Evonik Industries and Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon Technology Development Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited (GCL-Poly), have signed a letter of intent to establish a joint venture for the production of fumed silica and ultra-pure silicon tetrachloride in China.
PPG Industries’ coatings and resin plants in Tianjin, Zhangjiagang and Wuhu, China, held “Better Chemistry, Better Home” open days to celebrate World Environment Day.
Market research firm Ceresana has released a new report, Ethylene Value Chain China, which offers an analysis of the current and future development of the entire ethylene industry in China.
Paint and coatings manufacturer AkzoNobel is investing more than €6.5 million in its Songjiang site near Shanghai, China, to expand an existing research center by adding a dedicated facility for the company's Performance coatings businesses.
China’s architectural coatings market nearly doubled to 4.64 million tons between 2008 and 2013 and will sustain its growth as the rising Asian giant maintains its rapid pace of urbanization.
Coating Innovative Technology Convention 2014, an industry event hosted by PCI’s Shanghai office, took place at the Shanghai Marriott Hotel Parkview on April 22-23.
