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February 10, 2012
AkzoNobel has unveiled a five-year research partnership with the University of Manchester (Manchester, U.K.) to investigate the science of anti-corrosion coatings. When the research...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/AkzoNobel-Steps-up-Research-into-Anticorrosion-Coatings_41057.html February 9, 2012
BASF says it has agreed with Cofco Tunhe (Bejing), to co-develop and enhance sustainable tomato cultivation in China. Cofco Tunhe is one of the world's largest tomato producers...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/BASF-to-Co-Develop-Sustainable-Tomato-Production-with-Chinese-Company_41207.html February 8, 2012
Syngenta today reported a 14% increase in 2011 net income to $1.6 billion on sales also up 14% at $13.3 billion. Sales of crop protection products were 14% higher at $10.2 billion and...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Syngentas-Net-Income-and-Sales-Rise-Benefiting-from-Integration_41078.html February 8, 2012
Odfjell says net losses in the fourth quarter of 2011 were $8 million, exactly the same net result as in the fourth quarter of 2010. Odjfell's sales and Ebitda increased 19% and 11%...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Odfjell-Reports-Stable-Losses-Despite-Increase-in-Sales_41085.html February 8, 2012
Mexichem (Tlalnepantla, Mexico) says it has agreed to acquire 100% of Wavin (Zwolle, the Netherlands) for approximately €531 million ($704 million). Mexichem intends to make a...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Mexichem-Acquires-Wavin-to-Create-Global-Leader-in-PVC-Pipe-Systems_41084.html February 8, 2012
Kemira says net profit from continuing operations in the fourth quarter of 2011 was €37.8 million ($50 million), 51% higher than the €25.1 million reported in the same...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Kemira-Reports-Higher-Net-Profits-but-Lower-Sales_41081.html February 8, 2012
Rusal (Moscow), the global leading producer of aluminum, and fertilizer producer PhosAgro today announced an agreement for the supply of increased quantities of aluminum fluoride by...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/eastern_europe/russia/PhosAgro-and-Russian-Aluminum-Maker-Sign-Aluminum-Fluoride-Supply-Deal_41079.html February 7, 2012
Rhodia, a subsidiary of Solvay, says it has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with Roquette (Lestrem, France) to develop new plant-based polymers. Each company will have the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Rhodia-and-Roquette-to-Co-Develop-New-Plant-Based-Polymers_41056.html February 7, 2012
Yara (Oslo), the global fertilizer major, today reported strong fourth-quarter results, reflecting “good farm profitability and improved margins." It also said...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Yara-Reports-Strong-Fourth-Quarter-Results-on-Good-Farm-Profitability-and-Margins_41053.html February 7, 2012
BP says that earnings on a replacement cost basis, before interest and taxes, for its petrochemical business in the fourth quarter of 2011 were $96 million, 60% lower than the $243...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/BP-Reports-60-percent-Decrease-in-Petrochemical-Earnings_41064.html February 7, 2012
Aesica Pharmaceuticals (Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.), a provider of active pharma ingredients (API), formulations, and custom synthesis, says it plans to upgrade its API manufacturing...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Aesica-to-Expand-HPAPI-Capacity-at-Two-Sites-in-U-K-_41026.html February 6, 2012
Solvay joint venture SolVin has commissioned a 1 MW proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell at its production complex at Antwerp. The PEM fuel cell, which Solvay describes as a...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Solvay-Commissions-Largest-PEM-Fuel-Cell_41035.html February 6, 2012
AkzoNobel announced today that it will expand its monochloroacetic acid (MCA) plant at Taixing, China and said that it has recently completed expansion of its MCA unit at Delfzijl, the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/AkzoNobel-Hikes-MCA-Capacity-in-China-Completes-Expansion-in-the-Netherlands_41027.html February 5, 2012
Oxea broke ground on Friday on a previously announced carboxylic acid plant at Oberhausen, Germany. The facility, the company’s third such unit, will raise capacity by 40%. The...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Oxea-Breaks-Ground-on-Carboxylic-Acid-Plant-in-Germany_41018.html February 3, 2012
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA; Helsinki) says a recent survey of industry shows chemical firms plan to register 2,300 substances for the next phase of the European Union’s...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Reach-2300-Substances-Identified-So-Far-for-2013-Registration_40998.html February 2, 2012
Monsanto says it will not sell its MON810 maize seed in France in 2012 or the foreseeable future, citing a lack of support among farmers and government officials for genetically...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Monsanto-Ends-GM-Seed-Efforts-in-France_40972.html February 2, 2012
BASF says the value of its crop protection pipeline increased by €400 million ($525.8 million) to €2.8 billion, driven mainly by the company’s star fungicide F...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/BASFs-Crop-Protection-Pipeline-Value-Jumps-to-&euro2-8-Billion_40887.html February 2, 2012
Shell Chemicals says earnings on a current costs of supplies (CCS) basis in the fourth quarter of 2011 were $380 million, 23% lower than $493 million in the same quarter of...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Shell-Chemicals-Reports-Decrease-in-Earnings_40977.html February 2, 2012
DSM says it has signed an agreement with Indoco Remedies (Mumbai) for a commercial cooperation for eight active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). APIs manufactured by Indoco will be...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/DSM-Forms-API-Marketing-and-Sales-Alliance-with-Indian-Firm_40976.html February 1, 2012
BASF, Bayer, Evonik Industries, and Wacker Chemie are among the 12 founding members of an alliance of German industrial companies that aims to secure raw material supplies in the face...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Leading-Chemical-Firms-Join-German-Alliance-to-Secure-Raw-Materials_40960.html |
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