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PPG completes powder coatings plant expansion
PPG has announced the completion of a EUR 13,5 million investment to enhance its powder coatings production facility in Brazil, Indiana.
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Safic-Alcan expands in Kenya
Safic-Alcan has announced the expansion of its presence in Africa with the establishment of a new subsidiary office in Kenya.
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Wacker expands production of silicone sealants
In response to growing demand, the Wacker chemical group is expanding its production and cartridge filling capacities for silicone sealants at its site in Nünchritz, Germany.
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BASF expands polymer dispersions production
BASF has announced plans to expand its polymer dispersions production capacity by adding a second production line at its site in the Daya Bay Petrochemical Industrial Park in Guangdong, China.
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Ecoat to invest in its production assets
Ecoat, industrial scale-up in bio-based polymers for the coatings industry announces, has announced plans invest in its production assets and in its growth.
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BASF Shanghai Coatings opens new technical centre
BASF Shanghai Coatings (BSC) announced the opening of its new technical center building at the BSC Minhang site. As one of the key highlights of the Minhang extension project, the launch of the technical...
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Bodo Möller Chemie Group expands business activities in West Africa
The Bodo Möller Chemie Group is expanding on the African continent and has been supplying the West African market with its own warehouse in the Nigerian metropolitan area Lagos since last year.
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Vencorex expands aliphatic isocyanates production
Vencorex is investing in its Freeport site in Texas to meet the rising demand for specialty aliphatic isocyanates used in the production of low VOC polyurethane coatings and adhesives.
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Byk production expansion successfully completed in Shanghai
Following Byk Tongling, the integrated site in Shanghai is now Byk's second production plant in China. The company has invested a total of a low double-digit million EUR amount.
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Penn Color opens new “Singapore Technology Center
In addition to the company’s existing Technology Centers in Hatfield PA, USA, and Venray, The Netherlands, Penn Color has opened a new site in Singapore.
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BASF breaks ground on MDI capacity expansion project
BASF has broken ground on the third and final phase of the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) expansion project at its Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana, announced in July 2022.
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Brenntag expands plant in Brazil
Brenntag has presented the renovation and expansion of its facilities in Nova Esperança, Paraná, Brazil. This site was taken over in 2019 with the acquisition of Quimisa.
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Sherwin-Williams: Expansion of Sheffield paint production facility
The expansion of the Chapeltown site in Sheffield represents an investment of approximately EUR 11,4 million by Sherwin-Williams and is enabling the group to significantly ramp up the production of brands...
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Sika opens new plant in Southwestern China
Sika opens a new factory for liquid membranes and mortar products in Chongqing, the city of 30 million in southwest China. With the commissioning of the new plant, Sika aims to expand its position in this...