20-06-2013

WACKER reorganizes its distribution network for its BELSIL® brand silicone products for personal care applications in Poland. Effective July 1, 2013, the Dutch IMCD-Group-affiliated chemical distributor IMCD Polska will replace the previous distribution partner Brenntag Polska. The Dutch ...

more

Electrolysis cell with new technology from Bayer and ThyssenKrupp

14-06-2013

A new technology from Bayer and ThyssenKrupp that is now being launched commercially enables the production of chlorine with less electricity. The process reduces the large amount of energy required to obtain the important chemical by as much as 30 percent compared with conventional ...

more

14-06-2013

Clariant announced that it has signed a long-term cooperation agreement with Wison Engineering Ltd and a subsidiary in Foster Wheeler’s Global Engineering and Construction Group, to equip a pilot plant for demonstration of Foster Wheeler’s VESTA substitute natural gas (SNG) technology with ...

more

11-06-2013

AkzoNobel and Solvay have signed a three-year agreement whereby AkzoNobel will increase the use of renewable raw materials in its paints and coatings, building on an existing partnership between the two companies. Under the terms of the deal, AkzoNobel will progressively increase the use of ...

more

06-06-2013

AkzoNobel and Solvay have signed a three-year agreement whereby AkzoNobel will increase the use of renewable raw materials in its paints and coatings, building on an existing partnership between the two companies. Under the terms of the deal, AkzoNobel will progressively increase the use of ...

more

04-06-2013

Sandia National Laboratories and SRI International, an independent research and innovation center, will join forces to explore, test and evaluate a broad range of hydrogen and natural gas fuel systems and components for transportation applications under a new agreement. The five-year ...

more

30-05-2013

BASF and SINOPEC are considering the extension of their Nanjing joint venture BASF-YPC Company Limited with the expansion of existing ethylene oxide (EO) production, and a new plant for neopentylglycol (NPG). BASF-YPC will further expand its acrylic acid value chain with additional acrylic ...

more

30-05-2013

Effective June 1, 2013, Celanese Emulsions GmbH will appoint KRAHN CHEMIE GmbH as its distributor in Germany. This agreement covers emulsion polymers sold only into adhesives and paints & coatings applications. “Both companies have a long history in Germany and are strong supporters of the ...

more

29-05-2013

Bilfinger Industrial Technologies subsidiary Bilfinger Rohrleitungsbau GmbH, which is located in Bitterfeld, Germany, obtained two orders from the chemical industry with a total volume of about €17 million. The company has assumed responsibility for the pre-fabrication and assembly of piping ...

more

16-05-2013

OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. (OPXBIO) and Evonik Industries AG announced the two companies have entered into an agreement to jointly develop certain bio-based specialty chemicals. The joint-development agreement signed May 3rd 2013 calls for OPXBIO to use its proprietary EDGE™ (Efficiency ...

more