Polyurethanes
Baulé USA names Vivion as western representative

Vivion, Inc. has joined with Baulé USA LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer MaterialScience, to distribute the company's Cast Polyurethane Systems line of ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
Dow to sell PP Licensing & Catalysts and Plastics Additives units

Dow Chemical recently announced it is planning to sell assets worth nearly USD 1.5 billion over the next 18 months and has already identified two business units ...

Polyurethanes
Yantai Wanhua to establish new production base in the Gaolan Port Economic Area in Zhuhai

To meet the growing market demands in the Pearl River Delta and Southeast Asia, Yantai Wanhua announced it will invest in Southern China to build multiple ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
THAILAND: PTTGC eyes high-margin polymers, expects plastics demand to rebound

PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC), Thailand's largest petrochemical producer, plans to lift its return on invested capital (ROIC) ratio to 15% within a decade from ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
IRAN: Chabahar Petrochemical Complex to attract USD 20 billion investment

Iran--one of the world's major petrochemical producers--plans to build a new petrochemical hub in the southeastern port city of Chabahar, Deputy Oil Minister ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
KOREA (SOUTH): Chemical accidents face tough sanctions

The government said Thursday (4 Apr. 2013) that it will introduce a “three strikes and you’re out” regulation on chemical accidents, urging companies to tighten ...

Polyurethanes
CPI announces call for 2013 Polyurethane Innovation Award entries

The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) announced the call for entries for its 2013 Polyurethane Innovation ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
BRUNEI: UOP technology selected for petrochemicals complex

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced 2 Apr. 2013 that its technology has been selected to produce key petrochemicals in a new complex in Brunei.

Rubber Polyurethanes
SAUDI ARABIA: Sadara sukuk oversubscribed 2.6 times

Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara) announced the successful closing of the sukuk (Islamic bonds) issued through its subsidiary Sadara Basic Services Company ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
Ter Hell signs distribution agreement with Evonik Industries AG

Ter Hell & Co. GmbH has signed a distribution agreement with Evonik Industries AG. This agreement names Ter Hell as Evonik’s exclusive distributor for the ...

Polyurethanes
Walki to open new plant in Poland

Walki Group announced that it will expand its production network in Europe by opening a new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Wroclaw, Poland. The new ...

Polyurethanes
Purac and Perstorp in partnership to develop caprolactone lactide co-product

Purac, a subsidiary of CSM, and Perstorp have announced a research and business development partnership for caprolactone lactide co-product, for amongst others ...