the group’s presence andcommitment in India. Moreover,Solvay says it is determined to doubleits sales in India by 2015. The grouphas been doing business in thiscountry since 2000 through itsNovecare, Engineering Plastics andSpecialty Polymers activities. Withseven production sites and about 900employees, the group generated netsales of €180 M in India in 2011.

Original Source: Solvay SA, website:http://www.solvay.com (13 Sep 2012) © Solvay 2012.Original Source: Chimie Pharma Hebdo, 17 Sep 2012,(605), 8 (Website: http://www.industrie.com/chimie)(in French) © ETAI Information 2012

Solvay and Sibur form joint venture toproduce surfactants and oilfieldprocess chemicals

Solvay and Russian petrochemicalcompany Sibur have signed anagreement to establish Ruspav, a50:50 joint venture for the production ofsurfactants and oilfield processchemicals in Dzerzhinsk, Russia [seealso, Focus on Surfactants, Aug 2011].Ruspav will be located near Sibur’spetrochemicals operations, 400 kmeast of Moscow, and is expected to beoperational in 2015. Demand forsurfactants in the CIS is growing atmore than 6%/y. The surfactants areused mainly in home and personalcare products, and oil and gasapplications, as well as in otherindustries. Sibur will contribute its rawmaterials, production and logisticscapabilities to the joint venture. It willalso, given its longstanding experienceof the Russian petrochemicals market,support the development of thesurfactants business in oil and gasmarkets in Russia and the CIS.Solvay’s Novecare, a worldwide leaderin surfactants, will provide its expertisein surfactant technologies, itsknowledge of formulations and marketapplications and its customer network,particularly in the home and personalcare and oil and gas markets, includingglobal key accounts with a strongpresence in the region.

In a related development, the siteplanned for the Ruspav manufacturingfacility has successfully passed anenvironmental audit. In late 2011, Siburcompleted the acquisition of the landplot within the Ethylene Oxide andGlycols facility of Sibur Neftekhim inDzerzhinsk for the development of the

new production plant. Theenvironmental assessment of the sitewas carried out by Golder Associates,an international leader in the sphere ofenvironmental consulting services. In2011, Golder successfully completedthe Phase I environmental assessmentof the site for the prospectiveconstruction of new productionfacilities. During the course of thePhase II environmental siteassessment carried out in 2012, thesurface and subsurface environmentalconditions of the site were documentedand soil and groundwaterinvestigations were carried out in orderto identify possible contamination. As aresult of the works conducted byGolder, no impacts were identified thatmay affect the construction of newchemical production facilities ordevelopment of the existing facilities inthe investigated area. Sibur is thelargest integrated petrochemicalcompany in Russia, in the CIS, Centraland Eastern Europe as measured byrevenues.

Original Source: Solvay SA, website:http://www.solvay.com (9 Oct 2012) © Solvay 2012.Original Source: Sibur LLC, GSP 7, 117997, Moscow,U1 Krzhizhanovskogo, 6/1, Russia, tel/fax: +7 495777 5500, website: http://www.sibur.ru (17 Sep 2012)© CJSC Sibur Holding 2012

Ajinomoto establishes joint venture inIndonesia for cosmetic ingredients

Ajinomoto Co Inc has concluded a jointventure agreement with PT LautanLuas Tbk (PT Lautan), a listedIndonesian chemical company, toestablish PT Lautan Ajinomoto FineIngredients. This initiative will expandmanufacturing capacity for cosmeticingredients that use amino acids asraw materials in order to accommodatefuture expansion of the personal caremarket, particularly in Asia. The newcompany will be established during2012, with plans to beginmanufacturing cosmetic ingredients forpersonal care products in 2H 2013.Initial and future investment is slated tototal $6 M. Ajinomoto currently suppliesmore than 3000 cosmetic ingredients inabout 50 countries around the world.Demand for Ajinomoto’s cosmeticingredients that use amino acids asraw materials [its range includesamino acid-based surfactants, Focuson Surfactants, May 2011] is growing,especially in Europe, with the trend inthe personal care products industry

towards natural raw materials derivedfrom plants that are friendly to peopleand the environment. Currentproduction bases are the Kawasakiand Tokai plants in Japan. However,since further growth is also expectedin emerging markets, particularly inAsia, Ajinomoto decided to increaseits current cosmetic ingredientssupply capabilities by about 30% byconstructing production bases inIndonesia, which is a promisinglocation as a market and a source ofraw materials such as palm oil. Thejoint venture will leverage PT Lautan’sknowledge of chemical productmanufacturing to establish Ajinomoto’sfirst cosmetic ingredients productionbase in Asia outside Japan.

Original Source: Ajinomoto Co Inc, 15 1, Kyobashi, 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104 8315, Japan, tel: +81 35250 8111, website: http://www.ajinomoto.com (1 Oct 2012) © Ajinomoto Co Inc 2012

ChemPoint to distribute DuPontCapstone fluorosurfactants in USA andCanada

ChemPoint and DuPont FluoropolymerSolutions announced that ChemPointhas been selected as a preferreddistributor for DuPont Capstonefluorosurfactants in the USA andCanada. ChemPoint will manage orderplacement and fulfilment, as well astechnical assistance and support forthe surfactants. DuPont Capstonefluorosurfactants are based on short-chain chemistry that cannot breakdown to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)in the environment [see also p 3]. Theyoffer customers the same or betterperformance as their predecessorswithout a compromise in fluorineefficiency. The fluorosurfactants areused in a variety of materials such aspaints and coatings, adhesives, waxesand polishes, and industrial cleaningproducts. They enhance formulationsby substantially reducing surfacetension and by improving propertiessuch as wetting and spreading,levelling, penetration, foaming control,chemical stability and thermal stability.Capstone fluorosurfactants meet thegoals of the US EnvironmentalProtection Agency 2010/15 PFOAStewardship Program.

Original Source: ChemPoint, 2012. Found onSpecialChem Adhesives and Sealants Formulation, 9 Oct 2012, (Website:http://www.specialchem4adhesives.com)

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