Tuesday, 15 March 2022 09:50
Brenntag expands distribution agreement with Elementis in Asia Pacific
Brenntag (ISIN DE000A1DAHH0), the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, has expanded its distribution agreement with Elementis Specialties to distribute their specialty chemicals and additives for the coatings, adhesive and sealant industries in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and…
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Thursday, 10 March 2022 10:15
Kemira increases prices for all product lines in EMEA with immediate effect
Kemira, a global chemicals company, announces price increases for all product lines for all industries in the EMEA region. Costs for all main raw materials, energy and freight have massively increased during recent months and continue to rise. The surge…
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Wednesday, 09 March 2022 09:54
Metso Outotec launches compact AC filter for advanced organics removal in battery metals processes
Metso Outotec is launching the Activated Carbon (AC) filter for efficient recovery and recycling of valuable battery chemicals. The energy- and water-efficient AC filter responds to the market’s increasing demand for advanced and sustainable battery metals processing technologies and is part of…
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Friday, 04 March 2022 09:55
BASF builds new plant for alkylethanolamines at Antwerp site
BASF builds a new world-scale production plant for alkylethanolamines at the Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium. After the planned start-up in 2024, the company will increase the global annual production capacity of its alkylethanolamines portfolio containing, amongst others, dimethylethanolamines (DMEOA)…
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Friday, 04 March 2022 09:35
Ashland completes sale of Performance Adhesives business to Arkema for $1.65 billion
Ashland Global Holdings Inc. has just announced it has completed the previously announced sale of its Performance Adhesives business to Arkema in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.65 billion. Ashland expects net proceeds from the sale to total approximately…
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Friday, 25 February 2022 11:35
BASF achieves strong earnings growth in full year 2021
BASF Group significantly increased sales and earnings in the 2021 business year. “It was a strong and successful year for BASF,” said Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, Dr. Martin Brudermüller, who presented the BASF Report 2021 together with Chief…
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Thursday, 24 February 2022 17:36
Reinforced focus on sustainability with CSR specialist
To accelerate sustainability implementation, the Lesjöfors Group has recruited a Head of Sustainability. Anna Haesert is well experienced from several Swedish industrial companies. Reviewing the entire value chain, from purchasing to the final products, is one of the prioritized areas.…
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Thursday, 03 February 2022 10:40
Avoiding pilot project purgatory on your way to digitalization: Line execution systems for production processes
In manufacturing operations, ensuring efficient output and product quality is key. However, due to the nature of traditional production lines, these processes can be error-prone and inefficient. Using a dedicated line execution system to monitor and visualize production data at…
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Wednesday, 02 February 2022 09:36
Clariant launches 100% bio-based surfactants range driving the transition towards renewable carbon
Driving change. Clariant has just unveiled its new Vita 100% bio-based surfactants and polyethylene glycols (PEGs) to help directly address climate change by helping remove fossil carbon from the value chain. As our climate gives us increasing and alarming signals…
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Friday, 28 January 2022 14:53
Solenis To Increase Prices on Polyacrylamide Polymers and Retention Aids in EMEA
Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, will increase prices by 8 to 15 percent on all polyacrylamide polymers and retention aids across the EMEA region, effective February 1, 2022, or as customer contracts allow. The price increase is…
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Tuesday, 11 January 2022 11:54
Alfa Laval first to launch a premium separator range for single-use pharmaceutical processing
Alfa Laval is the first manufacturer to introduce a new unique single-use separator range – Alfa Laval CultureOne Maxi – for biopharma processing that will cover the range from lab scale up to large production. All product-contact parts in the…
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Monday, 10 January 2022 10:34
New laboratory makes thermal fluid testing faster
Thermal fluid analysis is vital to monitor fluid condition and ensure that maintenance is carried out when needed to prevent unnecessary degradation, which can affect product quality, productivity and energy consumption. Thermal fluid specialist Global Heat Transfer has made thermal…
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Wednesday, 17 November 2021 10:50
Watson-Marlow announces ground breaking of new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Devens, MA
Watson-Marlow is pleased to announce the ground breaking of its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Devens Massachusetts. A celebration ceremony is being held on Thursday, November 18th at 16 Bulge Road in Devens MA at 10:00 AM. The new facility…
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Thursday, 04 November 2021 10:01
Brenntag achieved outstanding results in the third quarter 2021 in still persisting exceptional market conditions
Brenntag (ISIN DE000A1DAHH0), the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, reports outstanding results in the third quarter 2021 in still persisting exceptional market conditions. Both divisions continue to deliver strong results with Brenntag Specialties in particular showing an…
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Wednesday, 03 November 2021 17:54
BUCKMAN ANNOUNCES NEW SUITE OF IMMERSIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
Buckman, the specialty chemical company known for its relentless focus to deliver innovative solutions for customers in paper manufacturing, water treatment, process chemistry, and leather processing, announced a new suite of immersive digital technology that combines artificial, augmented, and mixed…
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