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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 ...

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Actega DS invests in site expansion

Actega DS, a manufacturer of materials for closure and packaging technologies, is investing around EUR18 million to expand its research and manufacturing site ...

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BASF opens production site of construction chemicals in Saint Petersburg

BASF has commissioned a new production site of construction chemicals in Saint Petersburg.

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Akzo Nobel develops novel technology platform to manufacture ethylene amines

Akzo Nobel's Specialty Chemicals business has developed a novel technology platform for producing ethylene amines and their derivatives from ethylene oxide. ...

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Wacker to build new production facilities for dispersions in South Korea

Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its existing production plants for polymer binders in South Korea. The Munich-based chemical company plans to build a new spray...

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BASF expands production capacity at specialty amines complex in China

BASF will build a new specialty amines plant at its site in Nanjing Chemical Industry Park in China. The new multi-product plant can manufacture 21,000 metric ...

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BASF builds waterborne production plant for automotive coatings in Mexico

BASF has placed a cornerstone for its new waterborne production plant at the company’s manufacturing site in Tultitlan, Mexico. The new plant will provide ...