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Dutch firm Polyscope Polymers has completed the business integration of the global styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) copolymers business from Cray Valley, Cray Valley HSC Asia Ltd, Cray Valley (Guangzhou) Chemical Co. Ltd. and Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. Cray Valley is a global market leader for low molecular weight…

UK engineering compounds manufacturer Sumika Polymer Compounds Europe is to acquire Turkish plastics group Emas. Part of the deal are three compounding sites with what Sumika says are extensive compounding expertise. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sumika is a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Group, with Itochu Corp. and…

A growing trend in efficient and energy-saving pneumatic conveying system is sweeping the global manufacturing sphere. The installation and maintenance cost are all listed as priority considerations for plant building. At this year’s edition of M’siaPlas, Taiwan Control Valve Corporation (TCV) is hosting the “Total Solution for Conveying System” seminar…

German additives maker Baerlocher says it is continuing to invest significantly in its Malaysian subsidiary. The company expanded its Seremban site with an additional production line for metal stearates, a new warehouse and an office facility. With this investment of more than US$10 million, Baerlocher says it is preparing for…

UK chemical firm Inoes has signed an agreement with Saudi Aramco and France’s Total to build three new plants in the Middle East, as part of the Jubail 2 complex in Saudi Arabia. The three world-scale plants will produce the key building blocks for carbon fibre, engineering polymers and synthetic…

BASF-YPC, the joint venture between German chemical firm BASF and China’s Sinopec has commenced production at the second propionic acid plant in Nanjing, China. Commercial products are now available for sale to customers in China and the rest of Asia Pacific. The new plant has a production capacity of 30,000…

Mitsui Chemicals has decided to expand its production facilities at Grand Siam Composites Co in Thailand to meet growing global demand for polypropylene (PP) compounds. The plant in Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate will produce 13,000 tonnes/year by 2020. It is owned by Mitsui Chemicals: 45.2%, SCG Chemicals: 46.2%; Prime…

If you are heading to Asia’s number one packaging and processing exhibition ProPak Asia 2019,then visiting the 22 international pavilions that represent hundreds of world-leading solutions from 14 countries is a must. According to Justin Pau, General Manager of UBM Asia (Thailand) Co., Ltd, visitors will have the opportunity to…

Against all the flak plastics has been receiving recently emerges a ray of hope from the Southeast country of East Timor. The government of the country has tied up with the University of Sydney with Mura Technology, a joint venture between Licella Holdings of Australia and Armstrong Energy of the…

Japan’s Showa Denko is to acquire all shares in ILAG Industrielack AG, which leads the ILAG Group (ILAG), a specialty non-stick coating chemicals manufacturing company headquartered in Wangen, Switzerland, and signed a stock purchase and sale agreement with the current owners, a coalition of investors led by Helvetica Capital, a…