AkzoNobel has announced plans to invest more than €30 million in a manufacturing facility in Thailand to support regional growth of its Performance Coatings business.
Tokyo-based Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd. has merged two wholly owned subsidiaries, Toyo Ink Chemicals Taiwan Co. Ltd. and Toyo Ink Taiwan Co. Ltd., into a single operating entity.
As announced in November 2013, Vencorex is expanding its global capacity for Tolonate™ HDI derivatives by establishing a new production unit in Thailand.
Specialty chemicals company Archroma, a portfolio company of US-based SK Capital Partners, has entered into an agreement to acquire the global textile chemicals business of BASF.
BASF and seven leading universities and research institutes in Asia have established the research initiative “Network for Advanced Materials Open Research” (NAO).
Nordson Corp.’s Advanced Technology Systems operation in Taiwan has moved to a new facility that doubles its footprint and will encompass enhanced engineering, applications, sales, service and support for its electronics manufacturing customers.
As a key supplier of isocyanates, Vencorex is expanding its global capacity for Tolonate™ HDI derivatives by establishing a new production unit in Thailand.
Market research firm Frost & Sullivan predicts that the global chemicals market will grow at a CAGR of 4.6 percent from 2012-2015 with Asia as the fastest growing region in the world.
