BASF announced that it will provide innovative 3D printing additive manufacturing materials to Paxis LLC for their new WAV technology. This is currently in development and is designed to meet the needs of additive manufacturing users, advanced manufacturing as well
Arkema to Acquire ArrMaz, US-based Leader in Specialty Surfactants
Arkema announced on Thursday that it is to acquire ArrMaz Products (Mulberry, Florida), a producer of specialty surfactants, from Golden Gate Capital for $570 million. ArrMaz is a leader in specialty surfactants for crop nutrition, mining and infrastructure with $290
Petronas Chemicals to Acquire Da Vinci Group
Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) has announced on Thursday that it has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) to acquire 100% of Da Vinci from its shareholders for $163 million (about RM 760.6 million). Da Vinci’s shareholders include
Venator Files Lawsuit Against Tronox over Cristal Titanium Dioxide Transaction
Venator Materials announced the filing of a lawsuit against Tronox at the Delaware Superior Court. The lawsuit resulting from Tronox’s refusal to honor its contract to pay Venator a $75 million “break fee” over the divestment of the Cristal North American titanium
Archroma Inaugurates Global Competence Center for Automotive and Synthetic Dyeing in Germany
Archroma has officially inaugurated its new Global Competence Center for Automotive & Synthetic Dyeing in Korschenbroich, Germany. The site is part of former M. Dohmen, an international group specializing in the production of textile dyes and chemicals for the automotive,
Lars Petersson to succeed Henrik Andersen as CEO of Hempel
Hempel announced that Lars Petersson, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer in Hempel A/S, will be succeeding Henrik Andersen as CEO by 1 July 2019. Lars Petersson joined Hempel in March 2015 as Group COO. Since then, he has
DuPont Named Raj Ratnakar as Chief Strategy Officer for Specialty Products Division
DuPont announced that Raj Ratnakar has been named Chief Strategy Officer for the Specialty Products Division of DowDuPont, which is expected to become an independent company (the new DuPont) on June 1, 2019. Ratnakar’s appointment is effective May 1. He
Nouryon Signs Fuel Additives Deal with SulNOx
Nouryon signed an exclusive global licensing agreement with SulNOx Group, a hydrocarbon fuel emulsification and additive specialist, to expand its offerings to customers in the fuels market. Under the agreement, Nouryon will introduce two new additives, Berol 6446 and Berol
Nippon Paint Acquires Betek Boya of Turkey
Nippon Paint Holdings Co. acquired Turkish paint manufacturer Betek Boya on Friday. An agreement was signed for the transfer of shares in Betek Boya and its subsidiaries. Betek Boya, well known in Turkey for its Filli Boya brand of paint,
Dow to Expand Alkoxylation Capacity in Spain
Dow announced on Thursday its plans to expand the alkoxylation capacity at its existing facility in Tarragona, Spain to cater to the demand from Europe, Middle East, Africa and India region. The new capacity is “low capital intensive, high in
BASF to Invest in Upgradation of Silicate Plant in Germany
BASF announced on Thursday its plans to invest a “mid-range double-digit euro million” sum in the modernization of its silica plant at the Düsseldorf-Holthausen site. The investment is aimed at modernizing and improving existing facilities and will help the company
INEOS Signs Sale of Melamines & Paraform Business to Prefere Resins
INEOS Enterprises has announced on Wednesday the sale of INEOS Melamines & Paraform to Prefere Resins Holding GmbH. The agreement covers sites in USA, Germany and Indonesia. INEOS Paraform is Europe’s second largest producer of Paraformaldehyde. It employs around 120
Grace Announces High Olefins Yield FCC Collaboration with TechnipFMC
W. R. Grace & Co. announced today that it has signed an agreement with TechnipFMC PLC to jointly develop improved catalyst and process technology related to TechnipFMC Deep Catalytic Cracking (TDCC). TDCC is a high-severity fluid catalytic cracking process licensed
WACKER and Oriental Yuhong Launched a Joint Lab Project
A joint lab project between Wacker Chemie AG and Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Co., Ltd. was officially launched in Beijing on Thursday, aiming to further strengthen the upstream-downstream cooperation in the waterproof coatings industry. With the joint labs set
Nippon Paint to Acquire DuluxGroup for $2.7 Billion
Nippon Paint Holdings Co. will acquire major Australian paint company, DuluxGroup Ltd. for 300.5 billion yen ($ 2.7 billion) to strengthen its foothold in the overseas market, the two companies announced on Wednesday. The leading manufacturer of paint and coating
Evonik Catalysts expands Production of Activated Metal Catalysts in India
Evonik announced on Monday that the company is commissioning a new plant initially for the production of KALCATTM and in the long-term also Metalyst Activated Metal Catalysts at its Catalyst’s manufacturing site in Dombivli, India. This new state of the
BASF to Expand Catalyst Capacity for biodiesel production in Brazil
BASF SE will increase production capacity in Guaratinguetá, Brazil, for its sodium methylate plant. The nameplate capacity will increase by 30 %, from 60,000 metric tons to 80,000 metric tons. By 2020, the new capacity is expected to become operational. Sodium
Celanese Appoints Former Shell Manufacturing Head as Next CEO
Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, announced on Monday that after an extensive search, the Board has selected Lori Ryerkerk to succeed Rohr as CEO. The appointments are effective May 1, 2019, and at that time Ryerkerk
Versum Supports Merck KGaA’s Sweetened $6.5 B offer
Merck KGaA won Versum board’s support for a $ 6.5 billion sweetened takeover offer, reversing an agreed merger with rival Entegris. “This proposal constitutes a ‘Superior Proposal’ as defined in Versum’s previously announced merger agreement with Entegris, Inc.,” Versum said in
Nouryon Starts Production of New Dibenzoyl Peroxide in Mexico
Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) has started production of a new version of its dibenzoyl peroxide (BPO), Perkadox GB-50, at Los Reyes, Mexico. It is the first dry BPO on the market that does not use the desensitizing agent dicyclohexyl