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Chemical
Chemical | 19 May 2016

Sumitomo to expand production capacity for feed additive

By this expansion, the company will increase its capacity by approximately 100,000 metric tons per year, bringing the total production capacity for methionine to approximately 250,000 metric tons per year, including existing facilities. The new facil

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 19 May 2016

Empire Petroleum acquires distribution contracts from Keeman

Empire Petroleum Partners announced today that it successfully acquired the wholesale distribution rights of Keeman Petroleum Company

Chemical
Chemical | 19 May 2016

Bayer confirms preliminary discussion regarding acquisition of Monsanto

Bayer executives recently met with executives of Monsanto to privately discuss a negotiated acquisition of Monsanto Company.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 19 May 2016

RPM acquires full interest in Chinese JV

RPM International announced that its Carboline Company subsidiary acquired the remaining 51% interest in its Chinese joint venture

People
People | 19 May 2016

Dow Corning appoints Andy Tometich Business President, Dow Corning Silicones

Dow Corning says that Andrew (Andy) E. Tometich has been named business president of Dow Corning’s Silicones business

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 18 May 2016

PETRONAS endures tough start to 2016

PETRONAS has recorded a group pre-tax profit of RM6.8 billion for the quarter that ended 31 March 2016, 60 per cent lower than the RM17.0 billion posted in the corresponding quarter of 2015.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 May 2016

AkzoNobel expands Indonesian coatings plant to meet growing demand

AkzoNobel has completed phase one of the €2.5 million expansion of its performance coatings plant in Cikarang, Indonesia.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 May 2016

Chemours begins commercial operations of new Altamira TiO2 line in Mexico

Chemours reached mechanical completion of the line in December 2015.

Chemical
Chemical | 16 May 2016

Bostik announces adhesives breakthrough

Bostik has once again broken new ground in the disposable hygiene market.

People
People | 14 May 2016

Oxea names Salim Al Huthaili as new CEO

Oxea has announced the appointment of Salim Al Huthaili as the new Chief Executive Officer of the company.

Chemical
Chemical | 13 May 2016

LyondellBasell receives National MS Society Circle of Distinction Award

LyondellBasell has been honored with the Circle of Distinction Award from the National MS Society for raising a total of $1.4 million to help people living with multiple sclerosis.

Chemical
Chemical | 13 May 2016

Honeywell announces plan to spin off resins and chemicals business

Honeywell has announced its intention to spin off its resins and chemicals business into a standalone, publicly-traded company named AdvanSix.

People
People | 13 May 2016

Satish Rao to head Firmenich operations in India

Switzerland-based fragrance and flavour company Firmenich has appointed Satish Rao as Chairman and Managing Director of Firmenich India, effective July 4, 2016.

Chemical
Chemical | 12 May 2016

Reichhold and Polynt join hands to create a mega specialty chemicals group

The newly formed company (the Group) will be owned equally by funds managed by Black Diamond Capital Management (Black Diamond) and Investindustrial.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 11 May 2016

Jacobs wins contract with Mitsubishi

Jacobs Engineering Group announced today that it was awarded a contract to provide engineering services for the expansion of Mitsubishi’s polyester film plant in Greenville County, South Carolina.

Chemical
Chemical | 10 May 2016

Bayer and BioNTech join forces to develop innovative new mRNA vaccines

Bayer and BioNTech have entered into an agreement to develop novel, first-in-class mRNA vaccines and therapeutics specifically for Animal Health applications.

People
People | 10 May 2016

Dai Houliang named new President of Sinopec Group

Dai Houliang has been named the new President, Director and Vice Party Chief of Sinopec Group. It was announced at the Sinopec senior executives' meeting on May 9.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 06 May 2016

Evonik buys Air Products’s performance materials division for $3.8 bn

Air Products has signed a definitive agreement to sell the Performance Materials Division (PMD) of its Materials Technologies segment to Evonik Industries for $3.8 billion in cash.

Chemical
Chemical | 05 May 2016

Maroon Group acquires U.S. Chemicals

Maroon Group has acquired U.S. Chemicals, a national distributor of specialty chemicals based in Darien, Connecticut.

Chemical
Chemical | 05 May 2016

Tata Chemicals selects Metso for 5 years strategic services

Metso has entered into a five-year, long-term strategic services partnership agreement with Tata Chemicals (Soda Ash) Partners to repair, rebuild, and service existing pyro-processing equipment and systems in its Green River, Wyoming, USA, operation.

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