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Digital developments for the PU industry

Covestro initiated a comprehensive strategic program last year to anchor digital technologies and processes in research and development, production, logistics and ...

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Kuncai Europe expands and re-structures its organisation

Kuncai Europe announced that it is in the process of implementing changes to expand and re-structure its sales and marketing organisation to meet a significant ...

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Azelis opens new application laboratories in India

Azelis has announced that it is expanding its presence in Asia Pacific, opening three application laboratories in India.

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Increase of BASF production capacities for aliphatic polyisocyanates

BASF has expanded its capacities for the production of "Basonat" hardeners at the Ludwigshafen site.

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Active Minerals International announces capacity expansion

Active Minerals International (AMI) adds capacity for attapulgite-based performance additives for coatings.

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BASF starts new production line of high-temperature resistant thermoplastic in Korea

BASF has started up a new production line for its high-temperature resistant thermoplastic "Ultrason" (polyarylsulfone) at its site in Yeosu, Korea. With the ...

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Sun Chemical and DIC increase production capacity of extreme pressure additives

Beginning in April 2018, Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC Corporation, will increase the production capacity of its Dailube extreme pressure additives by ...

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Evonik is investing into its US Specialty Methacrylate plant

Evonik is expanding its production capacities for methacrylate crosslinkers of the Visiomer brand with an investment in the low single-digit million-euro range. ...

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Evonik invests in digital printing developer Velox in Israel

Through its venture capital unit, Evonik has invested in Velox, a digital printing technology developer located in Rosh HaAyin, Israel. This marks the company’s...

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Songwon begins large scale manufacture of functional monomers

Having started to develop functional monomers about two years ago, Songwon has now begun bulk manufacture at its production site in Ulsan, South Korea.

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Covestro starts commercial production of composites

Covestro invests a mid-double-digit million euro sum and begins commercial production of a novel lightweight, high-strength and aesthetically powerful material....

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Evonik joint venture expands capacity for TAA derivatives in China

Evonik Tianda (Liaoyang) Chemical Additive Co., Ltd. (ETL) has increased its production capacity for triacetonamine (TAA) derivatives in Liaoyang by 50 percent....

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BASF increases production capacity for water-based emulsions

BASF has extended its production facilities for Joncryl water-based emulsions. In addition to the production site in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, BASF has ramped up ...

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Axalta opens new Color Solutions Center in Frankfurt, Germany

Axalta Coating Systems officially opened its Axalta Color Solutions Center in Frankfurt, Germany. The center is built to serve industrial customers in Europe,...