Wacker Chemical Corp., part of the global chemical group Wacker Chemie AG, is planning a number of concurrent expansion projects to support regional growth and demand for silicones and HDK pyrogenic silica.
AkzoNobel's Specialty Chemicals business is investing more than €4 million to increase production capacity in Sweden for its Levasil CC-branded product line of patented surface-modified colloidal silica.
The global chemical company Oxea has entered into a cooperation with a German partner to produce dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP), a general-purpose non-ortho-phthalate plasticizer, in Europe.
Baker Perkins' new Extrusion Innovation Center is now open, offering full powder coating production facilities, alongside research and development services for a whole range of industrial extrusion applications.
Valtris Specialty Chemicals appointed the Krahn Chemie Group as its new distributor for Germany, Poland, Benelux, Switzerland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and the Baltic countries for its SANTICIZER® specialty phosphate esters plasticizers.
Paint and coatings manufacturer AkzoNobel has opened its first regional Application Training Center in Dubai, which will help to further strengthen customer service standards and promote localized innovation of paint products.
Munich-based Wacker Chemie AG will expand its production capacities for silicone and polymer products in China and continue to reinforce its research and development (R&D) capability in order to further strengthen its market position in the region.