Capacity to be almost doubledEster base stocks are key components for synthetic lubricants for a variety of applications, including refrigeration, automotive and industrial lubricantsCapacity expansion is in response to the rising demand for high-performance lubricants addressing sustainability trends in Asia Pacific BASF will almost double the production capacity for its synthetic ester base stocks at … More BASF to increase production capacity for synthetic ester base stocks in Jinshan, China

Swiss Forecast: 2020 economic slump less serious than feared. … More Swiss Forecast: 2020 economic slump less serious than feared

UK to join government procurement pact in its own right in the new year. … More WTO: UK to join government procurement pact in its own right in the new year

Four years of work by the WTO Secretariat bore fruit with the launch on 9 October 2020 of the new import licensing database. The new platform gathers together import licensing information, analysis and reporting and streamlines notification procedures for WTO members. At a meeting of the Committee on Import Licensing, members commended the work done … More WTO launches new import licensing platform

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