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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.

An aerial view of the BASF plant in Geismar.
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BASF: Final phase of MDI expansion at Geismar Verbund site

BASF is moving forward with the final phase of the expansion project for the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) plant at its Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana.

A drawing study of the Wacker facility in Charleston.
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Wacker plans expansion of its Charleston site

Wacker is preparing to build a new silicone production complex at its Charleston site in the US state of Tennessee. The Munich-based chemical group has already started a feasibility study.

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Münzing puts new production plant into operation

After a three-year construction period, the family-owned company Münzing has officially inaugurated a new production plant for wax and polymer emulsions in Elsteraue / Saxony-Anhalt (Germany).

An aerial view of the Akzo Nobel plant in Pamiers.
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Akzo Nobel announces EUR 20 million investment

A EUR 20 million investment has been announced by Akzo Nobel to increase and improve production at two of its sites in France. Around 30 new jobs will be created.

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Covestro to built two new production facilities

Materials manufacturer Covestro broke ground on two new plants in Shanghai to meet the rising demand for polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) and elastomers.

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Akzo Nobel expands capacity for water-based texture paints

Akzo Nobel has invested in a new production line for water-based texture paints at its Songjiang site in Shanghai, China. Nearly EUR 7.5 million has been invested in the Songjiang site since the start...

Bird's eye view of the new factory premises of MC-Bauchemie Ghana during the ceremonial opening on 11 May 2022.
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MC-Bauchemie Ghana starts operations at new site in Accra

MC-Bauchemie Ghana has opened its new site in Accra with an inauguration ceremony. Noble Bediako, Managing Director of MC-Bauchemie Ghana, and his team welcomed 210 representatives from politics, business,...

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MC-Bauchemie opens new site in India

MC-Bauchemie India has celebrated the inauguration of a new plant in Halol in the federal state of Gujarat, India. The complex includes a production facility where powder products, concrete admixtures,...

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Milliken & Company expands coating additives lab

Milliken & Company has made a significant investment in the coating additives laboratory it acquired in 2020 as part of its purchase of Borchers Americas in Westlake, Ohio.

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Ideal Chemi Plast: New coating resins production facility

DIC Corporation announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Ideal Chemi Plast, based in the state of Maharashtra, India, has commenced the construction of a new coating resins production facility in the...