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Röhm and OQ Chemicals break ground for new plant
Röhm and OQ Chemicals officially broke ground on a new world-scale methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant. The new facility will be constructed by Röhm at OQ Chemicals’ production site at Bay City, Texas....
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BASF to build new Neopentyl Glycol plant
BASF will invest in a new world-scale Neopentyl Glycol (NPG) plant with an annual production capacity of 80,000 metric tons at its new Zhanjiang Verbund site, China.
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ASK Chemicals inaugurates new plant in Mexico
ASK Chemicals has celebrated the opening of its new production facility in El Carmen near Monterrey, Mexico. The new site will produce high-performance binders and coatings for the Mexican market.
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Akzo Nobel on schedule with largest warehousing base in China
A huge logistics hub which is set to become Akzo Nobel’s largest warehousing base in China is on course to be completed by the middle of 2023.
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Henkel inaugurates “Inspiration Center Düsseldorf
Henkel has inaugurated its new Inspiration Center Düsseldorf (ICD). With an investment volume of EUR 130 million, the Adhesive Technologies business unit has built a state-of-the-art and unique global...
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Evonik opens new innovation hub in the U.S.
The new hub will transform Evonik’s Allentown site into the premier centre for research, business, and innovation in North America.
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DAW opens a new distribution centre at the Ober-Ramstadt site
Construction work on a state-of-the-art logistics centre including a high-bay warehouse had begun in April 2020, and it was now officially inaugurated on 1 September 2022.
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Lehvoss Group: Expansion of the compounding technical center
Another compounding plant for the development of high-performance compounds went into operation.
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PPG to expand adhesives production line in Texas
PPG is investing EUR 9 million and creating 12 jobs at the Texas facility in Temple.
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Mexico: PPG to double powder coatings capacity
The project, an investment of EUR 11 million, will involve the installation of new production lines, upgrades to existing equipment and increased application capabilities.
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IGM Resins do Brasil announces new laboratory
The new facility will focus on efficiency and performance tests of radiation curing products for various segments.
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Chemours begins commissioning its newest sand mine in Florida
The Chemours Company has begun commissioning its newest mineral sand mine, Trail Ridge South. The new mining operation represents a EUR 91 million investment that will create approximately 50 new jobs....
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BASF gives final approval for the construction of the Zhanjiang Verbund site
BASF has given final approval for the construction of the planned Verbund site in Zhanjiang in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. According to the company, the project is on schedule.
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Surfunction opens a new location in Dresden, Germany
Surfunction, a leading system provider for contactless surface functionalisation using new laser processes, is pushing ahead with the industrialisation of its technology.