Keyword: chemical industry

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Solvay Casts Off PVC Unit with Ineos Deal

07.05.2013 - Belgium's Solvay took a first step towards casting off its PVC business by agreeing a joint venture with privately-hold Ineos, which will ultimately take full control of the unit...

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DSM to Acquire Interest in Andre Pectin (China)

07.05.2013 - Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, announces today that it has signed agreements to acquire a 19% equity interest in Yantai Andre Pectin (Andre...

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FDA to Consider Revamping Food Additive Rules

07.05.2013 - Amid growing public concern over the safety of additives in products ranging from caffeinated energy drinks to industrial chemicals in food containers and water bottles, the U.S...

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Protests in Chinese City Over Planned Chemical Plant

04.05.2013 - Hundreds of people took to the streets of the Chinese city of Kunming on Saturday to protest against the planned production of a chemical at a refinery, in the latest show of...

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New Head of Catalysts Division at BASF

02.05.2013 - Kenneth T. Lane, currently Senior Vice President, Isocyanates Europe located in Brussels, Belgium, will become President of BASF's Catalysts division headquartered in Iselin, New...

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Zhengrong Liu, Head of Human Resources, to Leave Lanxess

02.05.2013 - Zhengrong Liu, Head of the Group Function Human Resources (HR), will leave Lanxess as of June 30, 2013, at his own request to take up a new challenge outside the company. In his...

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Chemtura Completes Sale of Antioxidant and UV Stabilizers Business to SK Capital Partners

02.05.2013 - Chemtura today announced it has completed the sale of its Antioxidant and UV Stabilizers business, including dedicated manufacturing plants in the U.S., France, and Germany, to...

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Kemira Sees Oil, Gas Regulations Boosting Water Treatment Market

02.05.2013 - Finnish chemicals group Kemira believes stricter environmental regulation of its customers in the oil and gas industry will create a big new market for its water treatment...