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With the opening of its 24th factory, the first in South America, Hempel will be better placed to serve the rapidly growing South American market. The new plant will mean shorter lead times for customers and will enable Hempel to develop and customise products to meet local environmental legislation and standards.The new plant, located north of the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires, will...
Dow Formulated Systems has expanded its innovation capabilities at its Birch Vale facility in the United Kingdom, with a new state-of-the-art technical center to enable growth in engineering elastomers and other specialty polyurethane systems markets. The new application development and customer service center provides customers with the ability to rapidly test and scale up new products that...
Bayer MaterialScience can begin construction in Dormagen of a new world-scale plant for a key plastics precursor. In February, the Cologne regional administration has granted the permit for an early start to construction, clearing the way for the extensive construction work to begin promptly. The final operating permit is expected in the spring. Plans call for the construction of a EUR 150...
The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has signed a TDI and MDI technology license agreement with Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., in keeping with the company's strategic plan to be a global leader in polyurethane and serve its customers with value-added services, solutions and products. Under the agreement, Mitsui will provide manufacturing technology for producing TDI and MDI, which are both...
BASF's Coatings Division has invested one million euros in the construction of a new Application Center in Oldenburg, Germany. The company has now officially opened the center as part of a customer event. The center is therefore not only strengthening the Oldenburg site, but also BASF's global business in industrial coatings. The new center, which includes a spraybooth for large objects,...
IAL Consultants is pleased to announce its publication of the fourth edition of its report on the markets for Polyurethane Chemicals and Products in South AmericaThis new study updates and expands upon the information included in o ur previous study published in 2009. Data in this report has been extensively revised through a lengthy programme of interviews throughout the industry. This has...
Effective March 31, Bayer MaterialScience has acquired the remaining shares in the 50:50 systems house joint venture Baulé SAS from EXIMIUM SAS and other shareholders. The joint venture was established in 2008 by the Leverkusen-based company and Michel Baulé SA, which later was renamed EXIMIUM SAS. Baulé SAS is a global leader in the development, formulation and processing...
As part of its investment measures, the roll cover manufacturer and roll systems supplier SchäferRolls GmbH & Co. KG has again increased its crane capacity at its Renningen plant.The installation of a new overhead crane with a lifting capacity of 50 t required the strengthening of crane girders and the building structure. The new crane and the two existing 25 t overhead cranes in the...
Die IMCD Deutschland GmbH hat mit Wirkung zum 1. Januar 2012 den exklusiven Vertrieb von Weichmachern der Firma Eastman Chemical Company in Deutschland übernommen. Eastman zählt zu den Marktführern für phthalatfreie Weichmacher. Zum Produktspektrum gehören neben Eastman 168 (Di-Ethylhexylterephthalat, DEHT) die Reihe der Benzoatweichmacher mit dem Markennamen Benzoflex,...
In January 2012, BASF announced that it will build a single-train 300,000 metric tons per year production plant for TDI (toluene diisocyanate) and expand additional plants for its precursors at its site in Ludwigshafen. These include the construction of a new hydrogen chloride recycling plant as well as the expansion of plants for nitric acid, chlorine and synthesis gas. It is also planned to...
