BASF opens new Vietnam admixture facility

BASF has launched its launches the Master Builders Solutions brand in Russia, Turkey, the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (for example Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) as well as Kazakhstan.

The company says the brand strengthens its industry orientation, standing for its “commitment to provide the whole construction industry with tailored products and solutions.”

Lafarge, the French concrete and cement materials giant, and Germany-based construction chemicals producer BASF have agreed to set up a joint venture in Iraq. Under the agreement, the two firms will establish a new plant that will be responsible for the production of construction materials. Located in Kurdistan, the autonomous Iraqi region, the new plant will mainly produce cement additives and concrete admixtures.

This week, Mapei is welcoming customers, colleagues and industry press worldwide to the grand opening of its new admixtures plant in Speke, near Liverpool.