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Singapore's Temasek to Buy Stake in Germany's Evonik

10.03.2013 - Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings will take a stake in Evonik Industries, two sources close to one of the German company's owners told Reuters. Temasek will spend more than...

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Brenntag, AkzoNobel Partner in Ecosel BioCare

09.03.2013 - Brenntag, the global chemical distributor, and AkzoNobel Industrial Chemicals have entered into a cooperation to commercialize AkzoNobel's anti-caking agent EcoselBioCare in the...

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Volkswagen Rules out Honeywell, DuPont Refrigerant

09.03.2013 - Volkswagen, the world's third largest carmaker, has joined compatriot Daimler in deciding not to use a new air-conditioning refrigerant developed by U.S. firms Honeywell and DuPont...

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AkzoNobel Chemical Island Starts Supply to Brazilian Pulp Mill

07.03.2013 - AkzoNobel's new €90 million Jupiá Chemical Island in Brazil is now operational and has started supplying the Eldorado Brasil Celulose pulp mill, which is the biggest in the world...

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Merck KGaA's Profit Up on Cost Cuts, Liquid Crystals

07.03.2013 - German drugs and chemicals maker Merck KGaA surpassed expectations for quarterly earnings, helped by job cuts and strong demand from China for its liquid crystals for televisions...

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Arkema Starts Commercial Acceleration Program with SpecialChem

06.03.2013 - Arkema has selected SpecialChem's Commercial Acceleration Solutions to support the global growth of its water-based fluoropolymer Kynar Aquatec latex in the exterior building and...

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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...