24-09-2010

Like the traditional ACH sulfo process, AVENEER® is based on the starting materials ammonia, methane, acetone, and methanol. It dispenses, however, with the sulfuric acid that is normally used. Just recently, Evonik Industries demonstrated its process engineering expertise in optimizing ...

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21-09-2010

analytica China, which was held at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Center (SNIEC), drew to a close last Friday, exceeding industry expectations with 15,282 visitors from 66 countries. The number of exhibitors saw an increase of more than 30 percent compared to the last time that the ...

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29-06-2010

Kömmerling’s parent company, Adco Europe Holdings, has announced the opening of its new production plant in Nanjing, China. The custom built plant will manufacture sealants and adhesives for the burgeoning Insulating Glass (IG), solar photovoltaic, structural glazing and transportation ...

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31-05-2010

Specialty chemicals supplier Cognis officially opened a new state-of-the-art production facility for alkyl polyglucoside (APG®) surfactants at its site in Jinshan, China. The company also signed the Responsible Care Charter there. Along with its other two production sites for APG® surfactants ...

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04-05-2010

On April 24 LANXESS Semi-Crystalline Products business unit reached a milestone when production of high-tech plastics at the company’s compounding facility in Wuxi, China passed the 100,000-ton mark. The facility, which has been in operation since January 2006, compounds Durethan (polyamide 6 ...

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13-04-2010

BASF will further expand its global service and production network. With the establishment of a new Polyurethane Solutions System House in West China, BASF will meet the demand of the growing markets in industries like Construction, Appliance, Transportation, and Footwear. The new System ...

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New facility provides customized polycarbonate solutions

20-11-2009

Bayer MaterialScience has inaugurated its Color Competence and Design Center in Guangzhou, China. The new facility provides tailored products and solutions for polycarbonate compounds, ranging from color matching and small-scale production, to the broad range of technical services to support ...

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New gateway between North Rhine-Westphalia and China

19-11-2009

CHEMPARK, with its sites in Leverkusen, Dormagen and Krefeld-Uerdingen, Germany, and Nanjing Chemical Industry Park (NCIP) in China entered into the first worldwide partnership agreement between chemical parks. The contract was signed during a visit to China by NRW State Premier Jürgen ...

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21-07-2009

WACKER DYMATIC Silicones, a joint venture between Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany) and DYMATIC Chemicals Inc. (Shunde, China), has commissioned a new silicone emulsion plant. It is located at the company’s new headquarters in Shunde (Guangdong province) and has an annual production capacity ...

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LANXESS to acquire chemical businesses of Indian company Gwalior Chemical Industries Ltd for EUR 82.4 million

10-06-2009

Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG is underpinning its long-term growth strategy in the BRIC countries with two acquisitions in Asia. LANXESS subsidiary LANXESS India Private Ltd. will acquire the chemical businesses and assets of stock market listed Indian company Gwalior Chemical ...

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