is investing $20 million...
View ArticleArsenal Capital Buys Cyalume for $45 million
New York-based private equity group Arsenal Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cyalume Technologies Holdings for $45 million in cash. read more
View ArticleSolvay to Launch PEKK Production in US
Solvay has announced it will begin producing high-performance polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) polymers early next year in order to meet growing demand from the aerospace industry. The company’s site in...
View ArticleStahl Closes BASF’s Leather Chemicals Buy
Netherlands-based Stahl Group has completed the purchase of BASF’s leather chemicals business. The German group retained a 16% stake in the Waalwijk-based company in order to facilitate the deal, after...
View ArticleGreenMantra and Sun Recycle PS for Inks Use
GreenMantra Technologies and leading inks producer Sun Chemical have agreed to jointly develop polymers from recycled polystyrene (PS) waste for use in ink formulations. read more
View ArticleAscend Plans Intermediates and Polymer Expansions
US producer Ascend Performance Materials is planning to raise capacity across its intermediates and polymers portfolio in response to growing customer demand. The Houston-headquartered group, which...
View ArticleBusiness Opportunities in the US
Integrated circuits, construction materials, medicine, home entertainment, and solar panels, automotive, aerospace, and sports equipment: The chemical industry is key for many B2B and consumer...
View ArticleKemira Invests in Oil Recovery Polymers
Finland’s Kemira will spend roughly €30 million to expand its capacity of polymers for Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (CEOR) at its site in Botlek, the Netherlands. The additional output is expected to...
View ArticleChemSpec Europe 2018: Online Partnering Program Creates Smart Networking...
ChemSpec Europe 2018: The Fine and Specialty Chemicals exhibition, taking place 20 – 21 June 2018 at Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany, is known for being a key marketplace for sourcing and trading of...
View ArticleMarine Litter, Tighter Regulations, Progressive Digitalization
The world plastics production, according to the PlasticsEurope Market Research Group (PEMRG)/Conversio Market & Strategy, almost reached 350 million tons in 2017. China is the largest producer of...
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