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April 25, 2013
Croda (Goole, UK) posted a £65.1-million ($99.3 million) pretax profit during the first quarter of the year, up 6.5% from the same quarter in 2012, when it recorded £61.1...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Crodas-first-quarter-pretax-profit-jumps-up-6-5-percent_51436.html April 25, 2013
Bayer reported a “positive development” in its life sciences operations, comprising HealthCare and CropScience, in the first quarter but said that MaterialScience’s...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Bayers-life-sciences-units-lift-results-MaterialScience-hampered-by-costs-2013-outlook-confirmed_51435.html April 25, 2013
Lonza, in its business update announcement for the first quarter of 2013, says that it has decided to permanently close its biocides manufacturing site at Swords, Ireland, in June...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/switzerland/Lonza-to-close-Ireland-biocides-site_51434.html April 24, 2013
Nizhnekamskneftekhim (Nizhnekamsk, Russia), a leading petrochemicals producer, has completed construction of a new isoprene monomer line. The product is used as raw material in the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/eastern_europe/russia/Nizhnekamskneftekhim-beefs-up-isoprene-monomer-capacity_51402.html April 24, 2013
India’s Ministry of Finance has imposed a definitive five-year antidumping duty on imports of soda ash from Russia and Turkey. The Department of Revenue said that the duty in the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/eastern_europe/russia/India-imposes-antidumping-duty-on-soda-ash-imports-from-Turkey-and-Russia_51401.html April 24, 2013
PhosAgro (Moscow) reports a 9% rise in full-year 2012 net income, to 24.5 billion Russian rubles ($788 million), on 5% higher revenues, of R105.3 billion. Ebitda, however, was 2%...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/eastern_europe/russia/PhosAgro-reports-higher-2012-sales-and-earnings-starts-construction-on-several-projects_51398.html April 24, 2013
Air Liquide posted €3.69 billion ($4.80 billion) in revenue during the first quarter of the year, a decline of 2% compared with the prior year due largely to currency and natural gas impacts. "In an economic environment that remains contrasted, the first quarter saw the pursuit of growth investments, and an increase in our underlying growth in gas and services by almost 5%," says Benoît Potier, chairman/CEO of Air Liquide....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Air-Liquides-first-quarter-sales-down-2-percent-confirms-forecast-for-2013_51396.html April 23, 2013
Dow Chemical's plastic additive production site near Grangemouth, UK, has been put up for sale, according to a report in local newspaper, The Falkirk Herald, published today. The...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Report-Dows-plastic-additives-production-site-at-Grangemouth-up-for-sale_51369.html April 23, 2013
Europe's butadiene producers are expected to benefit from growing demand and limited yields despite recent uncertainty over the short-term direction of butadiene prices, IHS Chemical...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/European-butadiene-producers-poised-to-benefit-from-limited-supply-and-new-capacity_51362.html April 23, 2013
Bayer CropScience and KeyGene (Wageningen, Netherlands) have announced a joint research program to develop improved crop varieties. The program will initially concentrate on wheat, but...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Bayer-CropScience-KeyGene-to-develop-improved-crop-varieties_51365.html April 23, 2013
Polymer manufacturer Nizhnekamskneftekhim (Nizhnekamsk, Russia) formally commissioned a 60,000-m.t./year acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) unit, during a visit by Rustam...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/eastern_europe/russia/Nizhnekamskneftekhim-commissions-60000-m-t-year-ABS-unit_51364.html April 23, 2013
Kemira has announced several major restructuring measures and issued profitability and sales targets for 2016. The measures are in addition to the company's Fit for Growth...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Kemira-plans-further-restructuring-announces-financial-targets-for-2016_51363.html April 23, 2013
BASF today announced plans to restructure its performance products segment, including 500 job cuts worldwide by end-2015. The businesses affected are mainly former Ciba Specialty...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/BASF-deepens-restructuring-of-performance-products-with-500-job-cuts_51361.html April 23, 2013
Potash producer Belaruskali (Solihorsk, Belarus) has acquired a 30% stake in the Lithuania's Port of Klaipeda's bulk terminal, media reports say. Belaruskali will pay up to $30 million...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/eastern_europe/russia/Reports-Belaruskali-acquires-stake-in-terminal-at-Lithuanian-port_51359.html April 23, 2013
Ethiopian Potash Corp. (EPC; Toronto) and AIM-listed Premier African Minerals (London) have signed a definitive contract for the sale of Premier's G&B African Resources Mali...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Ethiopian-Potash-acquires-exploration-authorization-rights-in-Mali_51356.html April 23, 2013
Evonik Industries will be a publicly traded company after seven years of private ownership. Following approval of an offering prospectus by the German Federal Financial...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Evonik-Industries-shares-to-be-listed-on-Frankfurt-and-Luxembourg-stock-exchanges-tomorrow_51355.html April 23, 2013
DSM says it has opened a new manufacturing plant at Geleen, Netherlands, for the production of the company’s KhepriCoat antireflective coating. KhepriCoat antireflective glass...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/netherlands/DSM-opens-manufacturing-plant-for-antireflective-coating-in-Netherlands_51351.html April 22, 2013
Cefic today released an energy road map, entitled European chemistry for growth: Unlocking a competitive, low-carbon and energy-efficient future. The European Union needs secure...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Cefic-urges-EU-policy-shift-to-reducing-energy-costs-and-ensuring-chemical-industry-competitiveness_51330.html April 22, 2013
SynPol1, a consortium of 8 academic and 6 industrial institutions, has secured almost €7.5 million ($9.8 million) in funding under the EU Seventh Framework Programme to...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Consortium-secures-&euro7-5-million-for-waste-to-biobased-plastics-R-and-D_51327.html April 22, 2013
Yara International (Olso) today announced a 25% decline in first-quarter net income after noncontrolling interests, to 2.26 billion Norwegian kroner ($388 million), compared with the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Yara-reports-lower-first-quarter-sales-and-earnings-Qafco-Lifeco-and-Yara-Pilbara-offset-decline_51322.html |
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