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1. Solvay’s New HMW HALS Capacity Now Online, Satisfies Demand For Light Stabilizers 1/15/2020

   Solvay’s new high molecular weight (HMW) hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) capacity is now online, complementing existing HALS production at the Willow Island, West Virginia, USA, site.

2. BASF Expands Production Capacity For Irganox 1520L In Pontecchio Marconi, Italy 1/15/2020

   BASF plans to increase the production capacity for its antioxidant Irganox 1520L by 20% at the site in Pontecchio Marconi, Italy. Irganox 1520L is a key product in BASF’s antioxidant portfolio.

3. Hitachi Chemical DuPont MicroSystems, Ltd.: Regarding The Decision To Maintain Two Japanese Granted Patents On Polyimide Precursor Resin Composition 1/14/2020

   Hitachi Chemical DuPont MicroSystems, Ltd. (hereinafter “the company”) announces that the company was granted permission to maintain the Japanese patents (Patent No. 6288227 and Patent No. 6206446; hereinafter “the patent group”) on polyimide precursor resin composition essential for manufacturing high heat-resistant, bendable flexible substrates on October 11 and November 25, respectively, in 2019 after examination by the Japan Patent Office in response to an opposition to the patent group filed by a third party

4. Evonik Acquires US Based Phytochemical Company Wilshire Technologies Inc. 1/14/2020

   Evonik has concluded a purchase agreement to acquire Wilshire Technologies Inc., with the transaction to be completed by the end of January. Headquartered in Princeton NJ (USA), Wilshire Technologies supplies phytochemicals and derivatives to the global cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries

5. Alfa Laval Wins SEK 125 Million Energy Efficiency Order 1/14/2020

   Alfa Laval - a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling - has won an order to supply Alfa Laval Packinox heat exchangers to a petrochemical plant in China

6. World’s Largest ATR-Based Methanol Plant Has Been Put Into Successful Operation 1/14/2020

   Recently, Topsoe announced the official opening of the world’s only natural gas-to-gasoline complex in Turkmenistan

7. Celanese’s Ethylene-Based VAM Technology Listed As Green Technology By China Petroleum And Chemical Industry Federation 1/13/2020

   Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, today announces that its ethylene-based VAM technology has been awarded the designation as a “Green Technology” in China for its low carbon emissions, low energy consumption, low content of heavy components and high product quality

8. Enterprise Begins Service At Isobutane Dehydrogenation Plant 1/13/2020

   Enterprise Products Partners L.P. today announced that its isobutane dehydrogenation (“iBDH”) plant in the Mont Belvieu, Texas area recently began service, with volumes expected to continue ramping up during the next two weeks

9. Axens Is Awarded A Licensing Contract For Borouge 4 Project In UAE 1/13/2020

   The Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Ltd (Borouge), a joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Austria-based Borealis, has awarded the France-based Axens a licensing contract to supply a MTBE unit coupled with1-Butene production unit and 1-Hexene unit for the Borouge 4 project in Ruwais-Abu Dhabi, UAE

10. CAS Introduces New Possibilities For Predictive Retrosynthesis At SciFinderⁿ 1/13/2020

    In an ongoing effort to assist R&D specialists in accelerating scientific discoveries, the CAS Chemical Abstract service, part of the American Chemical Society, today introduced a truly revolutionary retrosynthetic function in SciFinder ⁿ