02-07-2012

The oleochemical company Oleon has started up a new manufacturing plant for producing bio propylene glycol (PG) from glycerin in Ertvelde, Belgium. The plant is the first of its type worldwide, leveraging a highly sustainable production process developed and licensed by BASF and jointly ...

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17-11-2009

Univar announced that it has been awarded the ISO 22000 certification for its South Kirkby food production site in the UK. This is the first Univar production site to receive this recognition. The Univar South Kirkby site produces citric acid solutions which are used predominantly in the ...

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24-04-2009

The technology group The Linde Group is developing an process for the sustainable production of hydrogen from biogenic raw materials. Hydromotive GmbH, a subsidiary of The Linde Group, is to build a demonstration plant from mid-2009 at the chemical site in Leuna, Germany, which will produce ...

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28-03-2008

Vogelbusch GmbH, which is based in Vienna (Austria), announced that it has applied for a patent for an efficient fermentation process for the high-yield extraction of bioethanol from materials containing hemicellulose. Working in partnership with the Institute of Biotechnology and Biochemical ...

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30-03-2007

Dow Epoxy announced Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) as the selected site for its world-scale 150,000-MTPA glycerine-to-epichlorohydrin (GTE) plant and 100,000-MTPA liquid epoxy resins (LER) plant. Both plants are slated to start up in the 2009-2010 timeframe. The announcement follows ...

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13-12-2006

INEOS Enterprises has announced details of its proposals for a major investment in a new biodiesel facility at the INEOS site at Zwijndrecht in the Port of Antwerp. The investment, which will be in excess of EUR90 million, forms part of the Company's strategy to deliver significant growth and ...

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04-12-2006

The Dow Chemical Company announced its decision to reposition its OPTIM(TM) glycerine products under the Specialty Chemicals portfolio with marketing and sales handled by its customer-oriented service company SAFECHEM Europe GmbH, based in Düsseldorf, Germany. OPTIM will continue to be ...

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19-09-2006

Novel applications are driving demand for refined glycerine across Europe. To leverage on growth opportunities, market participants will need to focus on improving glycerine refining capacity as well as actively seek new areas of deployment. Frost & Sullivan finds that the European Refined ...

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02-02-2006

Solvay announces that it will build a new epichlorohydrin plant on its industrial site of Tavaux, France, implementing a novel process with greatly enhanced environmental performance. The process, called Epicerol, was successfully developed by Solvay's R&D and is based on the transformation ...

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08-03-2004

MIDLAND, Mich. - The Epoxy Products and Intermediates business of The Dow Chemical Company is increasing the North American off-list prices of all grades of glycerine and intermediates, namely allyl chloride, epichlorohydrin, and bisphenol-A. Effective April 1, 2004, or as contracts ...

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