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Sika commences concrete reinforcing fiber production for region EMEA

Sika has started producing reinforcing fibers for clients in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region at its manufacturing facility in Troisdorf, Germany, where ...

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PPG completes investment at automotive adhesives facility in France

PPG has completed a EUR1.18 million investment at its automotive adhesives and sealants manufacturing and research and development center in Saint-Just-en-Chaussée,...

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DSM expands capacity at coating resins plant in Germany

Royal DSM has invested EUR15 million for the expansion of its coating resins plant in Meppen, Germany.

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Construction chemicals: “Demand in Russia is approaching that one of Europe“

BASF opens a production site of plant for concrete additives, alkali-free concrete setting accelerators, and tunneling shield lubricants in Saint Petersburg, ...

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Toyo Printing Inks purchases land to expand business in Turkey

Toyo Printing Inks Inc., a manufacturer of inks and coatings in Turkey, has decided to purchase approximately 62,000 sq. m. of land for the future expansion...

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Akzo Nobel opens Application Training Centre in Dubai

Akzo Nobel has opened its first regional Application Training Center in Dubai, which will help to strengthen service standards and promote localised innovation of ...

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BASF invests in functional chemical company

BASF Venture Capital is leading an US-$8 million (EUR6.86 million) financing round in the U.S. functional chemistry firm, NBD Nanotechnologies.

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Wacker expands production and R&D capacities in China

Wacker Chemie AG will expand its production capacities for silicone and polymer products in China and continue to reinforce its research and development capability in...

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Sika opens second production facility in Angola

Sika is expanding its presence in Africa and opens a new facility in the Angolan capital, Luanda.

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Ecocortec builds new facility in Croatia

Due to continuous increase in demand, Ecocortec – a producer of anticorrosion films and bags – is increasing its capacities by building a new plant facility...

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Covestro expands global capacity for polyurethane dispersions

Covestro has begun operations at a new production facility for aqueous polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) at its Dormagen site. Along with a current expansion of ...

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Akzo Nobel completes expansion of Surface Chemistry plant in China

Akzo Nobel has completed the EUR4.8 million expansion project at its Surface Chemistry facility in Boxing, China, increasing the company's regional product ...

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Siegwerk opens new production facility designated for inkjet inks

Siegwerk has just expanded its Technical Center in Annemasse (France) with a new production facility for inkjet inks.

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Sika expands in Pakistan with new production facility

With the commissioning of a new factory for mortar products and concrete admixtures, Sika has expanded its manufacturing capacity in Pakistan and is responding to ...