Aditya Birla Chemicals Acquires Recylamine

Aditya Birla Chemicals is a manufacturer of bulk and specialty chemicals and viscose filament yarn. The business is spread across multiple manufacturing locations in four countries – India, Thailand, Germany and China. The business is creating a strong footprint in the chemicals industry – it is a market leader in the chlor-alkali segment in India; at number two position in viscose filament yarn and is the third-largest manufacturer in the world in sulphites. Aditya Birla Chemicals manufactures epoxy resins in liquid, solid, solutions, blends and multifunctional forms, and markets these under the Epotec brand. These high-quality epoxies find wide application in the automotive, construction, heavy engineering, transport, electronics, food and beverage packing, coatings, composites, adhesives, aviation, aerospace and wind energy industries.

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Connora Technologies is a chemical company with expertise in design of performance thermoset materials. Their revolutionary Recyclamine® polymer technology forms the basis for creating a new market around transformable and reusable thermoset plastics. Recylamines® balance performance, cost, manufacturability, and recyclability and for a new class of diverse performance polymers. Upon the acquisition of Recyclamine, Connora will now spin-out another company based on its Smart Dielectric® films, in order to address cost and performance limitations in electronic materials, ultimately enabling more powerful mobile electronic devices.

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