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WEF’s Global Competitiveness Index 2018

28.11.2018 - Although global economic growth has been robust over the past two years, it remains fragile in the current changing economic and political context, according to the Global...

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Arkema Outlines Forward-looking Goals

12.07.2017 - At a Capital Markets Day in Paris on 11 July, French chemical producer Arkema outlined its forward strategy and announced investment projects for the period up to 2020 and beyond...

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Honeywell UOP and Wison in MTO Pact

29.05.2017 - Long-standing partners Honeywell UOP and Wison Engineering have agreed to jointly provide methanol-to-olefin (MTO) technologies and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)...

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Evonik in Thai Sugar Substitute Project

05.04.2017 - German chemical company Evonik is collaborating with Thailand’s Rajburi Sugar to produce sugar substitute isomalt. The partners have opened a demonstration plant at Ratchaburi...

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BASF investing in Plastic Additives in China

20.03.2017 - BASF is spending more than €200 million on expanding its production network for plastic additives. In its latest move, the German group said it will build a 42,000 t/y world-scale...

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BASF Inaugurates Indian Innovation Campus

14.03.2017 - BASF has inaugurated its new Innovation Campus Asia Pacific in Mumbai, India its largest R&D investment in South Asia to date. The €50 million investment is said to “significantly...

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Eastman Takes Control of China’s TALT

13.12.2016 - US producer Eastman Chemical has reached agreement for its wholly owned subsidiary Taminco BVBA to take over the 50% share in China’s Te An Ling Tian Fine Chemical (TALT), its...

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Global Competitiveness Index

21.11.2016 - Addressing supply-side constraints to growth is of high importance, according to the Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017. The annual report — issued by the World Economic Forum...