03.01.2012
- Huntsman has acquired EMA Kimya Sistemleri Sanayi ve Ticaret, an MDI-based polyurethanes systems house in Istanbul, Turkey. As a result of the deal, EMA will become part of...
22.12.2011
- Exxon Mobil plans to merge two of its products divisions, a sign of the times for big oil companies, which generally are sharpening their corporate focus on the growing challenges...
09.12.2011
- Siltronic, Wacker Chemie's semiconductor division, has announced its intention to streamline its 200 mm wafer production capacities. As a result, Siltronic plans to close its...
06.12.2011
- AkzoNobel has completed its acquisition of the coatings business of Korean SSCP. SSCP has a strong position in the Korean mobile phone market and also supplies coatings to the...
28.11.2011
- Arkema is offloading its loss-making vinyl division to Switzerland's Klesch Group, as it refocuses on products that are less sensitive to volatility in raw material prices and the...
23.11.2011
- Dutch pipe company Wavin said on Tuesday it had received a takeover offer from Mexico-based Mexichem, which also makes plastic pipe systems, sending its shares up more than 60%...
22.11.2011
- Diversified Indian conglomerate Piramal Group plans to lend up to $193 million to real estate projects in the current fiscal year to March as it focuses on building its newly...
18.10.2011
- Kemira has sold Oy Galvatek to Finnish capital investment company Folmer. Galvatek's services include planning surface and waste water treatment plants, project management and...