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BASF to build new Automotive Application Center in China

BASF announces to build its first regional Automotive Application Center in Asia Pacific at the company's Innovation Campus in Shanghai, China. Start of ...

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Stahl opens Center of Excellence in Spain

On June 1, 2017 the chemical company Stahl inaugurated its new Center of Excellence in Parets del Vallès in Spain which focuses on performance coatings solutions, ...

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Akzo Nobel opens new Performance Coatings facility in Thailand

Responding to current and expected production needs for Thailand and South East Asia region, Akzo Nobel has opened a new Performance Coatings production facility ...

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DIC commences commissioned production of polystyrene in Thailand

DIC has began consigned production of polystyrene used in food packaging, in collaboration with Thai Styrenics Company Limited, a subsidiary of PTT Global Chemical ...

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Dow signs agreements for investments in Saudi Arabia

The Dow Chemical Company has signed two agreements to advance the company’s strategic, innovation agenda in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) which will bring ...

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Akzo Nobel opens production facility in South America

Akzo Nobel has strengthened its Performance Coatings business by opening a new production facility in South America.

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Sika invests in larger production site in Kazakhstan

Sika has relocated its concrete admixture and mortar production in Almaty, in the south of Kazakhstan, to a larger site in the 1.7-million-population city.

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Clariant to invest in new additives’ facilities in China

Clariant underscores its commitment to Asia with a multi-million CHF investment by its additives business to ensure local manufacturing in China of high-end ...

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Rain Carbon gives starting signal for production plant of industrial resins

Rain Carbon Inc. has commissioned detailed engineering for a new plant for the production of important raw materials for the adhesives and coatings industry at ...

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Freeman Technology opens office in Japan

Powder characterisation specialists, Freeman Technology, continues to expand their global presence with the establishment of an operation in Japan.

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Axalta opens new headquarters in India

Axalta Coating Systems has opened its new headquarters office for India located in Gurugram within the National Capital Region (NCR).

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Heubach increases colourant production capacity

Heubach has expanded the colourant production capacity by a cutting-edge production technology which uses a standard set of specially designed base colourants to ...

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Nyanza Light Metals’ plant provides titanium dioxide pigment to Africa

Africa’s titanium pigment market will have a new player through a technology partnership between Nyanza Light Metals and Avertana of New Zealand.

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Flint Group increases production of water-based coatings

Flint Group has completed a major investment in additional capacity, in its "Sheetfed" water-based coatings site in Willstaett, Germany.