Pigment JSC presented its products at the 25th anniversary International exhibition "Chemistry-2022", which held from October 31 to November 3 at Expocentre Fairgrounds, Moscow.  Recall that "Pigment" is a regular participant in the industry review. To date, the company is the largest manufacturer...

Arkema announces the project to double its UV curable resins production capacity at its Nansha plant in China. This expansion will support the fast-growing demand in Asia for cutting-edge solutions in electronics, driven by 5G technology, and in renewable energies.  This investment is fully aligned...

Specialists of the Novokuibyshevsk refinery, an enterprise of Rosneft Oil Company’s Samara refining complex, jointly with Rostelecom PJSC have performed pilot tests for the introduction of smart safety helmets--pieces of digital personal protective equipment--at the sites. The new equipment helps...

Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a business division of Dow, is proud to announce that Interpolychem LLC, a leading converter and packaging producer in the Russian flexible packaging market, is the newest licensee for Dow’s PacXpert™ Packaging Technology. Under the brand name Kubber,...

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VR Group - the operator of Finnish Railways and the partner of Metafrax Group, have tested new powerful locomotives at the end of March 2020. They will be used to transport products of Metafrax from the Russian-Finnish border to the transhipment terminals in Hamina and Kotka without separating trains...

On 17th April there was yet another online meeting of the Perm science and educational center “Rational subsurface use” (NOTS) and management of the enterprises included in the Metafrax group. The scientists presented technical and commercial offers to solve the issues formulated during the...

PhosAgro, one of the world’s leading vertically integrated phosphate-based fertilizer producers, announces that its fertilizer sales in 1Q 2020 increased by 10% year-on-year to 2.8 million tonnes. Production of phosphate rock and nepheline concentrate increased by 0.9% year-on-year to 2,995 kt....

Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, is increasing its PP capacity in Europe and strengthening its long-term commitment to meet the European customers’ needs for innovative polypropylene. Borealis had previously announced...

Air Products, the leading global hydrogen provider, announced plans to build a second liquid hydrogen production facility in California to meet increasing product demand from several customer markets, including the growing fleet of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCV) in the state. Project development work...

Albemarle Corporation, a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced that it has begun earthworks at the Kemerton Strategic Industrial Area, in Western Australia, for the construction of the company's Kemerton lithium hydroxide (LiOH) conversion site. Albemarle recently received...

Ashland announced it will increase the price of its portfolio of all composites products in India by 65 US$ per ton. This price increase will take effect on January 3, 2019, or as soon as possible thereafter as contracts allow. This increase is primarily driven by continued escalation of costs in key...

Odor-Tech LLC, one of the leading manufacturers of gas odorants in the U.S., is merging into its parent company, Arkema Inc., effective January 1, 2019. As a result, the Odor-Tech name will no longer be used after 2018, and all odorant business going forward will be conducted under the name Arkema.  “For...

At the end of December 2018, more than 12 thousand tons of concentrated nitrogen fertilizer was shipped from the Garabogazcarbamide plant, according to the Golden Age electronic newspaper. Big shipment of mineral fertilizers has been procured by foreign consumers from Spain and Italy. The product was...

EuroChem Group AG, a leading global producer of fertilizers, announces the start-up production of food-grade carbon dioxide in Russia. A state-of-the-art production facility, representing an investment of nearly $7.5 million by the Group, has begun start-up operations today at EuroChem’s Nevinnomysskiy...

The sales volume of commercial products of PJSC KuibyshevAzot for nine months of 2018 amounted 44 billion rubles, which is 42 % more than the result of the corresponding period of the previous year. Net profit totaled 5.1 billion rubles (2.2 billion rubles in 2017). The growth of financial indicators...

German company Kampf Schneid- und Wickeltechnik GmbH will be the supplier of cutting machines for biaxial-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BOPET) film rolls.  The contract assumes the supply of 5 machine units, intended for slitting of BOPET film rolls according to a specified width and diameter,...

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PhosAgro, a russian vertically integrated company and one of the world’s leading producers of phosphate-based fertilizers, announces the signing today in New Dehli of an agreement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Indian Potash Limited (IPL), India’s largest importer of mineral...

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ExxonMobil said that it has signed a cooperation framework agreement with the Guangdong Provincial People’s Government to advance discussions concerning the proposed construction of a chemical complex in the Huizhou Dayawan Petrochemical Industrial Park. The new facility would help meet expected...

Open Russia LNG Debate will be held in Barcelona, Spain on 17th of September. Experts and participants will discuss perspective of Russian LNG projects in global market. Russia’s ministry of energy says that with a view of national ongoing and planned LNG projects coupled with global LNG roadmap,...

The Munich-based chemical group Wacker is showcasing addition-curing solid silicone rubbers for the plastics-processing industry at this year’s German Rubber Conference DKT. One of WACKER’s DKT highlights is ELASTOSIL® R plus 4001, a highly versatile silicone now also available with either...

Florham Park, NJ Troy announces the introduction of Troykyd D767, a new addition to the companys expanding portfolio of high-performance defoamers. Troykyd D767 is a mineral oil-free, silicone-free defoamer that provides outstanding air release in aqueous systems such as admixtures, polymers, adhesives,...

Arkema is expanding its range of sustainable high performance solutions to assist its customers in making the transition to fluorogases with a lower GWP (global warming potential). A major fluorogas player, Arkema is developing a low-GWP HFO product range for end-use applications in the refrigeration...

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AkzoNobel has opened a new coatings production facility in Kenya. Located in the capital, Nairobi, the long-term plan is to expand further and use Kenya as a gateway to the whole of East Africa.  The site, which produces coil coatings primarily focused on the building sector, also includes warehousing...

BASF plans to increase the global production capacity for its antioxidant Irganox® 1010 by 40% with production expansion projects at its sites in Jurong, Singapore, and Kaisten, Switzerland. With production in Kaisten coming online in 2019 and in Singapore in early 2021, BASF aims to better serve...

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To support the strong worldwide demand in ultra-high performing powders for industrial applications, in particular in the coatings, composite and 3D printing markets, Arkema is to expand its global production capacity at its Mont site (France) by more than 50%. This investment of around €20 M will...

Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. announced today that prices for its polymer stabilizers products will be raised by up to 15%. These price increases are a consequence of the rising costs of resources and services, especially raw materials, energy and logistics. The new prices are effective as of July 1,...

INEOS Oxide announces that it is progressing plans to expand Dipropylene Glycol (DPG) capacity at its site in Köln Germany. The company confirmed that it has started the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and expects to complete the engineering studies during the course of 2018. Currently construction...

ExxonMobil has completed the acquisition of PT Federal Karyatama (FKT), one of Indonesia’s largest manufacturers and marketers of motorcycle lubricants, from PT Mitra Pinasthika Mustika Tbk. and its affiliate. The acquisition, first announced in April, includes the Federal Oil brand and a 700,000...

Alkyl Amines Chemicals has commenced production at its newly set up Methylamines plant located at Dahej, Gujarat with effect from March 24, 2018. Alkyl Amines Chemicals is a global supplier of amines and amine-based chemicals to the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, rubber chemical and water treatment industries,...

Zoltek Companies, Inc., a global leader in the production of low-cost industrial grade carbon fiber, has announced an increase in carbon fiber production capacity at the facility located in Nyergesújfalu, Hungary. By expanding operations at the Hungarian facility, Zoltek will increase the plant’s...

Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. has newly developed innovative resin modifier- MEL-AQUA 350L.  MEL-AQUA 350L makes possible to increase hydrophilicity of surfaces of polyolefins such as polypropylene and polyethylene. It can improve the coating ability and adhesiveness of polyolefins when only...

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