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 ...

Dresden-based start-up "DermaPurge" develops skin cleanser for hazardous substances

Global Handwashing Day

17-Oct-2023 - The 15th of October was Global Handwashing Day. Since the days of COVID-19, at the latest, everyone knows how important handwashing is for general hygiene. However, this day has not just existed since the pandemic, but already since 2008. Hand hygiene is not only an essential issue in healthcare ...

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 ...

Watson-Marlow acquires MasoSine Manufacturing and Pump Distributorship

09-Jul-2015 - Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) has acquired the MasoSine® sinusoidal pump manufacturing and distribution business from PRIMIX Corporation in Japan, through its parent company Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc, for £2.8 million. This important acquisition will further strengthen the level ...

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 ...