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Chemical
Chemical | 23 December 2021

PPG to invest $2.7 million on powder coatings expansion in Brazil

The project will increase the plant’s production capacity for powder coatings by approximately 40%, beginning in the third quarter of 2022

Chemical
Chemical | 22 December 2021

IMCD to acquire home care and water treatment firm RPL Trading

The closing of the transaction is expected to take place in January 2022

Chemical
Chemical | 22 December 2021

OCCL commissions first phase of Insoluble Sulphur plant

Insoluble Sulphur is sold under the brand DIAMOND SULF and is used as vulcanising agent in application

Chemical
Chemical | 22 December 2021

Hexion to expand production capacity of epichlorohydrin at Pernis

The planned expansion will add 25,000 metric tons of annual capacity

Chemical
Chemical | 22 December 2021

Clariant to build flame retardants production facility in China

Investment will further expand Clariant’s footprint in China and transform its existing facility in Daya Bay into a truly strategic site by 2023

Chemical
Chemical | 22 December 2021

Croda to sell its industrial chemicals businesses to Cargill for €915 million

Croda intends to reinvest proceeds from the transaction into faster growth areas, increasing its exposure to health care and further developing its position as a sustainability leader in consumer care and crop care markets

Chemical
Chemical | 21 December 2021

Balrampur Chini allocated 139,100 KL of ethanol

The company has received a total order of 157,100 KL for supplying ethanol to OMCs

Chemical
Chemical | 21 December 2021

Specialty chemicals price trend in Oct 21

Lauryl alcohol prices have remained stable in past two quarters and LAB price dipped marginally on QoQ basis.

Chemical
Chemical | 21 December 2021

Hexion to be acquired by private equity firm American Securities

The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2022, following and conditioned upon the closing of the Company’s previously announced sale of its Epoxy business to Westlake

Chemical
Chemical | 21 December 2021

Vertellus acquires Newark-based specialty ingredients firm Jarchem

With this acquisition, Vertellus expands its offering of environmentally friendly ingredients and serves a growing global base of customers in high-growth Specialty, Personal, Home and Health Care markets

Chemical
Chemical | 20 December 2021

Meghmani Organics to acquire KCL

Kilburn Chemicals Limited is a manufacturer of pigment Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) at Dahej, Gujarat and had a FY2020-21 turnover of Rs. 102.23 lakhs

Chemical
Chemical | 20 December 2021

Industry needs to evolve its strategies to tackle supply chain constraints

With container costs hitting the roof during the pandemic, resilience and multisourcing are driving factors for supply chain

Chemical
Chemical | 20 December 2021

Lotte Chemical to expand production of ethylene oxide adduct

The expansion of the production line in Daesan will help boost its EOA production capacity by an annual 150,000 tons per year

Chemical
Chemical | 20 December 2021

Univar appointed distributor for Novozyme homecare, industrial cleaning product range

New agreement covers Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia

Chemical
Chemical | 20 December 2021

BRB opens silicones blending facility in Malaysia

The state-of-the-art Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) facility at Gebeng will produce silicone gum blend, silicone antifoam and silicone emulsion for the Asia Pacific and Middle East Africa regions

Chemical
Chemical | 19 December 2021

SK Capital acquires majority stake in Sequens

Concurrent with the acquisition, SEQENS entered a combination with Wavelength Pharmaceuticals, an existing SK Capital portfolio company which is also a global manufacturer and developer of active pharmaceutical ingredients

Chemical
Chemical | 17 December 2021

Leading UAE investors to acquire stake in TA’ZIZ Chemicals complex

The agreements comprise commitments by the investors to invest in an up to 20% stake in a portfolio of chemicals projects worth AED 15 billion ($4 billion) within the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone

Chemical
Chemical | 17 December 2021

Mitsubishi Chemical files lawsuit on Optical Clear Adhesive Sheet

The post-UV-cured OCA is a proprietary technology MCC has been developing for many years ahead of other companies

Chemical
Chemical | 17 December 2021

Increased R&D investments key to sustainable growth

Instead of putting too much onus on China plus one model, industry needs to focus on innovating global quality value added products for long-term growth

Chemical
Chemical | 17 December 2021

Three casualties and ten injuries at GFL facility in Gujarat

There has been no gaseous emissions and this incident has not impacted any other plants at the site

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