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LANXESS Corporation’s Inorganic Pigments (IPG) business unit hosted its 27th annual BAYFERROX Color Workshop in Pittsburgh from March 6-8. Nearly two dozen professionals from concrete products manufacturers in North America participated in this ...

• Lanxess
• IPG

BASF will launch VINOFAN, a vinyl acrylic latex binder for the paper coating industry, at PaperCon 2018, which is scheduled for April 15-18 in Charlotte, N.C. VINOFAN will join BASF’s APEX platform of high strength binders developed for paper and...

BASF will launch VINOFAN, a vinyl acrylic latex binder for the paper coating industry, at PaperCon 2018, which is scheduled for April 15-18 in Charlotte, N.C. VINOFAN will join BASF’s APEX platform of high strength binders developed for paper and...

• BASF
• Paper
• Coatings

BASF’s coatings division has won the internationally coveted iF Design Award in the category ‘automobiles/vehicles’ for its functional paint technology for passive temperature management. The jury honoured the specific properties of the paint system...

BASF’s coatings division has won the internationally coveted iF Design Award in the category ‘automobiles/vehicles’ for its functional paint technology for passive temperature management. The jury honoured the specific properties of the paint system...

• BASF
• Coatings

BASF Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. closed the previously announced sale of a portion of its oleochemical surfactants business in Mexico to Stepan CDMX, S. de R.L. de C.V. The transaction includes the Mexico oleochemical surfactants product portfolio and...

BASF Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. closed the previously announced sale of a portion of its oleochemical surfactants business in Mexico to Stepan CDMX, S. de R.L. de C.V. The transaction includes the Mexico oleochemical surfactants product portfolio and...

• BASF
• Sale
• Surfactants

American speciality chemicals, Ashland, has announced that its brand transformation following its final separation from Valvoline Inc. last year has been ranked among the most successful rebranding campaigns in the US and recognised with the...

American speciality chemicals, Ashland, has announced that its brand transformation following its final separation from Valvoline Inc. last year has been ranked among the most successful rebranding campaigns in the US and recognised with the...

• Ashland
• Specialty
• US

Yisheng Ningbo restarted the PTA unit on Mar 27 but no products came out yet.

• Yisheng
• PTA

Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. (HSCL) will be investing Rs. 1,000-crore to expand its carbon black business. The company will be setting up new carbon black lines in its existing integrated plant in Mahistikry, West Bengal for producing speciality...

• Himadri
• Investments
• India

Pidilite Industries Ltd., a leading manufacturer of adhesives in India, has entered into collaboration with Jowat SE, a German family-owned enterprise and one of the leading suppliers of industrial adhesives worldwide. As part of the collaboration...

FCFC Ningbo plans to shut its PTA unit with an annual capacity of 1.

• FCFC
• PTA

Besides performing the primary function of nourishing plants, a first-of-its-kind fertilizer, Nemastop, which acts against nematodes was launched recently in Brazil. The fertilizer protects plants from damages and losses caused by the parasite...

BASF was named by Mediacorp as one of Canada's Top Family-Friendly Employers for 2018 – the first time BASF has received this honor.

BASF was named by Mediacorp as one of Canada's Top Family-Friendly Employers for 2018 – the first time BASF has received this honor.

• BASF
• People
• Employers

Evonik Corporation said it invested more than $50 million over the last four years in its Birmingham, Ala., Health Care facility to boosts its capabilities around biodegradable polymers and parenteral medicine.

Evonik Corporation said it invested more than $50 million over the last four years in its Birmingham, Ala., Health Care facility to boosts its capabilities around biodegradable polymers and parenteral medicine.

• Evonik
• Investments

Dutch chemical company AzkoNobel NV has announced the sale of its specialty chemical company to private equity firm Carlyle Group and Singapore-based investment fund GIC Pvt. Ltd. for 10.1 billion euros ($12.5 billion).

Dutch chemical company AzkoNobel NV has announced the sale of its specialty chemical company to private equity firm Carlyle Group and Singapore-based investment fund GIC Pvt. Ltd. for 10.1 billion euros ($12.5 billion).

• AkzoNobel
• Specialty
• Chemical