Johnson Matthey is providing its butanediol (BDO) technology to China’s Fujian Zhongjing Petrochemical, which plans to build three new plants in phases. The BDO will be...
22.03.2018
- US specialty chemicals company Ashland is exploring strategic alternatives for its composites business as well as its butanediol (BDO) production plant in Marl, Germany, and the...
10.10.2016
- Italian bioplastics producer Novamont has started up what is said to be the world’s first commercial plant for bio-production of a major intermediate, 1,4-butanediol (BDO). The...
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...
05.02.2015
- Ashland Performance Materials has announced Büfa Chemikalien and Vivochem as official sales partners for its Intermediates and Solvents Business for Germany, Belgium and the...
31.10.2013
- Bio-Based Building Blocks - The need to reduce dependency on fossil resources, a growing world population and an increased concern for the environment are driving companies to...
