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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,...

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Evonik plans new polyamide 12 complex in Marl

Evonik is planning to build a new production complex for the high-performance polymer polyamide 12 (PA 12). The group intends to increase its overall PA 12 ...

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Huber extends production of alumina trihydrate

The Fire Retardant Additives (FRA) business unit, part of  the Huber Engineered Materials division of J.M. Huber Corporation, announces a significant  capital...

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Heubach commissions new production facility in the USA

Heubach GmbH has completed and commissioned its new production plant for anti-corrosive pigments at its U.S. location near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plant...

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Employees of Covestro become founders

The idea: Coaters should be able to work faster and more efficiently, especially in the automobile industry. The winning team, all employees of Covestro, convinced...

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Nanogate launches production for N-Metals Design and partners with Oerlikon Balzers

Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components, has commenced production for its N-Metals Design technology ...

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Bodo Möller Chemie opens UK branch

With the opening of Bodo Möller Chemie UK Ltd., the German speciality chemicals company now has its own subsidiary in the UK. The headquarters of the subsidiary...