10-Nov-2010

In line with the development plan of the Carling site around the acrylics activity launched in June 2009, as well as the commitments made at the time, Arkema now announces the construction of a new production line for DMAEA, an acrylic acid derivative, base product for flocculants used in ...

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21-Jun-2010

Effective immediately or as contracts allow, BASF is increasing its European sales prices for Dimethylaminopropylamine (DMAPA) by 75,00 Euro per ton. This price increase is necessary mainly as a result of increased raw material costs. DMAPA is mainly used for the production of personal care ...

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17-May-2010

BASF increases prices globally for the following product ranges: - Zetag and Magnafloc flocculants in the range of 8-11% - Zetag and Magnafloc coagulants in the range of 20-30% - Alcomer oilfield chemicals in the range of 10-15% The price adjustment reflects the restricted access to key raw ...

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New activities to come on stream stepwise starting in 2008, cracker expansion planned for 2009/2010

25-Mar-2008

BASF and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Corp.) submitted the technical and commercial feasibility study for the approval of the planned $900 million expansion of their joint chemical Verbund site in Nanjing to the Chinese government. The site is operated by the joint venture ...

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03-Mar-2006

High profit margins in providing services are obliging market participants into shifting their focus from municipal to industrial sector while supplying water treatment chemicals. This move significantly boosts the demand for these chemicals. Rising environmental concerns have forced regulatory ...

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Demand from Cement Industry for Chromium Reducing Agents Set to Soar, Impact Availability and Prices

05-Aug-2005

A new EU Directive (2003/53/EC), effective from 17th January 2005, makes it mandatory on participants in the cement value chain to control levels of toxic chromium (VI). This directive is set to trigger heightened demand from the cement industry for the reduction of agents such as ferrous ...

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07-Mar-2005

BASF has boosted its production capacities for the intermediates dimethylethanolamines (DMEOA) and methyldiethanolamine (MDEOA) by 25 percent. The company now has an aggregate alkylalkanolamine capacity of about 50,000 metric tons per annum. With the capacity increase BASF responds to the growing ...

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09-Feb-2005

With the accession of eight states from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE-8) to the European Union (EU), new growth opportunities await suppliers of water treatment chemicals. The CEE-8 - comprising Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia - are ...

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09-Dec-2004

On the 1st May 2004, eight Central and Eastern European (CEE) states joined the European Union: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia. EU membership marked the fulfilment of these countries' political and economical goal of the past decade and the ...

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Launch of Ciba(R) ZETAG(R) 8680 specifically designed for sludges requiring highly cationic charged polymers -- Unique Molecular Architecture (UMA(TM)) provides clear advantages in flocculant process efficiency

03-Jul-2003

Through the launch of its new flocculant, Ciba(R) ZETAG(R) 8680, Ciba Specialty Chemicals is offering customers a new choice of flocculants in order to more effectively treat different sludge types in the treatments of waste water. Ciba(R) ZETAG(R) 8680 is a flocculant that is specifically ...

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