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General | 28 September 2021

BASF curtails ammonia production in Antwerp and Ludwigshafen on high gas prices

The economics for operating an ammonia plant in the region has become extremely challenging as per the company

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General | 28 September 2021

Solvay develops process for recycling PVDC packaging technology

Company has urged the plastics industry to work together to turn the recycling of PVDC into reality

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General | 27 September 2021

Tata Chemicals inaugurates oxygen plant at Mithapur hospital

The PSA oxygen plant is spread over 550sq.ft.in area and has the capacity of 200 liters/minute.

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General | 27 September 2021

DL Chemical to buy Kraton for $2.5 billion

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Kraton stockholders will receive $46.50 in cash for each share of Kraton common stock they own

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General | 27 September 2021

Yara and Kyushu Electric to explore clean ammonia collaboration in Japan

Companies signed an MoU to establish clean ammonia supply chains in Japan to reduce CO2 emission at Kyushu’s thermal power generation in Kyushu Area, Japan

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General | 27 September 2021

Versalis to acquire compounding firm Finproject

The transaction, which will be formally completed with closing expected in the fourth quarter of 2021, follows the initial acquisition of a 40% stake in the company in July 2020 from VEI Capital, and confirms Versalis’ strategy to become the Italian leader in the high performance formulated polymers sector

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General | 26 September 2021

Lonza, Allarity Therapeutics to develop renal cancer drug candidate

Under the terms of the agreement, Lonza will leverage its capabilities for commercial manufacturing of small-molecules and oral solid dosage forms to provide Allarity with cGMP compliant drug product supply and regulatory support towards commercialization

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General | 26 September 2021

Bachem intends to issue one million new shares

Capital to be used to finance investments in capacity expansion, including an additional manufacturing site in Switzerland

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General | 25 September 2021

Borealis, Topas to develop ethylene-propylene-norbornene for film capacitor applications

Exclusive collaboration brings together polymers excellence from both worlds: Borealis in polypropylene (PP) capacitor film, and TOPAS Advanced Polymers in cyclic olefin copolymers (COC)

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General | 25 September 2021

DSM South Asia bolsters its food system commitments

The agriculture industry must embrace the digital revolution and leverage data-driven farming to increase productivity, efficiency and profits.

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General | 24 September 2021

Gevo to acquire isobutanol patent portfolio from Butamax

The Asset Purchase Agreement provides Gevo with direct ownership and management over the entire known isobutanol patent portfolio of Butamax

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General | 24 September 2021

Croda opens product validation centre in Brazil

State-of-the-art centre is dedicated to serving the agrochemical market

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General | 24 September 2021

Henkel and Pregis to jointly develop sustainable packaging products

Partnership will help advance the development of sustainable protective packaging solutions that meet environmental goals and address future packaging requirements

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General | 24 September 2021

Tecnocap and BASF collaborate for metal closures for food packaging

This initiative is in tune with consumer trends and reflects our commitment to manufacturing more responsible packaging solutions.

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General | 24 September 2021

LTHE bags 3 Gold Awards from ASSP - Kuwait Chapter

The awards are part of the ASSP Gulf Cooperation Council HSE Excellence Awards 2021.

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General | 24 September 2021

CSIR-NCL and RIL to manufacture products from COVID-19 PPE waste

The pilot project has the potential to scale up and replicate throughout the country to convert PPE waste into useful and safe products

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General | 24 September 2021

Bayer to launch organic vegetable seeds portfolio

Bayer’s expanded portfolio is in direct response to increased customer need for high-quality organic seed

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General | 23 September 2021

Univar and Novozymes to provide biological solutions for waste and wastewater treatment

The new agreement follows previous announcements expanding the partnership into a range of markets in the United States, Canada and Latin America

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General | 22 September 2021

Axalta cuts sales forecast due to supply chain issues

Company has cut its third quarter and full year forecast due to lower light vehicle production

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General | 22 September 2021

MEGlobal signs renewable energy supply deal with Calpine Energy

MEGlobal will purchase more than 1.5 million MWh of renewable electricity over the five-year term of the agreement, resulting in the displacement of more than 600,000 MT of carbon dioxide

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