BASF has started production in new Superabsorbents Excellence Center for its Hygiene Business

Investment at Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium, to strengthen product development for superabsorbent polymers

30-Oct-2023 - BASF has started production in its state-of-the-art Superabsorbents Excellence Center at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium. The €25 million investment is a clear commitment of the company to the hygiene business as an important part of its acrylics value chain. To increase innovation ...

LANXESS aims to acquire disinfection and hygiene solutions provider Theseo

Strong presence of Theseo in Europe will complement the global material protection business of LANXESS

12-Jan-2021 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS intends to further expand its Consumer Protection business and has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire the Theseo group. The French group, headquartered in Laval, is a leading manufacturer of disinfection and hygiene solutions in Europe and Latin ...

LANXESS takes over Chemours’ Clean and Disinfect specialties business

First acquisition after successful completion of realignment program

27-Apr-2016 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is expanding its portfolio of material protection products by taking over the Clean and Disinfect business of US-based chemical company Chemours. The business comprises active ingredients as well as specialty chemicals used especially in disinfectant and ...

BASF expands production capacity for emollients and waxes in China

15-Oct-2015 - BASF will expand its emollients and waxes production capacity with a new plant at its site in Jinshan, Shanghai. The investment, complementing the current production of wax esters, emulsifiers and primary surfactants in Jinshan, will further enhance BASF’s local production and better serve the ...

Market study: Engineering plastics

04-Oct-2013 - Caps and closures are an important part of packaging and containers such as bottles, canisters, cans, tubes, stand-up pouches, and beverage cartons. Often, they do not only serve to open the container, but also offer the option to reseal it. Market researchers at Ceresana forecast global demand ...

Sniffing out shoe bombs: A new and simple sensor for explosive chemicals

22-Oct-2010 - University of Illinois chemists have developed a simple sensor to detect an explosive used in shoe bombs. It could lead to inexpensive, easy-to-use devices for luggage and passenger screening at airports and elsewhere. Triacetone triperoxide (TATP) is a high-powered explosive that in recent ...

BASF raises prices for formic acid

21-Jun-2010 - Effective immediately, or as existing contracts permit, BASF is raising its prices for formic acid in Europe as follows: Formic acid, 85%: + 30 euros/ton Formic acid, 99%: + 40 euros/ton BASF’s customers use formic acid and mixtures containing formic acid in multiple applications. In animal ...

Specialty chemical supplier Cognis receives GMP compliance for pharmaceutical excipients

First chemical company to obtain GMP compliance

17-Jul-2006 - Cognis Germany recently became the first chemical company in the world to obtain GMP compliance for its pharmaceutical excipients. After successfully completing an audit carried out by the German Association for Certification of Quality Management Systems (DQS), the company's Düsseldorf site was ...

New firefighting application for superabsorbents

19-Apr-2005 - BASF is continuing to expand its applications portfolio for superabsorbents. Its latest product is an innovative firefighting gel distributed worldwide by Astaris LLC, a leading provider of chemical firefighting solutions, under the brand name Phos-Chek® Focstop (in the United States under the ...

Brenntag opens new distribution center in Lancaster, Texas

24-Feb-2005 - The official inauguration of the new facility in Lancaster (TX) marked the consolidation of Brenntag Southwest's former activities at the locations in Dallas and Fort Worth. The new facility in the southwestern USA enables Brenntag to offer its ever increasing customer base additional services ...