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April 11, 2013
Wacker Chemie has strengthened its presence in South America by inaugurating an expanded technical center, including a training center, at Jandira near São Paulo, the company...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Wacker-inaugurates-expanded-technical-center-in-Brazil_51097.html April 11, 2013
Europe's production of chlorine reached 809,409 m.t. during March, with daily output averaging 26,110 m.t. according to the latest figures released by industry association Euro Chlor...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Daily-average-chlorine-production-drops-in-Europe-for-third-consecutive-month_51070.html April 11, 2013
Tata Chemicals Europe (TCE; Northwich, UK), a subsidiary of Tata Chemicals (Mumbai), has been fined £100,000 ($153,000) after it pleaded guilty to charges brought by the Health...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Tata-Chemicals-Europe-fined-£100000-following-health-and-safety-breaches-in-2010_51073.html April 11, 2013
Versalis and Genomatica (San Diego) have signed a definitive joint venture agreement for the development, licensing, and production of biobased butadiene, the companies said today...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Versalis-and-Genomatica-launch-biobased-butadiene-development-and-licensing-joint-venture_51072.html April 11, 2013
EuroChem (Moscow), Russia’s largest fertilizer producer, has detailed plans to enter the potash market, outlined its business plan, and said that an initial public offering could...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/eastern_europe/russia/EuroChem-details-potash-plans-IPO-possible-within-five-years_51036.html April 10, 2013
Cefic has reacted with caution to a proposal to modernize European Union trade defense instruments, presented by the European Commission today. The EU chemical industry supports the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Cefic-urges-caution-on-proposed-modernization-of-EU-trade-defense-instruments_51048.html April 10, 2013
The European Commission has rejected a request by the Romanian government to supply debt-burdened petrochemical manufacturer Oltchim (Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania) with €20...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/eastern_europe/hungary/Reports-European-Commission-rejects-government-aid-scheme-for-Oltchim_51040.html April 10, 2013
Biobased plastics production requires only 0.006% of the 5-billion hectare global agricultural area, according to data recently published by industry body European Bioplastics...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Industry-association-Biobased-plastics-land-use-does-not-pose-threat-to-food-crops_51042.html April 10, 2013
Beleaguered polyvinyl chloride (PVC) producer Kem One (Lyon, France) has secured funding that it says will enable the company to continue operating under the terms of its receivership...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Kem-One-secures-funding-to-continue-operating-under-terms-of-receivership_51021.html April 9, 2013
DSM says that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a strategic partnership with Rostekhnologii (Rostec; Moscow), in the fields of biotechnology and functional...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/eastern_europe/russia/DSM-and-Rostec-to-cooperate-on-biotechnology-and-functional-materials_51010.html April 9, 2013
Myriant (Quincy, MA) and BCD Chemie (Hamburg) have signed a distribution agreement, under which BCD Chemie will market and distribute Myriant's biobased succinic acid and Myrifilm...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Myriant-and-BCD-Chemie-sign-biobased-succinic-acid-distribution-deal-for-Austria-Germany-Switzerland_51014.html April 9, 2013
Air Liquide says it has begun commercial production at the second of two new nitrogen liquefiers at the company's Cleburne, TX, facility. The second liquefier will enable Air Liquide...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Air-Liquide-starts-second-nitrogen-liquefier-at-Texas-site_51013.html April 8, 2013
EU chemical output decreased by 1.6% during January compared with the same period in 2012, according to the latest Chemicals Trends Report published by Cefic today. Consumer chemical...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/EU-chemical-output-down-1-6-percent-in-January_50989.html April 8, 2013
Ems Group (Herrliberg, Switzerland) achieved a 3.1% increase in sales for the first quarter of 2013, to 463 million Swiss francs ($495 million), the company reported today. No profit...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Ems-Groups-first-quarter-revenue-up-3-percent-driven-by-high-performance-polymers_50986.html April 8, 2013
DSM has completed the acquisition of animal nutrition firm Tortuga Companhia Zootécnica Agrária (São Paulo), the company announced today. The 1.16-billion reais...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/DSM-completes-acquisition-of-Brazilian-animal-nutrition-firm_50983.html April 5, 2013
The European Commission has published a Green Paper entitled On a European Strategy on Plastic Waste in the Environment, to gather facts and views that will enable it to assess the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/European-Commission-launches-consultation-to-assess-impact-of-plastic-waste-publishes-Green-Paper_50969.html April 5, 2013
Polycarbonate continues to face margin pressure as PC production costs increase on tighter supply and higher prices for feedstock benzene, an IHS Chemical report says. The demand...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/IHS-Chemical-Subdued-demand-volatile-benzene-likely-to-hurt-polycarbonate-margins_50922.html April 5, 2013
Ensus (Yarm, UK) has temporarily closed its Wilton, UK, bioethanol production facility, the company has announced. The closure of the site, which has production capacity for 400...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Ensus-idles-UK-bioethanol-plant-until-market-conditions-improve_50965.html April 4, 2013
International Process Plants (IPP; Hamilton, NJ) says it has put former Vinyls Italia assets at Porto Marghera and Porto Torres, Italy up for sale. The facilities, owned earlier...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Former-Vinyls-Italia-plants-at-Porto-Marghera-and-Porto-Torres-up-for-sale_50946.html April 4, 2013
Stolt-Nielsen posted a fall in net profits for the first quarter of 2013 to $1.5 million from $8 million in the corresponding quarter of 2012, on sales of $519.4 million, up from...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Stolt-Nielsen-reports-lower-first-quarter-net-profits_50945.html |
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