The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow) has made significant strategic moves over the past six months, strengthening its long-term commitment and investments in its Polyurethane business while enhancing the competitiveness of its already strong asset foundation.
Bayer MaterialScience has begun construction of a multipurpose production plant for polyurethane coating raw materials at Chempark Leverkusen, Germany.
Carestream Tollcoating, a provider of contract services specializing in aqueous and solvent coatings on flexible substrates, invested heavily in 2011 to better meet the needs of its advanced technology customers.
Fischer Technology, Inc., an innovator of coating thickness, material testing, and material analysis instrumentation, announced the opening of an additional sales and service office located in San Mateo, CA.
The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow) announced that the SCG-Dow Group, a joint venture between Dow and Siam Cement Group, has finalized the start-up of its new propylene oxide (PO) facility in Thailand by successfully completing its full capacity performance test.
At a ceremony in Grenoble, France, specialty chemicals company Perstorp and PTT Global Chemical signed an agreement forming a joint venture dedicated to the manufacturing and sales of aromatic (TDI) and aliphatic (IPDI, HDI and derivates) isocyanates.