Most of major industry events are postponed due to coronavirus
A plethora of industry events have been cancelled, postponed or gone on-line in a bid to keep the industry informed of new developments designed to keep businesses afloat going forward.
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Röhm selects IMCD as new authorised distributor for the European Market
IMCD N.V. will be marketing and distributing Röhm’s entire portfolio of acrylic-based CYROLITE® copolymers and CYROLITE® MD products for the medical device and diagnostics markets in Europe except Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
LyondellBasell donates $1.3 million to support foodbanks
LyondellBasell is donating $1.3 million to support the COVID-19 response efforts of the Global FoodBanking Network and United States local food banks.
Transparent polyamide production capacity announced for Marl is now operational
As announced, Evonik has doubled its capacity for transparent, high-performance polyamide TROGAMID® CX. The planned expansion went on stream as scheduled in February 2020.
Borealis acquires full ownership of Nova Chemicals’ interest in Novealis Joint Venture
Borealis AG (“Borealis”) and NOVA Chemicals Corporation (“NOVA Chemicals”) today announced that Borealis has completed the acquisition of NOVA Chemicals’ 50% ownership interest in Novealis Holdings LLC (“Novealis”).
Lanxess donates one million liters of disinfectant solution
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is donating ten metric tons of its highly effective disinfectant Rely+On Virkon to hospitals, authorities and public institutions in 13 countries around the world.
BASF donates over 100 million protective masks
As part of BASF’s “Helping Hands” campaign in the fight against the corona pandemic, BASF is donating 100 million protective masks to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Anti-bacterial polycarbonate surfaces
SABIC has launched a non-chlorinated and non-brominated opaque sheet, Lexan Cliniwall AC6200. The sheet aims to provide a hygienic, sanitary solution for interior surfaces to several industries around the world.
Vostock Capital announces the launch of a series of free webinars
We are thrilled to inform that Vostock Capital remains a reliable partner. We do our best to strengthen business relations of successful companies.
Perstorp converts production to solve Swedish national disinfection crisis
Perstorp, a global leader in the specialty chemicals market, has started the large-scale production of hand sanitizer and surface disinfectant for the Swedish healthcare sector – at cost price.
Increased production in the fight against Covid-19
Due to the impact of the global spread of coronavirus, effective measures for its containment are needed now more than ever. This is somewhere Plexiglas sheets, the original acrylic glass from Röhm, can make an important contribution.
Safic-Alcan extends distribution agreement with Tronox
Effective April 1st 2020, Safic-Alcan, an international specialty chemicals distributor, is pleased to announce an extended exclusive distribution agreement with TRONOX for TiONA® TiO2 pigments in France.
