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Krahn Chemie acquires Greek distributor InterActive

Krahn Chemie GmbH has acquired a majority share of InterActive S.A., headquartered in Athens, Greece.

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Eastman expanding in Dresden to support new coating and laminating line for film

The Eastman Chemical Company has announced a capacity expansion at its Dresden, Germany, manufacturing facility to support a new coating and laminating line.

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Gabriel acquires a select portfolio of alkyd resins from Deltech

The transaction marks Gabriel’s 6th acquisition since 2014 and builds on its focus of growing its proprietary product portfolio serving the CASE markets.

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Evonik strengthens its focus on adhesive and sealant solutions with a new multi-purpose silicone production facility

After less than 18 months of construction, Evonik officially opened its new multi-purpose silicones manufacturing facility in Geesthacht, Germany.

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Milliken & Company announces intent to acquire Borchers from The Jordan Company

Milliken reports that the company has signed an agreement to acquire Borchers Group Limited.

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Synthomer receives European Commission clearance for Omnova acquisition

Synthomer has received the conditional clearance from the European Commission regarding its proposed acquisition of Omnova Solutions.

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Lone Star Funds to acquire BASF’s Construction Chemicals business

BASF and an affiliate of Lone Star signed a purchase agreement for the acquisition of BASF’s Construction Chemicals business.

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Bodo Möller Chemie opens another production facility in Egypt

With the opening of a new production facility, Bodo Möller Chemie expands its production volume at the Egypt location.

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Siegwerk opens Europe’s largest fully automated production plant for printing inks

Siegwerk, a supplier of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has opened a new fully automated system for the production of customer inks at its headquarters in Siegburg.

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Songwon opens technical service coating lab in South Korea

Songwon, a manufacturer of polymer stabilisers, starts a new technical service coating lab at its manufacturing facility in Maeam, South Korea.

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Sika opens mortar plant in Ethiopia

Sika is starting the operations of a new mortar plant at its existing site in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, thus expanding its portfolio of locally manufactured products.

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BASF to double production capacity of automotive refinish coatings in China

BASF will continue to invest in its coatings site in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province in South China, by constructing a new facility for automotive refinish coatings that will start production in the first...

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Chembid expands activities in Indian chemicals market

Chembid, the world's largest meta-search engine for chemicals and plastics, plans to expand its activities in India in 2020.

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Brenntag North America opens new Technology & Innovation Center

Brenntag North America, part of the Brenntag Group, global distributor of chemical and ingredients, announces the grand opening of its new Coatings & Construction Technology & Innovation Center...