Keyword: chemical industry
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23.10.2012
- Indian industrial group Rain Commodities agreed to buy speciality chemicals group Ruetgers in a €702 million ($918 million) deal that would set a new record for an Indian takeover...
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22.10.2012
- Canadian fertilizer maker and agricultural goods retailer Agrium said on Monday its board plans to double the annual dividend payout. The move, announced as the company completed a...
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22.10.2012
- Pesticides used in farming are also killing worker bumblebees and damaging their ability to gather food, meaning colonies that are vital for plant pollination are more likely to...
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19.10.2012
- Air Products & Chemicals posted a sharp drop in quarterly profit on Friday, partly due to weak demand for a solar product, and the industrial gas producer said its chief financial...
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18.10.2012
- Chemicals producer PPG Industries posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday as cost cuts helped offset nearly flat revenue. For the third quarter, net income rose...
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18.10.2012
- Cash-strapped Europeans are cutting back on decorating, leading Dutch group AkzoNobel to take a €2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) writedown on its 2008 purchase of Dulux paint maker ICI...
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17.10.2012
- Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), the world's biggest petrochemicals group by market value, posted a 23% slump in third-quarter net profit on Wednesday, citing lower product...
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17.10.2012
- Chemists at Queen's University Belfast have devised a novel, environmentally friendly technique, which allows the rapid production of Metal-Organic Frameworks porous materials...