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Teknos is building a new plant in Steinau in Germany. We spoke to Paula Salastie, CEO and owner of the Teknos Group, about this investments and other plans of the company.

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LB Group invests in titanium dioxide manufacturing capacity

The Board of Directors at LB Group has approved new investments in the company’s manufacturing capacity in China.

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BASF modernises production of chloroformates and acid chlorides

BASF has announced to fundamentally modernise the entire infrastructure, including the facilities for the production of chloroformates and acid chlorides at its Ludwigshafen Verbund site.

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Wacker opens Moscow laboratory

Wacker is expanding its technical support for the construction industry with the opening of an additional laboratory in Moscow.

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Toyo Ink India expands gravure ink capacity

Toyo Ink India, a member of the Tokyo-based global specialty chemicals conglomerate Toyo Ink Group, recently installed a brand new gravure ink factory at its Gujarat site along the western coast of India....

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PPG expands automotive OEM coatings production in Germany

PPG has announced that it will invest more than USD 10 million (EUR 9 million) to expand production of automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) coatings at its site in Weingarten, Germany.

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PPG invests in powder coatings production expansion in Brazil

PPG has announced the investment of USD 2.7 million (EUR 2.4 million) to expand its powder coatings manufacturing capabilities at its facility in Sumaré, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.

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Perstorp increases TMP production capacity

Perstorp will ramp up the production of Trimethylolpropane (TMP) to meet growing demand from the European market.

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Archroma with new Basel region headquarters and a dedicated “tech hub

Archroma has announced the relocation of its headquarters to Pratteln, just outside Basel, Switzerland, and a customised R&D role for its existing Reinach site.

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Sika opens new mortar production facility

By opening a new mortar production facility in Jiaxing City, in the province of Zhejiang in Eastern China, Sika has further expanded its production capacity in the rapidly growing Chinese construction...

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Nouryon starts production at new organic peroxide site

Nouryon has started the full-scale production at its organic peroxide greenfield site in Tianjin, China to support the increasing demand from packaging, paints and coatings, and construction customers...

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PPG launches expanded automotive OEM clearcoat production

PPG has announced the start-up of an expanded automotive OEM clearcoat production at its facility in Erlenbach, Germany.

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Lanxess launches new production line in China

Specialty chemicals company Lanxess put a new production line for the manufacture of water-based compounds into operation in Nantong, China.

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Meghmani Organics planning to build new pigment facility

Meghmani Organics has announced that it will enter into a new variant of White Pigment Titanium Dioxide (TiO2). The company is about to set up a 33,000 metric tons production facility at Dahej, the chemical...