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Air Liquide and CNRS renew cooperation and research agreement
Air Liquide says it has renewed its framework agreement with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS; Paris), for cooperation and research, for a period of five years. The new agreement extends and strengthens the partnership agreement signed...

Dow Corning and Univar extend distribution agreement in Europe
Dow Corning says it has extended its distribution agreement with Univar to serve the needs of the pressure sensitive industry in Europe. Univar, as a result, will extend the geographic scope of its distribution of Dow Corning’s product range for the...

Solvay to build biobased nylon production facility in France
Solvay says it has decided to invest an undisclosed sum to build a production unit for the biobased nylon polymer PA6,10 at at Saint-Fons, France. The plant is intended to meet demand from customers seeking eco-friendly products, the company says. The...

Total plans €1-billion modernization of Antwerp facilities
The project includes a refinery upgrading complex and a plant for converting refinery fuel gases into petrochemical feedstock....

Celanese puts 2 acetyl plants in Europe up for sale
Celanese says it plans to launch a sale process for its acetic anhydride plant at Roussillon, France, and its vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) plant at Tarragona, Spain. Celanese says it is "taking the appropriate time to find a credible buyer for both units...

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