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PMC
Acquisition of Dow Chemical's tin stabilisers and lubricant business
05.02.2013
BASF / SINOPEC
New isononanol plant in China / German partner shifts plans for plasticiser feedstocks after quitting Petronas project
25.01.2013
BASF
World-scale site for custom antioxidant blends opens in Bahrain / Support for polymer growth
17.12.2012
ALTANA
US specialty wax producer ChemCor acquired / Strengthening Additives & Instruments division
11.12.2012
ALBEMARLE
Plans to raise eco-friendly flame retardant output in Orangeburg / USD 65m capital injection also earmarked for Polymer Catalysts business
10.12.2012
SONGWON ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Follow-up: New OPS plant to be built in Abu Dhabi / Completion scheduled for late 2013
28.11.2012
SONGWON INDUSTRIAL
Thioester joint venture with Tangshan Baifu Chemical is formalised
26.11.2012
PROVIRON
Phthalic anhydride producer to change catalyst technology / Belgian reactor off stream
19.11.2012
BAERLOCHER
PVC stabiliser plant in China opened
14.11.2012
SONGWON ADDITIVES TECHNOLOGY
New European OPS jv officially founded / Plans for manufacturing also in Middle East and US
17.10.2012
US FLAME RETARDANTS
Resurgence in building to drive 6% annual market growth to 2016 / Construction accounts for 38% of total demand / Auto and aerospace applications also drive gains / Freedonia report
15.10.2012
CLARIANT
New “Exolit” non-halogenated flame retardants plant opens in Germany / Meeting rising customer demand
10.10.2012
SONGWON
OPS additives expansion completed in Germany / Plans to add global capacity
09.10.2012
ARKEMA
Divestment of PVC heat stabiliser business finalised / Chinese activities to transfer in H1 2013
08.10.2012
SONGWON
Expansion of DOTO heat stabilisers in South Korea / Production of butyltin compounds cut following environmental concerns
05.10.2012
OXEA
New production plant for specialty esters / 50% capacity increase
26.09.2012
REPI
Italian additive and colour manufacturer starts up first US plant / Facility intended to bring revenue boost
18.09.2012
EMERY OLEOCHEMICALS
Raising green additives capacity in Germany / New technical development centre
22.08.2012
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EPA identifies substitutes for decaBDE flame retardants / US phase-out from 2013
06.08.2012
EVONIK
Wesseling plant to raise output of cross-linking additives / Meeting rising solar industry demand
25.07.2012
TER GROUP
Distributing Flow Polymers' thermoplastic processing aids in Europe
18.07.2012
FLAME RETARDANTS
Ban on HBCD likely soon / Brominated polymers as potential substitute / Trend towards intumescence / New EU regulation for fire prevention imminent / China main producing country / Prices at record level
16.07.2012
ADDITIVES
Global market to grow by 4.3% in 2012 and 2013 / Slightly higher growth forecast to 2018 / BCC Research studies
09.07.2012
BASF
Tolling agreement with Astra Polymers for customer specific blends renewed
09.07.2012
EASTMAN
Acquisition of Solutia is completed
05.07.2012
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