1. Hot market for a cool chemical
- Author
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McCoy, Michael
- Subjects
BASF S.E. -- Production processes ,BASF S.E. -- Buildings and facilities ,Symrise -- Production processes ,Symrise -- Capacity ,Takasago Corp. -- Production processes ,Takasago Corp. -- Capacity ,Chemical industry -- Production processes ,Chemical industry -- Buildings and facilities ,Chemical industry -- Capacity ,Herbicides -- Production processes ,Herbicides -- Buildings and facilities ,Herbicides -- Capacity ,Pesticides industry -- Production processes ,Pesticides industry -- Buildings and facilities ,Pesticides industry -- Capacity ,Essences and essential oils industry -- Production processes ,Essences and essential oils industry -- Capacity ,Menthol -- Production processes ,Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries ,Engineering and manufacturing industries - Abstract
German chemical firm BASF is going to enter the market for synthetic menthol by building the world's largest menthol plant following the announcement of Symrise, another German firm, on doubling its menthol capacity. Japanese firm Takasago plans to increase its menthol capacity to 3,000 metric tons per year. Menthol production processes to be used by these firms are also described.
- Published
- 2010