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BASF to Shut Down EPS Plants

18.09.2012 - In light of high overcapacities and low margins in some regions, BASF is focusing its global Styropor (EPS: expandable polystyrene) activities on strategic markets and core...

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Norsk Hydro to Triple Output at Neuss Plant

04.09.2012 - Norsk Hydro plans to triple production at its primary metals plant in Germany by mid-2013 after striking a long-term power deal and pencilling in higher compensation payments for...

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BASF to Invest €20 Million in Technology Upgrade at Its Ludwigshafen Site

20.08.2012 - BASF will modernize and service its acetylene facility at the Ludwigshafen Verbund site, Germany. In the course of these efforts the company will also perform routine maintenance...

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Huntsman to Expand its US MDI Manufacturing Plant

10.08.2012 - Huntsman today announced that it has commissioned engineering design studies to increase its global capacity for the manufacture of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) through...

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Novasep Invests €3 Million to Boost its HPAPI Manufacturing Capabilities

10.08.2012 - Novasep, a supplier of manufacturing solutions to the life sciences industries, announces today a €3 million investment to expand its Highly Potent API (HPAPI) manufacturing...

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Oxea Expands its Portfolio with New Special Alcohols

08.08.2012 - Chemical manufacturer Oxea announced that it is expanding its product portfolio by offering a broader range of higher alcohols. For this purpose, Oxea invested in additional...

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Solvay Starts Production of Specialty Polymers Compounds in China

18.07.2012 - Solvay announced that its specialty polymers compounding plant located in Changshu, province of Jiangsu in China, has started to serve the local growing demand for specialty...

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BASF to Expand VFA Capacity in Ludwigshafen

06.07.2012 - BASF is planning to expand the manufacturing plant for vinylformamide (VFA) in Ludwigshafen. In addition, BASF intends to increase the polymerization capacity in Ludwigshafen and...