Celanese and Blackstone to Form Joint Venture in Acetate Tow

19-Jun-2017 - Celanese Corporation and funds managed by Blackstone announced a definitive agreement to form a JV that will create a global acetate tow supplier. Celanese and Blackstone will own 70 percent and 30 percent of the JV, respectively. Transaction Overview Under the terms of the agreement, Celanese ...

Polyimide for the first time with angular shape

21-Jan-2016 - Polyimides withstand extreme heat and chemically aggressive solvents, while being considerably less dense than metals. That is why they are very popular in industry, for example as an insulation layer on PCBs or in aerospace applications. However, it is precisely their high stability, which makes ...

Evonik names management boards of its new legal entities

Chemical segments and Site Services to be managed by separate legal entities

11-Nov-2014 - As part of the realization of the new Group structure, Evonik has now named the management boards of its future legal entities, Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH, Evonik Resource Efficiency GmbH, Evonik Performance Materials GmbH and Evonik Technology & Infrastructure GmbH. The new companies will ...

Celanese Appoints Holmes Chief Marketing Officer

23-Nov-2010 - Celanese Corporation announced the appointment of Dr. Peter Holmes to the position of Chief Marketing Officer, effective December 13. “We are pleased to welcome Dr. Holmes to Celanese where he will co-lead Celanese’s Office of Strategic Growth and bring his deep experience to our ongoing efforts ...

Teijin to Enter High-Performance Polyethylene Market

12-Nov-2010 - Teijin Limited announced that it will enter the high-performance polyethylene (HP-PE) market by establishing its first production facility in Emmen, the Netherlands, aiming to start commercial production in the second half of 2011. Teijin plans to grow its HP-PE business quickly through ...

LyondellBasell Names Milton Carroll, Bruce A. Smith and Rudy van der Meer to Supervisory Board

22-Jul-2010 - LyondellBasell announced that Milton Carroll, Bruce A. Smith and Rudy van der Meer have been named to the company's Supervisory Board. In addition, Marvin O. Schlanger has been named Chairman of the Board. LyondellBasell's Supervisory Board currently includes Joshua J. Harris, Philip Kassin, ...

PPG appoints Beuke vice president, silica products

26-Oct-2009 - PPG Industries announced Richard A. Beuke has been appointed vice president, silica products, effective Nov. 1. He will be based at the company's Monroeville, Pa., chemicals center and report directly to Richard C. Elias, senior vice president, optical and specialty materials. Beuke is currently ...

Rohm and Haas Commends Distinguished Scientists and Engineers

Prestigious Otto Haas and NOVA Awards are the Top Research Honor in Company’s Technology Community

27-Aug-2008 - Rohm and Haas Company honored the recipients of its annual Otto Haas Award and NOVA Awards. The recipient of the Otto Haas Award for Technical Excellence is Doug Abrams, Senior Technical Associate, Specialty Materials Process Technology, PBM Scale-up Group. According to the company, Abrams' ...

Praxair Board Nominates Dicciani of Honeywell

28-Feb-2008 - Nance Dicciani, president and chief executive officer of Honeywell Specialty Materials, has been nominated for election to the Praxair Board of Directors. If elected by the shareholders at Praxair's annual meeting in April, she will join the board effective September 1, 2008. In 2006, Dicciani ...

Rohm and Haas Expands In India

05-Sep-2007 - Rohm and Haas Company celebrated the inauguration of its second, state-of-the-art acrylic emulsions facility in India to meet growing demand for its environmentally advanced products and technology in this important region. The Chennai facility, located in the Sriperambudur industrial area of ...