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April 29, 2013
Oxea (Oberhausen, Germany) says it has completed construction of a previously announced carboxylic acids plant at Oberhausen. The plant, currently in the start-up phase, will boost...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Oxea-completes-construction-of-carboxylic-acid-plant_51555.html April 29, 2013
VinylPlus, the European polyvinyl chloride (PVC) industry's sustainable development program, recorded 362,076 m.t. of PVC recycled last year, keeping it on track to meet the challenge...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/VinylPlus-on-track-to-meet-2020-PVC-recycling-targets_51551.html April 29, 2013
The Bourgogne Développement Industrie Group (BDI; Paris) has acquired Semoflex (Ogeu-les-Bains, France), the companies have announced. The takeover results in BDI, which also...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Frances-BDI-Group-takes-over-Semoflex-becomes-third-largest-PE-converter-in-France_51547.html April 26, 2013
Brenntag Schweizerhall (Basel), a subsidiary of Brenntag, will invest in a new sulfuric acid dilution plant at the Infrapark Baselland industrial park in Muttenz, Switzerland, to...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Brenntag-invests-in-sulfuric-acid-plant-to-supply-Bayer-CropScience_51484.html April 26, 2013
DuPont says it has opened an innovation center in Istanbul, the company’s 11th such center and the 3rd in the Europe, Mideast, and Africa (EMEA) region. The Turkish innovation...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/eastern_europe/DuPont-opens-third-EMEA-innovation-center-at-Istanbul_51468.html April 26, 2013
Sabic Europe (Sittard, Netherlands) has announced a major restructuring of its operations, resulting in 1,050 job cuts....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Sabic-restructures-in-Europe-cuts-more-than-1000-jobs-_51426.html April 26, 2013
Russia’s largest producer of petrochemicals, has outlined its investment plans and announced the completion of a 500,000-m.t./year polypropylene (PP) plant at Tobolsk, Russia. Russian regulators are currently on-site inspecting the facility before approving the start of operations....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/eastern_europe/russia/Sibur-readies-PP-plant-to-decide-on-olefins-complex_51423.html April 26, 2013
Shell Chemicals' steam cracker at Moerdijk, Netherlands, is experiencing technical difficulties that have delayed the plant's restart following planned maintenance, unconfirmed reports...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Reports-Technical-difficulties-delay-restart-of-Shells-Moerdijk-cracker_51527.html 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 |
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