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REACH Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for Authorisation Grows
14-Jan-2010
The European Chemicals Agency has added 14 chemical substances to the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) for authorisation. Companies manufacturing or importing these substances need to check their potential obligations that result from the listing. The substances which ECHA ...
DSM acquires full ownership of NPC PA6 polymer facility
11-Jan-2010
Royal DSM N.V. and Shaw Industries Group, Inc. announced that DSM has acquired full control of the PA6 polymerization facility of Nylon Polymer Company LLC (NPC) in Augusta (Georgia, United States). Shaw Industries and DSM Chemicals North America were previously joint venture partners in NPC. As ...
Dow Izolan Inaugurates its State-of-the-Art Polyurethane Systems Manufacturing Plant in Vladimir, Russia
07-Jan-2010
Dow Izolan, the joint venture company formed in 2006 between The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and Izolan, officially inaugurated its new state-of-the-art polyurethane (PU) systems manufacturing facility in Vladimir, Russia. The facility will produce a broad range of rigid and flexible foam PU ...
Braskem and Novozymes to make green plastic
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 ...
Dow Completes Polyols Expansion at the Terneuzen, Netherlands, Facility
09-Dec-2009
The Dow Chemical Company announced that the multi-year polyols expansion project at the Company’s Terneuzen, Netherlands, plant has been successfully completed. The additional capability will support customers in Europe as well as in other growing regions such as India, Middle East and Africa. ...
ECHA to add 15 new substances of very high concern to the Candidate List
09-Dec-2009
ECHA´s Member State Committee identified 15 new chemical substances for the Candidate List of substances of very high concern. The List will formally be updated in January 2010. The Member State Committee agreed unanimously that 15 new substances of very high concern (SVHC) should be put on the ...
Improved adhesive for products like transparent tape could benefit biofuels economy
03-Nov-2009
An adhesive used in products like laminate countertops may also help cement a place for economically viable biofuels, according to a Kansas State University researcher. Susan Sun directs K-State's Bio Materials and Technology Laboratory, where she studies bio-based materials. Her research group ...
ACC Market Survey indicates Polyurethane Market Evolution in U.S. and Canada
General decline in production also reveals new markets for growth
09-Oct-2009
Despite a challenging economy and declining production, the polyurethane industry continued to evolve over the past two years while addressing growing concerns over energy conservation, according to the 2008 End-Use Market Survey on the Polyurethanes Industry in the United States, Canada and ...
BASF restructures polyamide 6 production in Europe
Rudolstadt plant to be closed by the end of 2010
10-Sep-2009
BASF is restructuring its production of polyamide 6 in Europe. In the future, production will be bundled at BASF’s two Verbund sites in Antwerp, Belgium, and Ludwigshafen, Germany. The production of polyamide 6 at a third European production site in Rudolstadt in the German state of Thuringia ...
Dow Completes Specialty Polyols Capability Expansion at its Freeport, Texas, Facility
06-Jul-2009
The Dow Chemical Company announced that it has further developed its specialty polyols manufacturing capability at the Company’s Freeport, Texas, plant to meet the demand for differentiated polyurethane products from customers in the automotive, coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers, and ...
