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Deepak Fertilisers Halts $350 Million Australia Project

04.07.2012 - India's Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corp has put on hold a planned $350 million ammonium nitrate manufacturing project in Australia, a company executive said, citing...

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BASF Acquires ITWC

04.07.2012 - BASF announced its acquisition of ITWC, based in Malcom, Iowa. ITWC specializes in cast elastomer polyurethane systems and polyester polyols. Financial details of the transaction...

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Poland Snubs Acron Hint of Higher Tarnow Bid

29.06.2012 - Poland is still opposed to Acron's bid for the country's No.1 chemicals maker Azoty Tarnow, despite the Russian group's readiness to raise its 1.5 billion zloty ($434 million)...

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Arkema Invests over €70 Million in Fluoropolymers in France

28.06.2012 - Arkema announces a major project for the development of its Kynar PVDF business in Europe. Over €70 million are to be invested into the Pierre-Bénite site in France, in particular...

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AkzoNobel Applies Unique Caustic Soda Evaporation System

28.06.2012 - AkzoNobel Industrial Chemicals will apply a unique caustic soda evaporation system to its new membrane electrolysis plant at the Industry Park Höchst in Frankfurt, Germany. The...

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CEFIC reports EU Chemicals Sector Output

26.06.2012 - EU chemicals production recorded a 1.9% decrease in the first four months of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011, according to the latest Cefic Chemicals Trends Report...

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Potash Piles up as India Stops Buying

16.06.2012 - A dramatic buildup in North American potash inventories is largely due to a lack of sales to India, but the situation will not last long term, the CEO of Agrium said on Friday...

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Fertilizer Industry Performs Best, Biofuels Worst among Chemical Sub-Sectors

15.06.2012 - The fertilizer industry has been the best share performer over the past five years, and biofuels industry shares performed worst during the same period of time according to the...