Borealis completes the acquisition of a controlling stake in DYM Solution
Borealis successfully completes the acquisition of a controlling stake in South Korean compounder DYM Solution Co. Ltd
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Evonik invests in promising specialties from the C4 Verbund
Evonik is investing around €15 million in its C4 production network in Marl.
Sabic to expand capacity in Asia for Noryl SA9000 resin
The incremental gain in capacity will help to reduce global lead times for manufacturers of high-performance copper-clad laminates (CCLs), which can provide them greater flexibility to meet customer requests for quick turnarounds.
R&P Polyplastic announces results of the first half of this year
Research and Production Enterprise “Polyplastic” continues to weather the crisis, however results of the first half of this year were significantly influenced by the coronavirus pandemic.
Start of Sibur’s Amur Gas Chemical Complex project
A construction site in the Amur Region saw the sinking of the first test pile in the foundation of Amur Gas Chemical Complex, a facility set to become one of the world’s largest and most advanced basic polymer producers.
Lanxess remains robust: Guidance for 2020 confirmed
Lanxess is continuing to weather the crisis well and is confirming its forecast for the full year. The specialty chemicals company still anticipates EBITDA pre exceptionals of between EUR 800 million and EUR 900 million for 2020.
Lanxess withdraws completely from leather chemicals
Specialty chemicals company Lanxes is selling its organic leather chemicals business to TFL Ledertechnik GmbH.
Polyplastic offers an innovative self-engineered antistatic electro dispersive compound
R&P Polyplastic is the first Russian company to develop and implement into production an antistatic electro dispersive compound under the Armlen PP-10AS-9010 brand name.
New distributor for Holland Colours in South Africa
Holland Colours is an independent Dutch manufacturer of colorants and additives for the plastics market with a strong position in the PET packaging- as well as the Building & Construction market.
Lanxess disinfectant kills coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in just 60 seconds
Rely+On Virkon broad spectrum disinfectant, produced by specialty chemicals company Lanxess, demonstrates extremely rapid efficacy against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Extensive renewal of loading equipment at R&P Polyplastic production plant
Within the framework of an extensive renewal of loading equipment Research and Production Enterprise “Polyplastic” invests over 10 million Rubles in newest diesel and electric fork lifters and electric elevator stackers.
Sabic chemical plant to become world’s first of its kind to operate on 100% renewable power
Sabic’s polycarbonate facility in Cartagena, Spain, is set to become the world’s first large-scale chemical production site to be run entirely on renewable power, following the signing of a major agreement.
