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Arkema starts emulsion polymer facility in China

The facility, built with an investment of $30-million, to manufacture 60,000 MTY of emulsion polymers

Dr Raman Ramachandran is new CMD of BASF India

Succeeds Prasad Chandran, who relinquished the position with effect from September 30, 2013

LANXESS expands cresol capacity in Germany

Specialty chemicals company invested Euro 20 million to expand production capacity for high-grade intermediate by 20%

Evonik to invest Euro 100 million in Shanghai facility

With this investment, the company will expand its global isophorone and isophorone diamine capacities

Merck to invest Euro 80 million in China's new pharma facility

New facility will focus on Merck's leading brands referenced in China's essential drug list

Novozymes and M&G Chemicals join hands for world's first biomass-to-glycols biorefinery

The biorefinery, to be located in China, to process 1 million tonne of biomass to produce mono-ethylene glycol

NSL to sell 22.83% stake in Thai company BST to SCG for S$ 328.3 mn

The sale will allow NSL to better align its strategy to develop and grow its four core businesses

Merck increases stake in Israeli firm Qlight Nanotech

This is Merck's second equity investment in the Israeli start-up company

Frutarom to acquire 75% stake in Russian flavours company

The deal, valued at 50.3 million, boost Israeli company's savoury business

DSM's pharma business, JLL and Patheon to create $ 2 bn behemoth

PE firm JLL to own 51% and DSM will have 49% stake in the new pharma services company, which will combine DSM Pharmaceutical Products and Patheon

Rolta establishes partnership with SAP for business intelligence technology

Combination of technologies from two companies to help process industry customers increase efficiency

Cabot to spend $85 million to meet USEPA's emission rules

The company agrees to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOX), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and particulate matter (PM) from its US carbon black plants

Global photovoltaic materials market to grow 9% annually through 2018: Lux Research

While materials such as frontsheet glass, polysilicon and ethylene vinyl acetate witness low profit margins, certain gases, metals, polymers, etc maintain double-digit margins

Tessenderlo to sell feed phosphate business to EcoPhos

The sale comprises one production site in Rotterdam, Netherlands

Sustained innovation key to capturing feedstock advantage: ExxonMobil Chemical President

Feedstock flexibility provides significant competitive advantage

Kuraray to buy DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions/Vinyls for $543 million

Deal to help Kuraray expand its vinyl acetate business

PerkinElmer appoints Jon DiVincenzo as Sr President

In this role, DiVincenzo will have overall leadership responsibility for the Environmental Health business

Invensys inks licensing pact with SK innovation for optimisation software

SK innovation, South Korea's largest refining and petrochemicals company, chooses Invensys to support operational excellence program

AkzoNobel to close down two coil coating units in Sweden and Germany

Closure part of its production streamlining strategy in Europe and Russia

WACKER to double dispersible polymer powder production in Nanjing

Capacity expansion to strengthen its position as the leading manufacturer of dispersible polymer powders in China