Arkema finalizes the acquisition of Polimeros Especiales in Mexico

05-Sep-2022 - On September 1st 2022, Arkema finalized the acquisition of Polimeros Especiales, strengthening the Group’s offering in solvent-free solutions and its position in this fast growing region. Polimeros Especiales is a well-established Mexican company producing high-performance waterborne resins for a ...

Nouryon completes organic peroxides expansion in Mexico

15-Feb-2019 - Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) has more than doubled capacity for emulsion-based organic peroxides at its site in Los Reyes, Mexico to meet increased customer demand in the North American polyvinyl chloride (PVC) market. The company introduced emulsion-based peroxides to North ...

Opening of Mexican Energy Industry Driving Energy Infrastructure Investment and Breathing New Life into Petrochemicals

03-Sep-2015 - The recent opening of the Mexican upstream energy industry, combined with access to abundant U.S. natural gas feedstock from Texas, is driving significant energy infrastructure investment on both sides of the border. That infrastructure, along with planned access to more competitively priced ...

Alpek and BASF sign agreements regarding their EPS and PU business activities in the Americas

14-Jul-2014 - Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Alpek”) and BASF announced today that they have signed agreements concerning the EPS (expandable polystyrene) and PU (polyurethane) business activities of their Polioles joint venture in Mexico, and BASF’s EPS business in North and South America, excluding BASF’s ...

Brenntag enters flavors and fragrance business in Latin America

11-Jan-2012 - Brenntag has announced the acquisition of Amco Internacional S.A. de C.V., a specialty chemical distributor headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. Amco has nearly 30 years of experience in the highly specialized distribution of aroma chemicals, essential oils and food ingredients. Brenntag will ...

GEA receives orders worth more than 28 MEUR from the power plant industry

01-Jul-2011 - GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft received orders worth more than EUR 28 million for the design, manufacturing and supply of 2 Air Cooled Condensers in Mexico and China. In Mexico, GEA received the order for the Air Cooled Condenser for the project Norte II a 433 MW combined cycle gas fired power ...

Braskem and Idesa announce partnership to develop a large petrochemical project in Mexico

13-Nov-2009 - Braskem and Idesa, traditional corporate groups in Brazil and Mexico, respectively, won the auction promoted by Pemex Gás, a state-owned company from Mexico, for the acquisition of raw materials with the objective of developing a large integrated petrochemical project in that country. The ...

A. Schulman Announces Expansion of Capacity at San Luis Potosi, Mexico Plant

23-Sep-2009 - A. Schulman, Inc. announced that it is expanding capacity for engineered plastics at its San Luis Potosi, Mexico facility. The expansion will enable A. Schulman to more effectively serve its customers in Mexico, Latin America and throughout North America, and to deliver innovations from the ...

First 'nanorust' field test slated in Mexico

Guanajuato will be first to try Rice's arsenic-cleansing 'nanorust'

29-May-2009 - Rice University researchers announced that the first field tests of "nanorust," the university's revolutionary, low-cost technology for removing arsenic from drinking water, will begin later this year in Guanajuato, Mexico. "Mexico's debating the adoption of more stringent national standards for ...

BASF Coatings is System Supplier at Volkswagen Plant in Puebla

20-Jan-2004 - BASF Coatings de México is the new system supplier for automobile manufacturer Volkswagen AG in Mexico. The agreement was made for an initial period of five years and applies to the whole car body painting process at the Volkswagen plant in Puebla. Here, a total production amounted to 287,000 ...