Expansion

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Teknos continues Asia expansion

Teknos Group Oy ha announced the opening of its new "Commercial and Competence Centre" with a technical application laboratory, training, and warehouse facilities in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam.

An aerial view of the new plant in China.
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BASF Zhanjiang Verbund site: Inauguration of the first plant

BASF has inaugurated the first plant of its new Zhanjiang Verbund site in the province Guangdong in South China.

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DAW opens a new distribution centre at the Ober-Ramstadt site

Construction work on a state-of-the-art logistics centre including a high-bay warehouse had begun in April 2020, and it was now officially inaugurated on 1 September 2022.

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Lehvoss Group Strengthening of activities in China

With the founding of a branch in Shenzhen, China, the Lehvoss Group has further expanded its presence in one of the world's most important high-tech regions.

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Mexico: PPG to double powder coatings capacity 

The project, an investment of EUR 11 million, will involve the installation of new production lines, upgrades to existing equipment and increased application capabilities.

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Evonik increases production capacities for matting agents

Evonik’s Coating Additives business line is expanding the production capacity of precipitated matting agents at its manufacturing facility in Taiwan.

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BASF gives final approval for the construction of the Zhanjiang Verbund site

BASF has given final approval for the construction of the planned Verbund site in Zhanjiang in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. According to the company, the project is on schedule.

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Extreme Coatings: New production facility in Austria

Extreme Coatings, supplier of wear-resistant coating solutions for the plastics and rubber industries, has announced the construction of a new manufacturing facility in Austria for the production of high-performance...

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Surfunction opens a new location in Dresden, Germany

Surfunction, a leading system provider for contactless surface functionalisation using new laser processes, is pushing ahead with the industrialisation of its technology.

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BASF: Final phase of MDI expansion at Geismar Verbund site

BASF is moving forward with the final phase of the expansion project for the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) plant at its Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana.

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Wacker plans expansion of its Charleston site

Wacker is preparing to build a new silicone production complex at its Charleston site in the US state of Tennessee. The Munich-based chemical group has already started a feasibility study.

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Bodo Möller Chemie restructures the Israel branch

German-based Bodo Möller Chemie Group keeps expanding its branch in Israel and is restructuring the team for this purpose.

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Münzing puts new production plant into operation

After a three-year construction period, the family-owned company Münzing has officially inaugurated a new production plant for wax and polymer emulsions in Elsteraue / Saxony-Anhalt (Germany).

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Akzo Nobel announces EUR 20 million investment

A EUR 20 million investment has been announced by Akzo Nobel to increase and improve production at two of its sites in France. Around 30 new jobs will be created.