Articles Tagged with ''additives''

ASK Chemicals to Acquire SI Group’s Industrial Resins Business

The transaction includes SI Group’s industrial resins products and associated manufacturing sites in Rio Claro, Brazil; Ranjangaon, India; and Johannesburg and Durban, South Africa.
SI Group recently announced an agreement to sell the majority of its global industrial resin businesses and its Brazilian specialty business to ASK Chemicals, a portfolio company of private equity firm Rhône Group, LLC.
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Evonik Expands Fumed Silica Capacity with New Facility in Antwerp

Typical applications for Evonik’s fumed silica include paints and coatings, advanced adhesive systems, transparent silicones, and non-combustible high-performance insulation materials.
Evonik recently announced that it has started up a new plant complex for the production of fumed silica in Antwerp in order to meet high demand.
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Ingevity Appoints Maroon Group Exclusive U.S. Distributor for Rosin Esters Lines

Maroon Group’s CASE and technical sales and support team will promote Ingevity’s tackifier products and leverage its customer network to promote Ingevity’s adhesive solutions for a broad array of applications.
Ingevity recently announced the appointment of Maroon Group LLC the exclusive U.S. distributor for its WestRez rosin ester product line.
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Nouryon Increases Production Capacity for Expandable Microspheres in Sweden

Nouryon also announced earlier this year that it would invest in a new world-scale Expancel plant in the U.S., subject to final board approval.
Nouryon has completed a €20 million (approximately $22.4 million) project in Sundsvall, Sweden, that significantly raises production capacity for its Expancel expandable microspheres.
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Eastman Expands DEHA Capacity at St. Gabriel Site

Diethylhydroxylamine is used primarily in water treatment and in the production of various polymers, such as styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR).
Eastman Chemical Co. recently announced the successful completion of a de-bottlenecking of its diethylhydroxylamine (DEHA) unit in St. Gabriel, La.
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H.B. Fuller to Sell Surfactants, Thickeners, and Dispersants Business to Tiarco

H.B. Fuller’s surfactants, thickeners, and dispersants business, based in Dalton, Ga., had fiscal year 2018 sales of approximately $25 million and EBITDA of approximately $8 million.
H.B. Fuller Co. recently announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its surfactants, thickeners, and dispersants business to Tiarco, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Textile Rubber and Chemical Co., Inc., for $71 million.
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Sika Opens Concrete Admixtures Production Facility in Qatar

In addition to production lines for concrete admixture manufacturing, the main office and a central storage facility will be located at the site.
Sika recently announced that it is starting operations at a plant in Doha, Qatar, for the production of concrete admixtures.
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Chemical Activity Barometer Shows Third Monthly Gain in May

The CAB has four main components, each consisting of a variety of indicators: production, equity prices, product prices, and inventories and other indicators.
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), an economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), rose 0.4% in May 2019 on a three-month moving average basis, the third monthly gain after several weak months.
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