Celanese, International Paper & Ford make plant-based composite part
Reports confirm that Celanese Corporation and International Paper have collaborated over the application of a composite developed by combining long-glass fiber with cellulose fiber from trees in a PP ....
BASF Venture Capital invests in Chinese 3D printing company Prismlab
BASF, the largest chemical producer in the world recently announced that BASF Venture Capital GmbH, the investment branch of BASF has made a tactical investment in Prismlab, the Chinese 3D printing....
CPS Performance Materials acquires FAR Chemical from Edgewater Capital
CPS Performance Materials (CPS) – a specialty chemicals manufacturer has reportedly announced that it has acquired FAR Chemical (FAR) from Edgewater Capital Partners – a private equity f....
Shell’s new FPSO begins deep-water production in Brazil’s Santos Basin
Royal Dutch Shell plc, through its Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda. subsidiary and consortium partners, recently announced that FPSO P-69 has begun deep-water production at the Lula Extreme South in Bra....
BASF & Nornickel tie up to supply battery materials to European market
BASF SE, a renowned chemical company based out of Ludwigshafen, Germany, has reportedly announced that it has entered into an agreement with Nornickel, a Russian nickel and palladium mining company, t....
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals to relaunch Selvol Ultiloc series brand
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals, LLC, one of the world’s leading global chemical company has recently announced relaunch of its stalled product portfolio, the Selvol Ultiloc series, an array of copolyme....
Saudi firms Sahara and Sipchem to sign USD 2.2 billion merger deal
Saudi International Petrochemical Co., (Sipchem) and Sahara Petrochemical Co., have recently announced that they have inked a non-binding merger agreement in an all share deal valued at over 2.2 billi....
U.S. DOE declares $21.6M for Computational Chemical Sciences Research
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has reportedly announced a $21.6 million fund for 10 research grants to develop an advanced software which would help with the design of new chemical proce....
BASF plans to expand hexanediol capacity at its Ludwigshafen facility
The Germany-based BASF, one of the largest chemical manufacturers in the world, has reportedly made plans to upsurge the production volume of 1,6-Hexanediol (HDO), at its Ludwigshafen Verbund facility....