19.11.2015
- 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) is an important chemical intermediate product and raw material for plastics, solvents and synthetic fibers. The alcohol’s production capacities have been...
21.05.2015
- Dutch chemical producer DSM and US-based Ascend Performance Materials, the former Solutia polyamide business currently owned by private equity investor SK Capital, have formed a...
25.06.2014
- BASF is significantly expanding compounding capacity for its Ultramid PA and PBT in Asia to meet demand from automotive industry customers. Additionally, it is widening output of...
30.01.2014
- New Ways to Lighten Up - Saving weight in the automotive sector is still a major topic in resource conservation. Established glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic materials such as...
16.12.2013
- BASF will build a compounding plant for engineering plastics Ultramid (polyamide) and Ultradur (polybutylene terephthalate, PBT) compounds in Yesan, Chung Nam Province, Korea. The...
