BASF has outlined its Strategy 2020 for Asia Pacific, with the goal of growing a average of two percentage points faster than the Asia-Pacific chemical market each year. With expected market growth of four to five percent per year, this would double regional sales by 2020 while earning a premium on cost of capital.
Atlas Material Testing Technology now offers a complete portfolio of testing services to evaluate the performance, durability and reliability of solar cells and modules.
UCAR Emulsion Systems and Monomers is introducing its EnVia program, a new initiative designed to help formulators of coatings, adhesives, sealants and construction products find the raw materials they need to meet and exceed their sustainable formulating targets.
CAS-MI Laboratories, an independent laboratory and product formulation facility, has formed an alliance with Chemical Dynamics LLC, a coatings consulting firm that also specializes in formulation development.
Viachem Ltd., a leading supplier of fine and specialty chemicals to customers throughout North America, has partnered with Lycus Ltd. to serve as the sales and distribution partner for the MAXGARD® line of UV stabilizers in North America.
E-Core Corp. Inc. has named the E.W. Kaufmann Co. a distributor for its polyethylene glycol (PEG) materials, and Chimista Specialty Chemicals LLC has authorized the E.W. Kaufmann Co. to promote its line of environmentally friendly solvents.
Bayer MaterialScience AG has begun construction of a new facility for the production of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in Chempark, Leverkusen, Germany. The new plant will have a capacity of 200 tons per year.