DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials and Malaysia-based Master Additives have signed an exclusive agreement under which DKSH will provide sales, marketing, distribution and logistics services to Master Additives to help the company enter and expand into the southeast Asian countries of Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
Evonik Industries plans to expand capacities for the specialty polymer polyamide 12. The group is significantly expanding its existing plant in Marl, Germany, and the executive board has approved preliminary and basic planning for a new polyamide 12 production facility in Asia.
Swiss-based specialty chemicals company Clariant strengthened its presence in Asia with the opening of its new regional headquarters for Southeast Asia and the Pacific and its new Global Textile Chemicals headquarters, both located in Singapore.
World demand for emulsion polymers is forecast to rise 5.2 percent per year to 12.8 million metric tons in 2014. Gains will be driven by rising global demand for latex
