Keyword: chemical industry

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Reshaped Clariant Increases Q4 Profitability

14.02.2013 - CEO Hariolf Kottmann: "Clariant achieved solid results in a demanding year, with the majority of businesses performing well. In most regions the company continued on a robust...

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Streamlined Clariant Expects Higher Margins

14.02.2013 - Swiss specialty chemicals firm Clariant said on Thursday it expected its slimmed-down business to deliver higher margins and net income, with emerging markets providing most of the...

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Brenntag Expands Strategic Site for Oil & Gas Market in USA

12.02.2013 - Brenntag, the global chemical distributor, is upgrading its Brenntag Pacific site in Dickinson, North Dakota in order to satisfy customers' demand in the high growth North Dakota...

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Wacker Stops Short-time Work at Burghausen Site

11.02.2013 - Wacker Chemie has stopped the short-time work schedule introduced at Burghausen's polysilicon facilities back in early October 2012. The Munich-based chemical company took this...

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Solvay Increases Global Derivatized Guar Production

11.02.2013 - Solvay announced that it has finalized plans to increase its global derivatized guar production by 40% with the completion of recent expansions in the USA and China. Derivatized...

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Change of Leadership in the North Region of PlasticsEurope

08.02.2013 - PlasticsEurope, the pan-European trade association representing European plastics manufacturers, has announced the appointment of Kim Michael Christiansen as North Regional...

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Air Liquide to Invest €65 Million in Rotterdam Port

08.02.2013 - Air Liquide will invest an additional €65 million in the Rotterdam basin, the second largest chemical and petrochemical basin in Europe The company has recently signed a long-term...

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The Carlyle Group Completes Acquisition of DuPont Performance Coatings

07.02.2013 - Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has completed its acquisition of DuPont Performance Coatings for $4.9 billion and announced today that the company is being...