Page 26 - Chemicals

BASF acquire Albemarle's surface treatment business Chemetall for 3.2 bn

The acquisition of Chemetall will significantly enhance BASF Coatings' position as a complete solutions provider to global customers

Veolia buys Chemours' sulfur products business for $ 325 mn

Sulfur products business, with approximately $250 million in revenue, offers sulfuric acid products and services to a range of industries in North America

DCM Shriram increases chlor alkali capacity by 420 tonnes

The company recently commissioned 420 TPD of additional chlor alkali capacity at its Bharuch (Gujarat) site

NTPC and Coal India form JV Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayn Ltd

The JV will the revive Gorakhpur and Sindri plants of Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd by setting up ammonia urea plants at both the sites

BASF begins work on Euro 140 mn automotive coatings plant in Shanghai

In addition to the new coating plant, the company also operates a production facility for resins and electrocoat at the same location

Manoj Mishra takes charge as RCF's CMD

The CMD of National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) has been given the additional responsibility as R G Rajan has relinquished the post of RCF CMD

Shell Lubricants India appoints Mansi Tripathy as MD

Tripathy, who will resume charge from August 1, 2016, would succeed Nitin Prasad, who moves on to take over as the chairman of Shell Companies in India

Dutch firm Stahl opens dyes testing center in Maharashtra

The center, located at Thane, will focus on the testing and development of existing and new dyestuffs, which are used in leather industry

Unipetrol acquires petrochemical maker Spolana

Spolana is a major consumer of ethylene, ammonia and sulphur from Unipetrol RPA

Clariant launches heat transfer fluids for HVAC industry

The company expects the market for these products to flourish as the demand for efficient and safe manufacturing solutions grows in India

Westlake Chemical buys Axiall for $ 3.8 billion

The combination will create the third-largest chlor-alkali producer and the second-largest PVC producer in North America

BASF to expand automotive coatings production in Thailand

The expansion will help BASF to serve better the strong demand from the expanding automotive industry in ASEAN

AkzoNobel's Expancel receives US FDA nod for in wine corks

Expancel has been rapidly growing in popularity with micro-agglomerated wine cork manufacturers, as it helps to overcome some of the weaknesses of traditional cork

Songwon and Heraeus to co-develop specialty chemicals for electronics industry

As per the agreement, the high end specialty chemicals co-developed for the electronics and semiconductor market will be produced by Songwon and marketed by Heraeus

Evonik operationalises membrane coating facility at Marl site

The company will use the thin-film composites plant to coat membranes for use in organic solvent nanofiltration and gas separation

Apcotex to shutdown Taloja rubber plant for maintenance

The company will use its recently acquired Valia (Gujarat) plant to supply high styrene rubber to its customers

Stepan to expand polyester polyol facility in Poland

The expansion will support Stepan's growth in the coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers (CASE) business for its European customers

Sumitomo Chemical to buy 45% stake in Excel Crop Care

While the promoter Shroff family will off-load its 25 percent stake, Sumitomo Chemical will buy the remaining 20 percent stake in Excel Crop Care from Ratnabali Group

BASF postpones decision to build propylene complex in Texas

To take advantage of US shale gas, the company had announced plans to construct a methane-to-propylene complex at its Freeport, Texas

Shree Pushkar Chemicals raises vinyl suphone capacity

The company has commissioned its additional capacity of 1,000 MTA of vinyl sulphone, a key raw material used in dyes manufacturing