Keyword: Plastics and Polymers

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Specialty Chemicals Distributor Safic-Alcan Reorganizes Executive Management

22.03.2016 - Safic-Alcan, an international distributor of specialty chemicals, has reorganized its management, effective February 1st. 2016. Philippe Combette has been appointed CEO. In this...

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BASF to Merge POM Into Korea-based JV

17.03.2016 - BASF continues to draw down its presence in the European plastics production sector. In the latest move, announced on Mar. 16, the German group said it plans to merge its...

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SABIC Buys Into Reinforced Plastics Firm

03.03.2016 - Saudi Arabian chemical giant SABIC has acquired a majority stake in Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics, a producer of engineered thermoplastic, fiber-reinforced unidirectional (“UD”)...

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Versalis off Eni’s Balance Sheet

02.03.2016 - As it prepares to divest its plastics business and refocus on refining and oil exploration, Italian oil and petrochemicals giant Eni has reported assets and liabilities, revenues...

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GFBiochemicals Buys Segetis Levulinic Acid Assets

24.02.2016 - GFBiochemicals, an Italian producer of levulinic acid, has purchased the assets and intellectual property of Segetis, a US-based producer of levulinic acid derivatives, for an...

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Polymer Solutions Group Buys Flow Polymers

23.02.2016 - Polymer Solutions Group (PSG), part of US private equity group Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired Flow Polymers, a leading specialty additives and dispersions producer. Flow...

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Versalis Trade Unions Protest Sale Plan

22.01.2016 - Trade unions of Italian petrochemical and plastics producer Versalis gathered again across Italy this week to protest unconfirmed plans by its corporate parent, energy giant Eni...

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Former Bayer Manager Hired by ChemChina

20.01.2016 - As Asia’s burgeoning chemical giant ChemChina sharpens its focus on European takeover targets – it recently bought plastics machinery manufacturer Krauss Maffei and made a bid for...