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Fertilizer Maker Migao Inks Potash Deal

16.03.2011 - Potash fertilizer maker Migao said it had arranged for the supply of 500,000 tons of potash a year at a discount to market prices for 10 years starting 2013. The multi-year supply...

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Warren Buffett Strikes Deal to Buy Lubrizol for $9 Billion

14.03.2011 - Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway struck a deal to buy lubricants maker Lubrizol for $9 billion in cash to tap rising demand for chemicals used to operate engines and...

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Saudi Gains Boost Markets

09.03.2011 - Most Gulf bourses advanced on Tuesday, tracking gains on the Saudi market, as confirmation that state-linked funds had been buying local shares boosted fragile investor sentiment...

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South Africa Oil Refiners Must Upgrade by 2017

09.03.2011 - Crude oil refineries in South Africa have until 2017 to upgrade their plants, the country's energy minister said on Tuesday on releasing new draft fuel specifications in Africa's...

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Vikram Pandit, Mukesh Ambani: Global Deleveraging Still A Challenge

07.03.2011 - Global deleveraging remains a challenge as economies are still recovering from the financial crisis, the chiefs of Citigroup and Reliance Industries said on Friday, agreeing that...

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U.S. Shutdown Unlikely, But Budget Battle Remains

01.03.2011 - A deal to avert a U.S. government shutdown took shape in Congress on Monday, but the short-term spending measure would do nothing to resolve the bitter debate over federal spending...

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Eastman Completes Sale of Performance Polymers PET Business

02.02.2011 - Eastman has completed the previously announced sale of its Performance Polymers segment's PET business, related assets, and technology to DAK Americas. The total cash proceeds of...

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DayStar Materials Joint Venture Formed by Chemtura, UP Chemical

02.02.2011 - Chemtura and UP Chemical announced the formation of DayStar Materials, a joint venture company which will manufacture and sell high-purity metal organic precursors for the rapidly...