Keyword: Intermediates

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Germany’s Allessa to Cut a Third of the Workforce

06.12.2013 - Allessa, the Frankfurt, Germany-based fine chemicals producer sold to private equity investor International Chemical Investors (ICIG) for an undisclosed sum in October, plans to...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Sourcing from India and China

30.10.2013 - 'Pharmacy To The World' - In today's global pharmaceutical industry 2.0, emerging regions led by India (BRIC - Brazil, Russia, India, China) have moved to the front row in terms of...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

A Shaky Platform?

29.10.2013 - Monitoring The Supply Chain - The globalization of chemical raw material procurement is presenting significant challenges to the pharmaceutical industry. Adopting basic good...

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Clariant to Sell Detergents & Intermediates Business to ICIG

24.10.2013 - Clariant has agreed to sell its Detergents & Intermediates business to International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) for 58 million Swiss francs, including 20 million in cash. The...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Enzymes as a Catalytic All Rounder

10.09.2013 - The Perfect Storm - More and more chemical and pharmaceutical companies are recognizing the need to make their processes more environmentally sustainable, a trend that is right at...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Chemical Control Legislation in India

17.04.2012 - Checks and Balances on Chemicals - The Indian chemical industry is very diverse and covers basic chemicals and their intermediates, petrochemicals, fertilizers, paints, pesticides...

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LyondellBasell Sells Flavors and Fragrances Business to Pinova Holdings

23.12.2010 - LyondellBasell has sold its Flavors & Fragrances business to Pinova Holdings. "This divestiture is consistent with our objective to focus on developing our core businesses of...

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Time For Action

07.05.2010 - The German advertising tagline "greed is good" is now outmoded as a basic principle of purchasing. A low purchase price does not mean that a product is actually inexpensive...