Keyword: chemicals

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EU Chemical Output Down 2% in 2014, CEFIC says

16.04.2015 - European chemical production rose 0.2% in 2014, the chemical industry federation CEFIC said in its just-published Chemicals Trends Report. By contrast, sales fell 1% year-on-year...

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Low Oil Prices Pose Challenges for European Chemical Industry

24.03.2015 - The sharp drop in oil prices in the second half of last year is causing some dilemmas not only for individual chemical producers in Europe, particularly those making petrochemicals...

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Arkema Acquires Italian Peroxide Producer Oxido

05.03.2015 - To bolster its already strong position in the peroxides market, French chemical producer Arkema has acquired Oxido, an Italy-based specialist in the formulation of organic...

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Germany’s Merck and FlexEnable Find Plastic LCD

13.02.2015 - German chemical and pharmaceuticals producer Merck KGaA and its UK cooperation partner, flexible electronics specialist FlexEnable, a unit of Plastic Logic, have developed a...

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With Oil Prices Down, Energy Companies Need to Adopt a 'Cost Culture'

12.02.2015 - With the recent fall-off in oil prices, companies in virtually all sectors of the oil, gas and chemicals (OGC) industry worldwide are going to have to plan and manage their...

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Cornelius Group Reorganizes for Growth

29.01.2015 - The Board of Cornelius Group, a UK-based distributor of speciality chemicals and ingredients, has announced a number of management changes to support its 2025 vision for growth.Dr...

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Umicore and Midas Team up in North America

28.01.2015 - Umicore Precious Metals Chemistry has chosen Midas Pharmaceuticals as the exclusive sales agent of the company's Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) segment in the USA and...

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Building Momentum

19.01.2015 - In the US, where economic growth has been characterized as "slow and steady" for some time, expansion and strength in the chemical industry continues and momentum is building. In...