16-08-2012

"Turkey is a highly attractive market for our specialty chemicals, where we’ll continue to pursue the current growth trend," said Thomas Wessel, the HR Director of Evonik Industries AG who is also the responsible Executive Board member for the company’s Europe Region, in Tuzla/Istanbul. ...

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Sales in Turkey have nearly tripled since 2009

20-06-2012

Specialty chemicals company LANXESS plans to expand further in the Turkish market. It takes one important step in this direction by officially opening its new subsidiary in Istanbul. LANXESS Kimya Ticaret Ltd. Şti. will manage the company’s business in this growing market in the future. ...

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08-06-2012

Univar Inc. announced it has entered into an exclusive agreement to distribute National Starch’s full range of speciality starches in Turkey. This builds on a 20-year partnership between the two companies that has grown to cover the UK, Ireland, Iberia, and the Nordic region. “We have a ...

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04-06-2012

Univar Inc. announced it has signed a new agreement with BASF to market and distribute its plastic additives and polymers in Turkey. The agreement includes over forty BASF products such as IRGANOX® and SICOPAL®, which help to enhance the performance, look, and feel of finished plastics goods. ...

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27-03-2012

Poliya announced it has signed a strategic partnership and manufacturing agreement with Novaresine, a Tenax group company. According to the agreement, starting in April 2012, Novaresine will produce Poliya brand products in Northern Italy production plants, which was previously operated by ...

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DEKRA acquires Palme Group

14-02-2012

With the acquisition of the Palme Group, the international expert organisation DEKRA gains a leading material testing and inspection provider in Turkey. In doing so, DEKRA is consistently further expanding its international network in this area. Palme is headquartered in Ankara and has a ...

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04-01-2012

Huntsman Corporation announced that it has acquired EMA Kimya Sistemleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., an MDI-based polyurethanes systems house in Istanbul, Turkey. As a result of the deal, EMA will become part of Huntsman’s Polyurethanes division and will be known as Huntsman-EMA. EMAs’ two major ...

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21-11-2011

The Duesseldorf based GEA Group received orders worth more than EUR 32 million for the supply of a Heller indirect dry cooling system for a new power plant in Turkey and for the rebuilding of a wet cooling tower in a petrochemical site in the United States. Both orders will be handled by the ...

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17-10-2011

Turkey has a dynamic economy with a growth rate of 9% in 2010. Its industries are developing and diversifying, and the petrochemical sector shows promise. Air Liquide has just signed a long-term contract with the petrochemical Group PETKIM, related to the supply of oxygen, nitrogen and ...

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26-09-2011

WACKER, the Munich-based chemicals Group, is expanding its cooperation with the Turkish silicone compounder and distributor SOLPRO Ltd.. The two companies signed an agreement to that effect in mid-September. Accordingly, SOLPRO, besides handling sales of high (HTV) and room (RTV) temperature ...

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