Keyword: Shanghai

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Invista Deepens Footprint in China

25.04.2016 - US nylon producer Invista is deepening its footprint in China with the start-up of a new 215,000 t/y plant for hexamethylene diamine (HMD) plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry...

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BASF Expands R&D Capabilities in Asia

16.11.2015 - German major BASF has officially opened an innovation center in China, expanding the scope of its R&D capabilities in Asia-Pacific. The Innovation Campus Asia-Pacific (Shanghai) in...

Strategy & Management

Significant Value Creation

03.09.2015 - In September 2014, Merck announced the €13.1 billion acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich, which by mid-August has received antitrust clearance from all relevant jurisdictions including...

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Solvay Starts Fluoroelastomers Plant in China

29.07.2015 - As part of the ongoing strategic expansion of its site at Changshu in China’s Jiangsu Province Solvay Specialty Polymers has started up a new fluoroelastomers (FKM) plant. The...

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BASF Breaks Ground for China Catalyst Plant

25.06.2015 - BASF has broken ground at its Shanghai Chemical Industry Park site for the German group’s first process catalysts manufacturing facility in Asia-Pacific. The new facility, set to...

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Axalta Building New Waterborne Coatings Plant in China

05.03.2015 - Axalta Coating Systems is building a new plant for waterborne coatings at Shanghai to supply China's growing automobile market. The company said construction of the plant, one of...

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SGS Life Science Services Announces Investments at its Shanghai Facility

08.09.2014 - SGS Life Science Services announced that is to expand its Shanghai, China, cGMP chemistry and microbiology laboratories to 2,000 square meter by Q2 2015 and will offer new services...

Markets & Companies

China’s rising salaries improve Europe’s competitiveness

08.05.2014 - Variety of Factors Influence Salaries - In the last 10 years, salaries in China have been rising at an average annual rate of about 14%. Though this rate has recently been somewhat...