Company Dynamic

(HNEC) has closed its 200kt/year coal-based MEG plant in Yongcheng, Henan province due to syngas supply issue.

• HNEC
• MEG

It is reported that Yantai Tayho plans to sign agreement with Ningxia Yuehua to purchase spandex related operational assets and liabilit...

• Yantai
• Tayho
• Subsidiary

The general rule of thumb is to use natural brushes, sometimes referred to as China brushes, for all oil-b...

• Polyurethane
• Varnish
• Shellac
• Lacquer

Kordsa Inc, a Sabancı Holding subsidiary, is expanding its footprint in North America and increasing its reinforcement technologies through the acquisition of two advanced composite technology firms in the United States.

• Kordsa

Mitsui Chemicals Agro Inc (MCAG) and BASF SE have signed a long-term agreement for the commercialization of Broflanilide, a new insecticide for chewing crop pests and non-crop pests control.

• MCAG

Clariant International Ltd has launched a new dedicated 3D printing business to meet the demand of the fast-changing additive manufacturing market for premium and customized 3D printer filaments.

• Clariant

BP PLC plans to build a new lubricants blending plant in China to help meet the country’s rapidly growing demand for high-quality lubricants.

• BP

ExxonMobil Corporation has partnered with a retailer Grupo Arsan to open eight Mobil-branded service stations in Queretaro as part of the company’s entry in Mexico’s fuels market.

Covestro AG said that it is committed to continually improving the performance and safety of its products, and above all, to setting new standards in industrial hygiene.

• Covestro

Symrise has signed a purchase agreement with Citratus to acquire all shares of Citratus Fragrancias, a producer of fragrances located in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo.

• Symrise

Israel Chemicals Ltd (ICL) has agreed to sell its fire safety and oil additives (P2S5 or phosphorus pentasulfide) business units to SK Capital, for approximately $1 billion.

• ICL

The Cradle-to-Cradle certified carbon black supplied by Black Bear – which is obtained from end-of-life tyres – is being used as pigment...

• AkzoNobel
• Carbon Black
• Tyre

Like all of Axalta’s C3 electrical steel coatings, Voltatex 1230 is an organic-based varnish that delivers increased punchability, excep...

• Axalta
• Coating

Under the terms of this agreement, MCAG granted BASF exclusive rights to market and sell Broflanilide products in certain markets worldw...

• Mitsui
• BASF

The company held discussions with the UK company Sirius Minerals to sell its British mining operations for as much as $200 million, Sept...

• Israel
• Sell
• Chemical
• Unit

Several sources said that Henan-based plant shuts VSF units for turnaround, which may last longer time, but there is no official news fr...

• VSF
• Hunan
• Hubei

ExxonMobil and the Institute of Chemical Technology (ITQ) in Spain have discovered a new silica zeolite that cuts down the cost of extracting ethylene from ethane, the US-based producer said on Thursday.

• ExxonMobil
• ITQ
• Zeolite

Saudi Arabia’s petrochemical giant SABIC plans to spend $3bn-10bn on acquisitions in the next five years, Bloomberg TV reported on Thursday.

• SABIC

METI, JERA, Tokyo Gas and IEEJ support the CWC Japan LNG & Gas Summit, taking place from 6-7 February 2018, Tokyo.

• CWC
• LNG
• Gas

Rinchem Company Inc, a global chemical logistics provider has completed the acquisition of JS Transportation, a Taiwan-based transportation company.

• Rinchem