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Huntsman Started the Commercial Operation of Its New Splitter at Geismar Polyurethanes Plant

The splitter will enable Huntsman to produce more high-value differentiated grades from crude MDI.

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Arkema Will Acquire the Mexican Producer of Emulsion Resins Polimeros Especiales

The acquisition will strengthen the growth of Arkema in the waterborne acrylic resins market.

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The EU Innovation Fund Will Support Perstorp’s Project Air

The Swedish production facility for sustainable methanol of Perstorp will employ recovered CO2 and other residue streams.

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Covestro Is Building Two New Polyurethane Dispersions and Elastomers Plants in Shanghai

The two new plants increase the scale of the largest production site of Covestro.

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Perstorp Has Expanded the Production of 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid

Perstorp’s Swedish site has been debottlenecked to meet the increasing global demand for 2-EHA.

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Evonik Launched the Sustainable Dispersing Additive TEGO Dispers 658

The coating additives portfolio of Evonik has been expanded with a readily biodegradable solution to improve sustainability and performances.

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Heubach Expanded the Colanyl® 500 Range with a Vibrant Orange Pigment

Heubach is introducing a new high performance orange aqueous pigment preparation for durable coating solutions.

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Clariant Launches Dispersogen Flex 100

Clariant has launched Dispersogen Flex 100, a new universal dispersing agent for organic and inorganic pigment preparations.

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ECKART Presented the Anti-Fading EDELSTEIN Sapphire Blue

The new pigment developed by ECKART keeps the highly chromatic blue shade unchanged in all viewing angles.

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Evonik Launches the Sustainable Liquid Polybutadienes POLYVEST® eCO

Evonik’s POLYVEST eCO will allow to reduce the use of fossil raw materials for adhesives and sealants by up to 99.9%.

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Allnex Will Turn Its Alkyd Product Line More Sustainable

Allnex will use mass-balanced biobased pentaerythritol in all the alkyds produced in the EMEA region.

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Azelis Acquires ROCSA Colombia S.A.

Azelis has signed an agreement to acquire the majority shares of ROCSA Colombia S.A., a specialty chemical distributor active in both life sciences and industrial chemical markets in South America.

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Nouryon Launched Expancel® HP92 Microspheres for the Automotive Industry

The new microspheres developed by Nouryon allow to reduce weight and withstand high pressure in underbody coatings and sealants.

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BASF To Offer a Range of Chemical Intermediates with Low Product Carbon Footprint

The individual PCF of BASF’s rebranded intermediates is significantly below the global market average.

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Covestro to Present a Sample Library and Aesthetics Toolkits at Milan Design Week

Covestro will showcase its contributions to aesthetics, functionality and sustainability for designers.

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