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March 12, 2010
H.B. Fuller says it has entered into a stock purchase agreement, under which it will acquire all of the shares of adhesives manufacturer Revertex Finewaters (Klang, Malaysia), a joint...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/H-B-Fuller-to-Acquire-Adhesives-Manufacturer-in-Malaysia_25368.html March 12, 2010
Yara International said today that it will not raise its offer for Terra Industries to match or exceed a bid form CF Industries Holdings. Yara agreed last month to buy Terra for...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Yara-International-Will-Not-Raise-Offer-for-Terra-Industries_25370.html March 12, 2010
The company raised its guidance significantly due to rebounding potash demand and improving nitrogen and phosphate margins....http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/PotashCorp-Boosts-First-Quarter-Earnings-Outlook_25377.html March 12, 2010
The meeting at Ankeny, IA the first time U.S. regulators have scrutinized competition and regulation in the seed market, and come amid competitors' and farmers' accusations of antitrust behavior by seed industry's market leader Monsanto....http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/DOJ-Begins-Antitrust-Inquiry-into-Seeds_25378.html March 12, 2010
Yara International said today that it will not raise its offer for Terra Industries to match or exceed the bid from CF Industries Holdings, which paved the way for CF and Terra to sign...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/CF-Terra-Agreement-Signed-After-Yara-Declines-to-Raise-its-Bid_25381.html March 11, 2010
Fine and specialty chemicals group Syrgis (Cincinnati, OH) says 2009 was a "good" year financially with sales growth in 2009 set to continue in 2010. A key element in...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Syrgis-Niche-Products-Provide-Platform-for-Growth_25291.html March 11, 2010
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has approved LyondellBasell’s $450-million settlement with its unsecured creditors, placing the company on track...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Judge-Approves-LyondellBasells-$450-million-Unsecured-Creditor-Settlement-UPDATED_25302.html March 10, 2010
Energy efficiency measures implemented by BASF in 2009 are set to make annual energy savings for the company totalling €39 million ($53 million), the company says. The...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/BASFs-2009-Energy-Efficiency-Measures-to-Yield-Annual-Savings-of-$53-Million_25264.html March 10, 2010
The first round of formal United Nations (U.N.) climate change negotiations will take place in April in Bonn, Germany surrounded by pessimism. Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Pessimism-Pervades-Lead-up-to-Next-Round-of-Climate-Negotiations_25265.html March 10, 2010
Terra Industries says it has accepted CF Industries' $47.40/share offer, which was made on March 2. The offer values Terra at about $4.72 billion. Terra has informed Yara...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Terra-Industries-Accepts-CF-Industries-Offer_25267.html March 10, 2010
Unilever and biotech start-up Solazyme (South San Francisco, CA) say they have extended a collaboration to develop cost effective oils for personal care products derived from algae...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Unilever-Extends-Collaboration-to-Make-Personal-Care-Products-from-Algae_25268.html March 9, 2010
Sanofi-Aventis (Paris) and Merck & Co., have announced that Sanofi-Aventis has exercised its option to combine its Merial unit with Intervet/Schering-Plough (Boxmeer, the...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Sanofi-Aventis-and-Merck-and-Co-to-Create-Global-Leader-in-Animal-Health_25234.html March 9, 2010
Moody’s Investors Service says it has changed the industry sector outlook for the North American and European chemical industry from negative to stable, as the fundamental credit...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Moodys-Raises-Outlook-for-Chemical-Industry_25236.html March 9, 2010
Oil refiner Petron (Manila), in a statement to the Philippine Stock Exchange (Pasig city, Philippines), says it has entered into an agreement with Vantage Stride...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Petron-Buys-Stake-in-Petchem-Firm_25237.html March 9, 2010
Lonza says it has signed an agreement with drug discovery technology company Odyssey Thera (San Ramon, CA) to make Odyssey Thera’s proprietary protein-fragment complementation...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Lonza-Forms-Alliance-and-Acquires-Stake-in-U-S-Drug-Discovery-Tech-Firm_25238.html March 9, 2010
Sales fell 8%, to $1.09 billion, reflecting lower raw material prices partially offset by improved volumes and margins, the company says. The 2008 quarter included an $800-million charge related to the termination of its merger agreement with Huntsman....http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Hexions-Loss-Narrows-Margins-Improve_25243.html March 9, 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court says it will not consider an appeal by ACC that sought a review of an appeals court’s decision disallowing an exemption from certain emissions limits...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Supreme-Court-Will-Not-Hear-ACCs-Appeal-of-Clean-Air-Act-Ruling_25244.html March 8, 2010
The European chemical industry is building closer relations with downstream sectors on sustainability issues, says the European Union’s (EU) Technology Platform for Sustainable...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/SusChem-Builds-Relations-with-Downstream-Sectors-on-Sustainable-Production_25214.html March 8, 2010
Wacker Chemie has opened a new production facility for pharmaceutical proteins at its Jena, Germany site. The plant is part of Wacker's program to enlarge its biotech operations. The...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Wacker-Opens-New-Biologics-Facility-at-Jena_25215.html March 8, 2010
Total has, as expected, presented a plan to its French central works council to cease operations permanently at the company's Dunkirk, France refinery, in response to a decline in...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Total-to-Reconfigure-Dunkirk-Refinery-Site-Biofuel-Cluster-Planned_25216.html |
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