Keyword: polyurethanes

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BASF breaks Ground on Geismar MDI Capacity Upgrade

13.01.2023 -

BASF has broken ground on the third and final phase of its expansion project for polyurethane precursor MDI at its integrated site in Geismar, Louisiana.

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Covestro Puts MDI Expansion on Hold Again

09.11.2022 -

Covestro is again putting on hold its previously announced plans to build a new 500,000 t/y plant for polyurethane precursor MDI.

Strategy & Management

A Game-Changer

27.07.2015 - Formed in 2007, Elevance Renewable Sciences produces high-performance ingredients for use in personal care products, detergents, lubricants, and other specialty chemicals and fuel...

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Jacobs Wins EPCM Services Contract for Sadara

13.05.2015 - Sadara Chemical Company, the joint venture of Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) and Dow Chemical, has awarded a four-year contract for engineering, procurement and...

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First Asian PA Plant Inaugurated at Shanghai

11.05.2015 - BASF has inaugurated a wholly owned 100,000 t/y plant for PA 6 and PA 6.6, sold under the "Ultramid" trademark, at Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP). The new facility, the...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Roquette Launches World's Largest Isosorbide Production Unit

09.04.2015 - Roquette, the world's No. 5 starch producer, announced the launch of a new 20,000 tons/year industrial unit for the production of isosorbide at its site in Lestrem, Pas-de-Calais...

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BASF India inaugurates new €150 Million Production Hub

16.10.2014 - BASF India has inaugurated a €150 million chemical production complex at Dahej in India's Gujarat state. It is the German group's single largest investment in the country. The...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Chemistry is ... The Age of Substrate Change

05.10.2014 - Vehicle manufacturers have set some ambitious targets to significantly reduce carbon emissions to 95g CO2/km on the sale of all new cars by 2020. Laurent Pourcheron, Marketing...