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Dr. Wolfgang Josten Appointed New Managing Director of Actega Colorchemie

02.01.2013 - Dr. Wolfgang Josten has been appointed to the position of Managing Director of Actega Colorchemie in Büdingen. Actega Colorchemie is a member of the Graphic Arts business line of...

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Clariant Offloads Three Businesses for $550 Million

27.12.2012 - Chemicals company Clariant has agreed to sell three units to U.S. private equity firm SK Capital for 502 million Swiss francs ($550 million) in a boost to plans to move away from...

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Solvay to Optimize Its Global Soda Ash Industrial Network

18.12.2012 - Solvay today announced its decision to proceed with the optimization of its global industrial Soda Ash footprint. The Group's strategic intent is to reinforce its positioning by...

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BASF Opens CSB Production Site in Bahrain

18.12.2012 - Today, BASF is opening a state-of-the-art production site for customer specific antioxidant blends (CSB) in the Kingdom of Bahrain. This is the largest facility of this kind...

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AkzoNobel to Divest Its North American Decorative Paints Business

14.12.2012 - AkzoNobel today announced the divestment of its North American Decorative Paints business to PPG Industries, for the value of $1.05 billion. In 2011, the North American Decorative...

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Wacker Opens New Chinese Headquarters in Shanghai

14.12.2012 - Wacker Chemie officially opened its new company headquarters for the Greater China region (Mainland China and Taiwan) in Shanghai today. The new Shanghai Center, which occupies...

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DyStar Is Transferring Textile Chemical Production to Nanjing

14.12.2012 - In order to strengthen its manufacturing capability for textile chemicals, DyStar plans to transfer the production from its plant in Hangzhou to the multi-purpose manufacturing...

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Coolant Safety Row Puts the Heat on Europe's Carmakers

12.12.2012 - When engineers at Mercedes-Benz tasked with field-testing a revolutionary new refrigerant watched it ignite in a ball of fire before their eyes, it took a while for the...