Keyword: consumer chemicals

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German Chemicals Stable, Output Flat in 2016

14.12.2016 - German chemical and pharmaceutical production will increase by around 0.5% in 2017 and, with selling prices slightly higher, sales revenue will rise by about 1%, the German...

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Innovation Makes A Difference

21.11.2016 - The biggest – listed – European chemical manufacturers (Air Liquide, Akzo Nobel, Arkema, BASF, Bayer, Covestro, DSM, Evonik, Johnson Matthey, K+S, Lanxess, Solvay, Syngenta...

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Solvay and Ineos Submit Application for Clearance of Proposed Joint Venture

19.09.2013 - Further to the signing of a letter of intent to form a 50/50 Joint Venture, Ineos and Solvay have submitted their application for competition clearance to the European Commission...

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Solvay Casts Off PVC Unit with Ineos Deal

07.05.2013 - Belgium's Solvay took a first step towards casting off its PVC business by agreeing a joint venture with privately-hold Ineos, which will ultimately take full control of the unit...

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Speciality Plastics and Consumer Chemicals Boost Solvay

25.10.2012 - Belgian chemicals and plastics maker Solvay reported a larger-than-expected core profit on Thursday, with record results from its consumer chemicals and speciality plastics. The...

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The Long Way Back

19.07.2012 - Business in Great Britain - Since 2008, the UK chemical industry has gone through one of the biggest downturns in production of all the world's leading producers of chemicals. Now...

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Solvay's Profit Goal Threatened by Europe Crisis

23.05.2012 - Brussels-based chemicals and plastics company Solvay wants to increase profits by nearly half in the next four years but some analysts consider this target ambitious given the...

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Solvay Says Trading Conditions Much Better in Q1

24.04.2012 - Chemicals and plastics firm Solvay said trading picked up over the first quarter and forecast profits should rise by half in four years as it focuses on better performing divisions...