07-Apr-2010

Wacker, the Munich-based chemical group, is expanding its international training & competence centers and opens branches of the WACKER ACADEMY in Sao Paulo (Brazil) as well as in Singapore. The training centers offer an ideal platform for sector-specific networking between customers, distribution ...

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Total of EUR 80 million investment in new power plants

12-Mar-2010

In the last two years, LANXESS has reduced its direct climate gas emissions by more than 50 percent. From 2007 to 2009, annual emissions from the group’s plants were cut from 3.5 million to 1.5 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents. Emissions per metric ton of manufactured product have also ...

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Environmentally friendly generation of energy for the production of iron oxide pigments in Brazil

11-Mar-2010

LANXESS has started up a new on-site power plant at its location in Porto Feliz in Brazil. This will increase the efficiency and environmental compatibility of the on-site production of iron oxide pigments, which are marketed globally as Bayferrox and regionally as Po Xadrez. The innovative, ...

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World-scale plant with a capacity of 60,000 metric tons

11-Feb-2010

BASF broke ground for its new production plant for sodium methylate in Guaratinguetá, Brazil, its largest site in South America. The plant will have a capacity of 60,000 metric tons per year and is primarily intended to supply the regional market. It is the second BASF plant for this product, in ...

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03-Feb-2010

Syrris established its new Brazilian subsidiary at the beginning of January 2010. With offices on four continents and an expanding distributor network, the new office in São Paulo will enable Syrris to provide efficient and direct support to its rapidly expanding Latin American customer ...

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27-Jan-2010

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras and its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Química S.A. – Petroquisa (jointly, Petrobras), together with Odebrecht S.A and Braskem S.A announced the Investment Agreement executed by the companies which set the conditions pursuant to which Petrobras will ...

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05-Jan-2010

Wacker, the Munich-based chemical company, continues to consolidate its distribution networks for VINNAPAS® and VINNOL® brand polymer dispersions to improve efficiency and to create crossregional synergies. In the course of a constant optimization of the distribution sales channels, Wacker’s ...

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Partners take a step toward the bio-based economy by developing polypropylene from sugarcane

16-Dec-2009

Braskem and Novozymes announced a research partnership to develop large-scale production of polypropylene from sugarcane. "Braskem was the first company in the world to produce a 100% certified green polypropylene on an experimental basis. The partnership with Novozymes will further boost ...

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23-Nov-2009

Petrobras announced that its Board of Directors has approved the entry of its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Biocombustível S.A. in the joint stock of BSBIOS Marialva Indústria e Comércio de Biodiesel Sul Brasil S.A., with investments worth R$ 55 million , going on to hold 50% of the company´s ...

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19-Nov-2009

Dow Corning Corporation has acquired two chemical grade silicon manufacturing assets from Globe Specialty Metals, in an acquisition valued at approximately $175 million (USD). Dow Corning purchased 100 percent of Globe Metais Indústria e Comércio S.A., a silicon metal manufacturer in Pará, ...

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