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April 26, 2013
Production at Solvay's chlor-alkali unit at Torrelavega, Spain, could be under threat unless €30 million ($39.1 million) is invested to transform the unit from mercury-cell based...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Solvay-chlor-alkali-site-in-Spain-under-threat-from-EU-mercury-cell-phaseout_51521.html April 26, 2013
BASF today reported a 15% drop in first-quarter net income, to €1.45 billion ($1.89 billion), and Ebit 16.5% lower, at €2.17 billion. Special income from the divestment...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/BASF-reports-lower-first-quarter-net-income-on-higher-sales-confirms-2013-outlook_51520.html April 25, 2013
Beleaguered polyethylene terephthalate (PET) producer La Seda de Barcelona (El Prat Llobregat, Spain) has one week left to finalize the refinancing of its €235-million ($299...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Time-running-out-for-debt-burdened-PET-producer-La-Seda_51448.html April 25, 2013
Trading in Evonik Industries (Essen, Germany) shares began today on the Frankfurt and Luxembourg stock exchanges. This follows 3 rounds of private placements this year by major...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Evonik-Industries-shares-start-trading-in-Frankfurt-and-Luxembourg_51446.html April 25, 2013
Tikkurila (Helsinki), the former paints and coatings subsidiary of Kemira, says revenue for the first quarter of 2013 decreased by 6.9%, to €138.4 million ($181.2 million)...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Tikkurila-reports-good-first-quarter-profitability-despite-weak-market-development_51444.html April 25, 2013
Versalis (Milan), the chemicals subsidiary of ENI (Rome), reports a strong improvement in profitability in the first quarter of this year. The company is continuing with a major...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Versalis-narrows-losses-in-the-first-quarter-of-this-year_51442.html April 25, 2013
Elementis's (London) first-quarter sales volumes increased across most segments, the company announced today in an interim management statement. Specialty products sales volumes during...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Elementiss-first-quarter-sales-volumes-increase-across-most-segments_51455.html April 25, 2013
Researchers from the University of Exeter,UK, have developed a method to produce biodiesel from E. coli bacteria, the university announced. The technology, which is still being...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/UK-researchers-develop-technology-to-produce-biodiesel-using-bacteria_51438.html April 25, 2013
Linde Electronics and the fluorochemicals producer Pelchem (Pretoria) have formed a strategic partnership to distribute xenon difluoride (XeF2), which is used in microelectromechanical...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Linde-Electronics-and-Pelchem-form-xenon-difluoride-distribution-alliance_51437.html 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 |
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