Wacker Chemie has strengthened its presence in South America by inaugurating an expanded technical center, including a training center, at Jandira near São Paulo, the company announced today. The new regional competence center for South America houses...
BWA Water Additives (Manchester, UK) has received the Best Product of the Year Award at the annual H2O Water Awards Dinner by UK Deputy General Consul Ian Gibbons. BWA’s Belgard EV2030 is a product made for the control of scale and particulate fouling...
Seven employees were taken to a local hospital after an explosion or fire at Sun Chemical’s US Ink plant at East Rutherford, NJ, on Tuesday, the company says. Five of the seven are in fair condition, while two have been taken to the burn unit. The...
Elementis Specialties (East Windsor, NJ) plans to lease 2.5 acres of land and 48,000 square feet of building space at Bayer’s site in New Martinsville, WV. This Elementis facility will produce additives and dispersants for water-based coatings. The...
A White House advisory panel has released a report on improving manufacturing competitiveness, encouraging companies to invest in the U.S. The Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee is co-chaired by Dow Chemical chairman and...
AkzoNobel says construction of a previously announced £100-million ($157 million) decorative paints manufacturing plant will start at a new site at Ashington, U.K. after a groundbreaking ceremony today. AkzoNobel's new facility will triple the...
Codexis, Cytec, and Elevance Renewable Chemicals (Woodbridge, IL) were among the winners of EPA's 2012 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for their work promoting chemical technologies that prevent pollution and have broad applicability across the...
ACC has given their responsible care company of the year award to ExxonMobil, Albemarle, and Ethyl Corp. The award is given to companies in recognition of their commitment to improvement in health, safety, environmental, and security performance. The...
This Week on CW: ExxonMobil Chemical has filed permits to build a 1.5 million m.t./year ethane cracker and two 650,000 m.t./year polyethylene plants in Texas. H.B. Fuller is closing five plants and cutting 100 jobs in Europe as part of its...
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