Keyword: chemical industry

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BASF Increases Sales and Income from Operations in 2012

06.03.2013 - BASF maintained its good performance in 2012. The company exceeded the 2011 record levels in sales and income from operations (EBIT) and once again earned a substantial premium on...

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DSM Signs Master Supply Agreement with Eisai

06.03.2013 - DSM Pharmaceutical Products, the custom manufacturing and technology business of Royal DSM, today announced the signing of a 3 year master supply agreement with Eisai, based in...

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FY 2012 Slightly Better than Cefic Forecast

05.03.2013 - EU chemicals production contracted by 1.5% in 2012 compared with 2011, according to the latest Cefic Chemicals Trends Report. The full-year figure was slightly better than the 2.0%...

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A. Schulman Offers to Buy Ferro for $563 Million

04.03.2013 - Chemical maker A. Schulman offered to buy Ferro for $563 million to increase its pricing power amid weak demand, but the smaller rival rejected the bid saying it was better off...

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ECHA Launches New Public Consultation on 10 Potential SVHCs

04.03.2013 - ECHA has published new proposals to identify a further 10 chemicals as substances of very high concern (SVHCs). Several of the proposals in the current consultation are based on...

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Arkema Denies Allegations Made by Klesch

04.03.2013 - Arkema has just seen, much to its surprise, the press release published today by the Klesch group which calls into question the terms of the divestment by Arkema of the Vinyl...

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Arbitrator Sets Final Dow Chemical Payout from Kuwait Venture

04.03.2013 - Dow Chemical said an arbitrator has ruled it is owed $2.48 billion by a Kuwaiti firm that scuttled a 2008 joint venture, though it is not clear when the funds will be paid. The...

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Evonik Concentrates Cyanuric Chloride Business in Germany

01.03.2013 - The strategic focus of Evonik's cyanuric chloride activities will in the future lie on servicing the international plastics, paper, textile and photovoltaics markets. Customers in...