Coatings World - August 2012

bio-succinic acid from renewable feed-stock. Bio-succinic acid is a platform chemical that can be used to make a number of products currently made from petrochemicals. The company licensed BDO hydrogenation catalyst technology from DuPont in 2010, which has been further developed with partners Evonik and the Center for Applied Catalysis at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey to improve the technology. In parallel, BioAmber and Evonik have started to develop a new generation of BDO catalysts.

commitment to speeding up its development in Latin America around high added value products, according to the company. Brazil expects strong growth in the mineral industry, paper, construction, water treatment and paint and adhesives markets.

Under the terms of the agreement,
Arkema would acquire, via its subsidiary
Coatex, the Araçariguama production site
on the outskirts of Saõ Paulo. The
new entity, which will therefore
comprise Coatex’s existing sales in
Brazil and those from the new site,
will generate $20 million in sales.

BASF India to build chemical production complex

Toyo Engineering India Limited, an Indian subsidiary of Toyo Engineering Corporation has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract (EPC) to build a new multi-business chemical production site for BASF India Limited part of BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, at the Dahej Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR), located in Dahej, on the west coast of India in Gujarat Province. The new site will be an integrated hub for polyurethane manufacturing and will also house production facilities for care chemicals and polymer dispersions for coatings and paper. The plant is expected to commence operations in 2014.

The new production site at Dahej will ensure local supply of products and solutions for India’s growing markets and will cater to industries such as appliances, footwear, automotive, building materials, adhesives, architectural coatings, paper and personal care. The polyurethane facility will produce thermoplastic polyurethane, microcellular polyurethane elastomers for automotive NVH (noise, vibration and harshness) parts and polyurethane systems. The care chemicals facility will produce surfactants for home and personal care. The polymer dispersions facility will produce products for architectural coatings, construction materials and paper coating.

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Arkema to acquire Brazilian Group Resicryl Arkema announced a project for the acquisition of an additives and emulsions production site from Brazilian Group Resicryl. The project illustrates the group’s

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