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Rhodia inaugurates U.S. expansion in silica

Rhodia inaugurates U.S. expansion in silica

Inventor and worldwide leader of highly dispersible silica, Rhodia inaugurated its expansion of highly dispersible silica production at its Chicago Heights, IL site, furthering its commitment to support the future growth of its customers.

Arkema plans to expand in specialty polyamide business

Arkema plans to expand in specialty polyamide business

Arkema announces a project to acquire Chinese companies Hipro Polymers, a fast-expanding producer of biosourced polyamide 10.10, and Casda Biomaterials, world leader in sebacic acid, derived from castor oil and used in particular to manufacture this polyamide 10.10.

Evonik doubles production capacity in Shanghai

Evonik doubles production capacity in Shanghai

The last quarter of 2011 has seen phase-two expansion of Evonik’s PMMA plant in Shanghai completed and put online, thereby doubling its regional manufacturing capacity for molding compounds made of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) to around 40,000 metric tons.