11 October 2013 Details ITOCHU Corporationannounced today that Simbol, Inc., in which ITOCHU made an investment in June 2010, has succeeded in pr......
DSM completes acquisition of stake in Andre Pectin in China
9 October 2013 Details Royal DSM, has completed the acquisition of a 19 % equity interest in Yantai Andre Pectin Co., Ltd. (Andre Pectin), a chin......
Beta Renewables to produce 75 million litres of cellulosic ethanol annually from agricultural waste from the world first advanced biofuels facility in Italy
9 October 2013 Details Beta Renewables and Novozymes today marked the official opening in Northern Italy of the World's largest advanced biofuels ......
Biobutanol production_Butamax Advanced Biofuels and Highwater Ethanol break ground on biobutanol retrofit project in USA
2 October 2013, Details Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC and Highwater Ethanol LLC, a leading producer of first generation ethanol, have begun tor......
AkzoNobel to streamline management structure to build more competitive Decorative Paints business
2 October 2013 Details To accelerate profitable growth in Europe and the high growth markets, AkzoNobel intends to introduce * a streamlined manag......
Archroma to come to life_Former textile_paper and emulsions businesses of Clariant were acquired by SK Capital Partners
1 October 2013 Details Archroma is delighted to announce its official launch toay as a newly formed global color and specialty chemical company ......
Rennovia produces 100 percent biobased nylon66 polymer from renewable adipic acid_AA and hexamethylenediamine_HMD
1 October 2013 Details Rennovia, Inc., has produced and shipped to a prospective partner, samples of what it believes to be the world's first 100......
AkzoNobel completes sale of building adhesives to Sika AG
1 October 2013 Details AkzoNobel has finalized the Euro 260 million divestment of its Building Adhesives business to Sika AG. Under the terms......
Solvay to build the largest sodium bicarbonate plant in South_East Asia in Thailand
30 September 2013 Details Solvay plans to build South-East Asia's largest sodium bicarbonate plant, located in Thailand and with a total capacity......
SDP Global_a new joint venture for Superabsorbent Polymers between Sanyo Chemical and Toyota Tsusho_is established
30 september 2013 Details Sanyo Chemical Industries and Toyota Tsusho today concluded a new joint venture agreement regarding San-Dia Polymers, Lt......
PTA_PET Project in Russia_Alpek group and United Petrochemical Company to determine feasibility study for the contruction of an integrated PTA and PET plant in Russia
26 September 2013 Details Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that its subsidiary, Grupo Petrotemex, S.A. de C.V. signed a joint venture agreement......
Dow Polyurethanes to add polyether polyols facility at Map Ta Phut in Thailand to further address regional customer needs
25 September 2013 Details Dow Polyurethanes, Mark Bassett, Global Business Director - This expansion is directly aligned to our long-term strategy......
Jacobs Engineering awarded contract from NatureWorks for a new biopolymer production plant in Southeast Asia
24September 2013 Details Jacobs Engineering Group (Jacobs) has been selected to provide engineering services for NatureWorks' new biopolymer produ......
Kemira acquires Soto Industries_a Canadian specialty chemicals and services suppliers to the pulp and paper industries
20 September 2013 Details Kemira has signed an agreement to acquire Soto Industries, Inc., a privately owned company headquartered in Vancouver,......
BASF to acquire Verenium Corporation_a specialized enzyme biotechnology company
20 September 2013 Details BASF Corporation, a BASF's U.S. affiliate, announced cash offer to acquire Verenium Corporation. for approximately US ......
Huntsman to acquire Performance additives and Titanium dioxide business of Rockwood_Hunstman becoming the second largest global producer of TiO2
17 September 2013 Details Huntsman Corporation and Rockwood Holdings, Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Huntsman will acquire ......
LANXESS expands phosphorous based chemicals porfolio
13 September 2013 Details LANXESS takes over the business operations belonging to the French subsidiary of the insolvent Dutch company Thermphos......
Fluor awarded Gas to Methanol engineering and design service contract in USA
13 September 2013 Details Fluor Corporation was awarded an engineering and design services contract by South Louisiana Methanol L.P. for a potent......
Mitsubishi Rayon and PTT together explore a joint venture in carbon fiber business in AEC
11 September 2013 Details Mitsubishi Rayon (MRC) and PTT Plc. announce today the MOU signing ofa joint study of carbon fiber business inASEAN Eco......
Dow to produce polyolefin elastomers_POEs_for the fist time in Europe_Spain_for hot melt adhesives
11 September 2013 Details Dow Elatomers will begin the production of polyolefin elastomers (POEs) for hot melt adhesives in Tarragona, Spain t......
