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BASF has entered into an agreement to sell its Kankakee, Illinois manufacturing site and its related operations of vegetable oil-based raw materials sterols and natural vitamin E, anionic surfactants and esters to a private equity firm that is an affiliat

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Sumitomo Chemical has announced the restructuring of its group subsidiaries to further strengthen its biology business. Valent BioSciences USA LLC (VBC) will be responsible for all biology-related business functions of the Sumitomo Chemical Group.

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With immediate effect or as existing contracts permit BASF is further increasing the price for Neopentylglycol (NPG) in Europe by 200 Euro/ton (MT).

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After its successful launch in the United States, Henkel Adhesive Technologies is now bringing to the European market its new product technology platform that helps make paper a viable alternative to plastics and other single-use materials.

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Industrial service provider and chemical manufacturer embark on new collaboration

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Jotun is collaborating with Odfjell Drilling to provide a premium anti-fouling and topside coating solution for the advanced drilling platform Deepsea Stavanger.

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PPG announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nordic paint and coatings company Tikkurila in an all-cash transaction.

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Recently, Ashland launched a naturally-derived styling polymer Styleze CSP™, which has the characteristics of strong styling power, moisture resistance and high elasticity. Compared with other natural styling polymers, Styleze CSP™

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Affected by costs and profits, Japan's Sumitomo Dyestuffs will stop production in April 2021, including the active Sumifix series and the dispersed Sumikaron series.

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Starbucks has announced its financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter (Q3) of 2020.

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Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is raising its prices for 1,6-hexanediol (HDO) globally with immediate effect. The increase amounts to €350/t. The reason for the adjustment is the significant rise in raw material costs over the past months.

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Forging an even stronger connection with startups in a key market, AkzoNobel will launch its next regional startup challenge in China in March 2021.

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BASF achieved the best rating of “A” in the “CDP Water Security” list.

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Axalta has released its 68thannual Global Automotive Color Popularity Report revealing the most common automotive colours on the road today are white (38%), black (19%) and grey (15%). Grey increased by two percentage points worldwide and is at a 10-year

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A world of possibilities for paints and coatings has been unlocked by research being conducted by AkzoNobel, in collaboration with the Dutch Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium (ARC CBBC).

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ADM recently announced that it will stop producing dry lysine in the first half of 2021, focusing on meeting the market's demand for liquid and capsule lysine.

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On December 16, BeiGene announced the official completion of its second plant in Guangzhou's Guangzhou Biopharmaceutical Production Base in the Sino-Singapore Knowledge City, and the construction of its third plant was also started simultaneously.

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A new review article provides insight into the engineering pathways, the structural frameworks, and surface chemistry of “green” types of dispersants and flocculants.

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The 26 new wind and solar projects announced today are in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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American chemical materials company Trinseo said on December 14 that it would acquire Arkema's PMMA business, which is the first step in the company's transformation.

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