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CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

The Chemours Company | July 27, 2021

The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company with market leadership positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, Advanced Performance Materials, and Chemical Solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Mining Solutions business to Draslovka Holding a.s. for $520 million in cash (representing 10 times 2020 Adjusted EBITDA)1. Subject to regulatory approvals and other normal closing conditions, the deal is anticipated to complete in the fourth quar...

Sinopec | November 06, 2020

Epec.com, a professional SC2B e-commerce platform for industrial products launched by China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (HKG: 0386, "Sinopec") in 2017, has listed a total of 1,565 online vendors and more than 14,000 product items since it went online three years ago, achieving an accumulated transaction volume of over USD 39 billion. Epec.com is an e-commerce platform facilitating SC2B (supply chain to businesses) transactions of industrial products, serving Sinopec as well as...

RAW MATERIALS

Kraton | October 04, 2021

Kraton Corporation (NYSE: KRA), a leading global sustainable producer of specialty polymers and high-value biobased products derived from pine wood pulping co-products, is proud to partner with Plastship by offering CirKular+™ performance enhancement and compatibilization additives on Plastship Additives Selector platform. Plastship, a leading European platform for recyclate procurement, is a subsidiary of RIGK GmbH, a German recycling scheme operator with more than 25...

Consultancy | January 21, 2020

The global reach of the chemicals industry value chain has made it susceptible to a number of factors prevalent in the international business environment, according to report by Intueri Consulting. The $214 billion industry is facing challenges from trade tensions as well as sluggish economic growth, among other factors. Intueri’s report examines the entire complex chemicals value chain, which stretches across various chemicals and elements and extends across borders. Individual components...