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Ocean Optics Expands OEM Team
Dr. David Creasey promoted to Director of OEM Business
02-09-2012
To meet the growing global demand for its OEM engineering services, Ocean Optics has appointed David Creasey, Ph.D., to the newly created position Director of OEM Business. Creasey will lead the company’s dedicated OEM sales and engineering teams in providing expert integration support to ...
LANXESS increases price level for Chloroprene Rubber
02-09-2012
LANXESS announced a price increase for its Baypren branded Chloroprene business line of up to EUR 180 EUR / 240 USD per metric ton on a global basis. Reason being the since early 2012 again increasing raw material and energy prices amidst a tightening market for the respective feedstocks. ...
Solvay has successfully commisioned the largest PEM fuel cell at Solvin's Antwerp plant
H2 powered industrial demonstration 1 MW Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
02-09-2012
Solvay announced it has successfully commissioned its 1 MegaWatt (MW) industrial demonstration Fuel Cell at the SolVin plant in Lillo, Antwerp, Belgium. This Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell converts coproduced hydrogen (H2) in the plant into electricity and is now producing for weeks ...
Roquette and Rhodia Acetow sign joint development agreement for the elaboration of new plant-based polymers
02-09-2012
Roquette and Rhodia Acetow have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to develop new plant-based polymers. The JDA will enable both companies to leverage synergies bringing together respective competencies in the field of plant-based polymer chemistry. Jean Bernard Leleu, Deputy CEO and ...
Bilcare Solutions increases films prices
02-09-2012
Bilcare Solutions, the films business of the Bilcare Research Group, specialised in the manufacturing of highly developed and refined rigid plastic films, increases films prices with immediate effect. “Due to very short-term and drastic resin price increases of at least 10%, announced by our ...
AkzoNobel further strengthens its global MCA position
02-08-2012
AkzoNobel takes two further steps in strengthening its global position in the market of monochloroacetic acid (MCA). Recently it has commissioned its expanded Delfzijl MCA facility in the Netherlands, which now has a capacity exceeding 100,000 MT/year. In parallel, AkzoNobel is to further ...
DKSH opens sales office in Sri Lanka and accomplishes major expansion into the Indian subcontinent
02-08-2012
DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials opened its first sales office in Sri Lanka on January 20, 2012. This opening is another milestone in expanding into the Indian subcontinent and enables the Swiss-headquartered Market Expansion Services specialist to extend its service portfolio to ...
Henkel awards outstanding suppliers
02-08-2012
At the 2012 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting and Industry Convention, January 30 through February 4 in Orlando, Florida, Henkel recognized four outstanding suppliers for their excellent cooperation. The “Henkel Sustainability Award”, which is presented for the first time, was ...
Wacker Appoints New Distributor in Russia for Polymer Products for the Construction Industry
02-08-2012
As part of a constant sales channel improvement, Wacker is restructuring its distribution network in Russia. Effective February 2012, the chemical distributor Eurohim will handle WACKER’s dispersions and dispersible powders for the construction industry, marketed under the VINNAPAS® brand. In ...
BASF inaugurates its first sodium methylate plant in South America
Capacity of 60,000 metric tons
02-08-2012
BASF officially inaugurated its new world-scale production plant for sodium methylate in Guaratinguetá, Brazil, its largest site in South America. The plant has a capacity of 60,000 metric tons per year and is supplying the regional market. Production started at the end of 2011 and the plant ...
