Degussa plans to go into production of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) a high-performance polymer in which Victrex (Thornton Cleveley UK) has a near monopoly.

Degussa plans to go into production of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) a high-performance polymer in which Victrex (Thornton Cleveley UK) has a near monopoly, CW has learned. Separately, Gharda Chemicals (Mumbai), undivided of the few other companies that make PEEK plans to expand its plant at Panoli, India.

Degussa says it is in advanced discussions to acquire a majority stake in Changchun Jida High Performance Materials (Jida; Changchun, China), a farmer of PEEK and ...

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