- 24 April 2008 -
Eliokem increases Chinese capacity
Eliokem is increasing the capacity of its antioxidant plant in China.

- 6 March 2008 -
Albemarle to expand antioxidant production in China
Albemarle Corporation is set to double antioxidant production capacity at Shanghai Jinhai Albemarle Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.

- 1 February 2008 -
Dover expands production capacity
New facility for phosphite antioxidant manufacture.

- 7 December 2007 -
Chemson increases production capacity
Chemson Polymer-Additive AG is expanding production capacity for its calcium-zinc-based one pack stabilizers.

- 8 October 2007 -
Baerlocher increases stearate capacity
New production unit for vegetable-based calcium and zinc stearates.

- 5 October 2007 -
Antioxidant prices set to rise
French manufacturer to up prices by 10%.

- 30 April 2007 -
Songwon International opens European headquarters
New HQ located in Frauenfeld, Switzerland.

- 28 February 2007 -
Adeka Palmarole to expand European plant
Company to invest €8 million in expansion and modernization.

- 13 February 2007 -
Kisuma Chemicals expands capacity
Fourth line added for the production of speciality magnesium compounds.

- 16 November 2006 -
DuPont Performance Elastomers opens new subsidiary in China
Company increases presence in Chinese market.

- 16 November 2006 -
Clariant buys Ciba Specialty Chemicals’ masterbatches business
Sale to be completed by year end.

- 9 November 2006 -
Polykemi opens compounding production site in China
Annual output to start at 10 000 tons.

- 9 November 2006 -
Matrixx Europe signs distribution agreement with Azelis
Azelis to distribute products in Europe.

- 23 November 2006 -
ExxonMobil Chemical builds new facility
Output to start in the second quarter of 2007.

- 12 October 2006 -
SABIC and Huntsman Corp agree terms of acquisition
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) acquires Huntsman’s European Base Chemicals and Polymers business for $700 million.

- 28 September 2006 -
AXA Private Equity acquires majority shareholding in Eliokem
French company Eliokem has been bought by its management team and AXA Private Equity.

- 21 September 2006 -
Q-Lab starts major expansion
Q-Lab Corporation has started construction on an expansion of its headquarters and manufacturing facility in the USA.

- 14 September 2006 -
DSM to build two new engineering plastic plants
DSM is constructing two new manufacturing facilities at its Chemelot site in Geleen, the Netherlands.

- 7 September 2006 -
Croda buys Uniqema
Croda International plc has completed the acquisition of Uniqema, a division of Imperial Chemical Industries plc.