Lanxess sells urethane systems business to UBE Corporation October 9, 2024 Germany – Lanxess  signed a contract to sell its Urethane Systems business to Japanese UBE Corporation. The enterprise value amounts ... Industrial Transformation
Trinseo shuts polycarbonate production at Stade Germany down October 2, 2024 Germany – Trinseo has decided to permanently shut down its polycarbonate (PC) production at Stade, Germany, in January 2025. This is o... Industrial Transformation
ADNOC acquires Covestro October 1, 2024 Germany – ADNOC is acquiring Covestro. The acquisition had been in the air for some time. A year ago, the German chemical company co... Industrial Transformation
BASF inaugurates new plant for alkyl ethanolamines at its Antwerp site September 13, 2024 Belgium – BASF has commissioned a new alkyl ethanol-amines production plant at its Antwerp site. This new plant increases the German c... Infrastructure
Evonik and ICIG complete sale of superabsorbents business September 3, 2024 Germany – Evonik has completed the sale of its superabsorbents business unit to the International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG). The... Industrial Transformation
PPG to sell precipitated silicas business to Poland’s Qemetica September 2, 2024 Poland – PPG Industries plans to sell its precipitated silica products business to Qemetica SA (Warsaw) for $310 million. The deal com... Uncategorized
BASF closes production plants for adipic acid, CDon and CPon at the Ludwigshafen site August 30, 2024 Germany – BASF will end the production of adipic acid, cyclododecanone (CDon) and cyclopentanone (CPon) at the Ludwigshafen site. The ... Industrial Transformation