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February 7, 2013
European demand for polypropylene (PP) remains weak. The weakness is compounded by propylene feedstock prices, which, between September 2012 and January 2013, shed €70/m.t. ...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/European-PP-contract-price-increases-may-be-limited-by-weak-demand-despite-slightly-firmer-propylene_49634.html February 7, 2013
Wacker Chemie today reported a major decline in its full-year 2012 earnings and sales caused primarily by overcapacities in the photovoltaic industry. Group net income declined to...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Wacker-reports-lower-2012-net-income-on-decline-in-polysilicon-and-solar-silicon-prices_49630.html February 7, 2013
Kemira’s revenue increased 3%, to €558.5 million ($755.4 million) during the fourth quarter of 2012, mainly because of continued sales volumes growth, especially in the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Kemiras-fourth-quarter-revenue-up-3-percent_49604.html February 6, 2013
Syngenta, the world's largest producer of agricultural chemicals, today reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results, and said it is satisfied with the performance. Mike...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Syngenta-benefits-from-integration-invests-in-seeds-plant-in-Brazil_49601.html February 6, 2013
Belarusian Potash Co. (BPC; Minsk)—a joint venture between Uralkali (Berezniki, Russia) and Belaruskali (Soligorsk, Belarus)—is expected to sign contracts to sell 1.0...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/eastern_europe/russia/Reports-BPC-to-sell-1-million-m-t-of-potash-to-India-update_49566.html February 6, 2013
Givaudan's (Vernier, Switzerland) sales totaled 4.26 billion Swiss francs ($4.68 billion) during 2012, an increase of 8.7% in Swiss francs compared with 2011, the company says. Ebitda...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Givaudans-2012-sales-increase-8-7-percent_49599.html February 6, 2013
Wacker Chemie has launched production at an additional plant for vinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE) copolymer dispersions at its Ulsan facility, in South Korea, the company...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Wacker-launches-production-at-expanded-VAE-dispersions-plant-in-Korea_49598.html February 6, 2013
Shell Chemicals has made a final investment decision to upgrade its Jurong Island, Singapore, polyols facility, the company announced today. The investment is expected to increase...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Shell-to-expand-polyols-capacity-in-Singapore_49568.html February 5, 2013
Barentz Ravago Chemical Specialist (BRCS Group), a 50-50 chemical distribution joint venture between Barentz Europe (Hoofddorp, Netherlands) and Ravago Group (Arendonk, Belgium), has...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Barentz-Ravago-JV-acquires-Austrian-distributor_49592.html February 5, 2013
The European Commission, in a report published today, says that the European Union's Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals (Reach) regulation has helped...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/EU-Commission-gives-Reach-a-glowing-report-outlines-further-work-to-be-done_49584.html February 5, 2013
The strike at Sabic Europe's plant at Geleen, Netherlands, has ended, according to a Sabic announcement to the Saudi stock exchange today. “Due to the limited magnitude of the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Staff-returns-to-work-at-Sabics-Geleen-plant_49580.html February 5, 2013
BP’s petrochemical activities delivered an underlying replacement cost (RC) profit before interest and taxes of $46 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, a 48% drop on the same...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/BPs-petrochemical-operations-report-a-48-percent-drop-in-earnings_49571.html February 4, 2013
The European Commission says it wants EU member states to suspend for two years the use of three neonicotinoid insecticides on sunflowers, rapeseed, corn and cotton, and crops...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/EU-seeks-suspension-of-some-neonicotnoid-insecticide-uses_49556.html February 4, 2013
Aspen PharmaCare (Durban, South Africa) is in discussions with Merck Sharp Dohme (MSD; Darmstadt, Germany) regarding a possible acquisition of a Merck active pharmaceutical...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Aspen-Pharmacare-in-talks-for-Merck-API-facility-in-the-Netherlands_49535.html February 4, 2013
OxyChem says its fourth-quarter earnings for chemicals were up 19%, to $180.0 million, primarily because of higher export volumes for caustic soda and vinyl chloride monomer, and lower...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/OxyChem-reports-fourth-quarter-earnings-up-19-percent_49536.html February 4, 2013
Workers maintaining safety and security at the former Vinyls Italia site in Porto Marghera, Italy, have walked off the job in protest of nonpayment of nine months of unpaid...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Employees-at-former-Vinyls-Italia-Porto-Marghera-site-leave-their-posts_49533.html February 4, 2013
A strike by workers at Sabic Europe Petrochemicals’ Geleen, Netherlands, manufacturing complex has cut production, the company said on Saturday. The previously announced labor...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Strike-at-Sabics-complex-in-the-Netherlands-cuts-production_49531.html February 4, 2013
Lonza says it plans to adapt the management structure of the company to focus on its target markets and to improve the effectiveness of its worldwide organizational structure and...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Lonza-restructures-management-team-businesses_49526.html February 1, 2013
Stolt-Nielsen posted unaudited results for its fiscal fourth quarter, ended 30 November 2012, showing net profit attributable to shareholders of $18.2 million, down from $22.2 million...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Stolt-Nielsen-reports-lower-quarterly-net-profits-sales_49504.html February 1, 2013
Royal Dutch Shell's fourth-quarter chemical earnings, on a current cost of supplies (CCS) basis, were down 45% year-on-year, to $209 million from the $380 million reported in the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Shells-fourth-quarter-chemical-earnings-down-45-percent_49503.html |
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