Keyword: Fine Chemicals & Specialty Chemicals

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Clariant to Acquire Chinese Healthcare Packaging Firm

02.10.2014 - In a deal expected to be completed in the fourth quarter, Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant plans to acquire Hong Kong-based healthcare packaging manufacturer VitaPac...

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ExxonMobil Expands Specialty Hydrocarbons in Singapore, Antwerp

26.09.2014 - ExxonMobil Chemical plans to increase annual output of its high performance hydrocarbon fluids by about 10% through in Singapore and Antwerp up to 2016. The US oil and...

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AkzoNobel and Photanol to Develop Green Building Blocks

18.09.2014 - AkzoNobel has teamed up with Dutch biotechnology specialist Photanol to develop a solar power route to green chemistry. In the partnership designed to be a stepping stone for...

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Strem and Provivi Sign Enzyme Distribution Agreement

11.09.2014 - Strem Chemicals, a manufacturer of specialty chemicals for research and development and Provivi, a developer of biopesticides, have signed an agreement granting Strem distribution...

Markets & Companies

Attractive Areas in China’s Chemical Industry

02.09.2014 - As a consultant specializing in the chemical industry in China, I often get asked for attractive areas in the industry - mostly by companies looking to expand their business. I am...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

The Power of Combining Strengths

02.09.2014 - The role of chemical distribution is often reduced to sourcing, storing, repackaging and supplying chemicals. However, many chemical distributors - such as Brenntag - offer much...

Strategy & Management

Building a Future-Proof Business

02.09.2014 - What have sustainability and social responsibility to do with the financial performance of a materials company and the value it creates for its shareholders? A conversation with...

Sites & Services

A Growing Base for Business

29.07.2014 - In 2010, the Swiss specialty chemicals group Clariant decided to transform its 37-hectare company premises in Muttenz into a chemical park. Besides the existing buildings, which...