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General | 29 September 2021

Fermenich opens first sensorial center in China

New center will allow the company to respond with agility to local consumer and customer demands for tailored fragrance and health-conscious taste solutions in this fast-growing market

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General | 29 September 2021

Covestro to resume construction of world-scale MDI plant in US or China

The company is exploring building the new world-scale MDI plant in either the United States or China

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General | 29 September 2021

Braskem Idesa to build an ethane import terminal in Mexico

The new terminal that Braskem Idesa will build to import ethane in Veracruz will be located in the area of the CIIT (Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec), which is one of the Mexican government's initiatives for the development of the country's southeast and the energy sector

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General | 29 September 2021

Nouryon starts production of TBHP and TBA at new facility in Ningbo, China

New facility will support increasing demand in the Asia region for polymers used in the Packaging, Paints and Coatings and Construction end-markets

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General | 29 September 2021

IMCD acquires waterborne coatings solutions distributor in China

IMCD China has signed an agreement to acquire Aquatech Speciality (Shanghai) International Trading Co., Ltd. and Aquatech Speciality (Guangzhou) Trading Co., Ltd. (“Aquatech”) in China

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General | 28 September 2021

Technip Energies, NPCC to form JV in UAE for exploring energy transition projects

JV aims to enhance cooperation in blue and green hydrogen and related decarbonization projects, carbon capture, biorefining, biochemistry, ammonia as well as other energy transition related themes

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General | 28 September 2021

Johnson Fistel investigates proposed sale of Kraton Corp

Under the terms of the agreement, Kraton shareholders will receive $46.50 in cash for each share owned.

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General | 28 September 2021

Showa Denko to supply SiC epitaxial wafers to Toshiba

This long-term contract will further strengthen technical cooperation between SDK and Toshiba on improvement in performance of SiC epi-wafers

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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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