CHEMICAL UPDATE
FEBRUARY 2012
McIlvaine Company
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INDUSTRY NEWS
California to Regulate Chemical Products
Indian Specialty Chemical Industry Could Reach $80-100bn by 2020
COMPANY NEWS
Lanxess Invests $10 million in BioAmber
SABIC Signs Polyurethane Technology License Deal With Mitsui
Michigan DEQ, Dow Agree On Midland Cleanup Plan
Reliance and Sibur to Invest $450 Million in Butyl Rubber JV in India
Asahi Kasei Grants Thermylene PP Manufacturing Rights To Polyplast
EXPANSIONS / ACQUISITIONS
Bayer to Construct TDI plant in Dormagen - EUR 150 million Investment
BASF Buys Merck KGaA's Electrolytes Business
Akzonobel Ashington £100m Paint Factory Approved
SABIC Opens State-of-the-Art Pilot Facility in Mt. Vernon, IN
AOC, Dow Award PO Unit Contract to Foster Wheeler
AkzoNobel Invests €80 million to Supply New Suzano Pulp Mill in Brazil
Kao to Build New Surfactant Plant in Indonesia
Infineum Plans to Construct New Salicylate Plant
Tokuyama Begins Polycrystalline Silicon Plant Second Phase Construction