Keyword: chemical industry

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Jury Orders Dow Chemical to Pay $400 Million in Price-fixing Case

21.02.2013 - Dow Chemical on Wednesday was ordered by a federal jury to pay $400 million in a price-fixing case over chemicals used to make a wide range of foam products found in cars...

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AkzoNobel to Speed Up Cost Cutting

20.02.2013 - The new chief executive of AkzoNobel said on Wednesday the Dutch paints and chemicals group would speed up cost-cutting and focus on improving returns and cash generation over the...

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Krahn Chemie Acquires Dutch Chemical Distributor ICH Benelux

18.02.2013 - With its takeover of ICH Benelux, Krahn Chemie is significantly expanding its market position in the distribution of speciality chemicals. ICH Benelux was established in 1979 with...

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Songwon Concludes 2012 with Positive Q4

15.02.2013 - Songwon Industrial Group, the second largest manufacturer of polymer stabilizers in the world and a leading global producer and supplier of additives and other chemicals to the...

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Air Liquide Grows in Revenue and Profit in FY 2012

15.02.2013 - Air Liquide's Board of Directors, which met on February 13, 2013, adopted the 2012 audited financial statements. An unqualifiedreport will be issued by the external auditors. 2012...

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Borealis Makes Offer for Total's Rosier Interest

15.02.2013 - Borealis, a provider of chemical and plastics solutions, has made a firm offer to Total for its entire 56.86% interest in Belgium's Rosier, listed on NYSE Euronext Brussels...

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Solvay to Build a New Silica Plant in Poland

14.02.2013 - Solvay today announced it will invest €75 million to build a new 85,000 ton per year Highly Dispersible Silica (HDS) plant in Włocławek, Poland. Combined with a further capacity...

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HaloPolymer Completes Reorganization of R-14 Production Capacity

14.02.2013 - Upon rehabilitation completion in February 2013, HaloPolymer saw the starting of R-14 manufacturing, which allowed practical doubling of volume of the finished product output...