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The partnership will bring Hexigone's products to new customers in Mexico, further expanding the company's reach in the Americas. 

Planned to come on stream by 2025, the complex will have an annual production capacity of approximately 400,000 metric tons of BA and 100,000 metric tons of 2-EHA.

The new product has a bio-based content of over 70%, providing manufacturers with a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative to conventional isononanoic acid.

The chemical distributor will expand to 10 states, including California, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, Washington, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Arizona, and Wyoming.

After a challenging year 2022, Evonik says it is cautiously optimistic for 2023.

The specialty chemicals company has announced that Ketan Joshi, Ph.D., has been appointed president of the intermediates division in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

A new functional additive based on siloxane polyacrylate technology was developed to provide an outstanding, easy-to-clean surface or anti-graffiti effect in water-based coatings.  

The group reported a strong first six months before overall demand began weakening in the third quarter as product availability grew and customers’ destocking activities increased in response to declining raw material costs.

Dispersing agents that are suitable for all types of pigments create opportunities to simplify the process of producing high-performance waterborne pigment preparations without the need for extensive pre-testing phases.

Increased regulatory pressure around the use of fluorosurfactants has led to a search for alternative surfactants that still provide good wetting and leveling attributes.