BASF and SINOPEC will expand the production capacity of neopentylglycol at the Verbund site, BASF-YPC Co. Ltd., a 50-50 joint venture in Nanjing, China.
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals has signed an agreement that will see its Deventer site in the Netherlands transformed into a chemistry and technology innovation hub.
Specialty Polymers Inc. has signed an agreement with Jose Olivieri of Olivieri & Associates to be the company's new sales agent in Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and the Caribbean.
European nanodiamond producer Carbodeon has been granted a Chinese patent for its technology that enables detonation-synthesized diamond particles (nanodiamonds) to be combined with polymers for use in fields such as personal electronics, LED lighting, automotive components and machine tools.
Cathay Industries USA Inc., Valparaiso, Indiana, announced that effective Jan. 1, 2018, The Chidley & Peto Co. will have additional territory as a regional distributor.