10-Apr-2019

Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) has started production of a new version of its dibenzoyl peroxide (BPO), Perkadox GB-50, at Los Reyes, Mexico. It is the first dry BPO on the market that does not use the desensitizing agent dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP), which the European Union ...

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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 ...

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19-Jan-2018

Clariant completed the project to expand its industrial facility in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, and increased production capacity by around 15 percent. This investment in the expansion of the plant was made to strengthen the group's ability to serve industrial and consumer markets - not only in ...

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17-Jan-2018

AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals is investing more than €12 million to expand production capacity and upgrade its organic peroxides facility in Los Reyes, Mexico. Organic peroxides are essential ingredients in the manufacturing of a wide range of polymers. The project involves construction of a new ...

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Specialty chemicals company to distribute Dow Automotive Industry Leading Technologies

14-Sep-2017

Bodo Möller Chemie continues its global expansion by setting up two subsidiaries in the United States and Mexico. Bodo Möller (Bodo Moeller Chemie Corp) is centrally located in Atlanta, Georgia, close to key transportation manufacturers and Tier1 suppliers. The Bodo Möller subsidiary (Bodo Möller ...

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Capacity increase of 20,000 metric tons

07-Dec-2016

INEOS Styrolution reveals plans to expand the company’s plant in Altamira/ Mexico responding to growing demand in the Americas region. The copolymer plant produces a variety of ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) and ASA (acrylonitrile styrene acrylate) solutions. The expansion will also allow ...

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12-Oct-2015

WACKER has expanded the service portfolio at its technical center in Mexico City, Mexico. The local facility now comprises state-of-the-art applications technology and test equipment for polymer dispersions needed as binders for architectural coatings and adhesives. The expansion not only enables ...

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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 ...

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12-Nov-2013

Mitsui Chemicals and Prime Polymer, a Mitsui Chemicals subsidiary, announced a 21,000 ton augmentation of polypropylene production in the United States (Advanced Composites) and a 13,000 ton augmentation in Mexico (Advanced Composites Mexicana) to meet growing demands of the automotive materials ...

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13-Jul-2012

AirLiquide announces a new investment in northern Mexico to build a new Air Separation Unit (ASU) and a Steam Methane Reformer (SMR) in Pesquería, Nuevo León. Mexico presents continuing strong growth prospects due to its anticipated commercial growth and its proximity to the U.S. To seize this ...

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