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February 12, 2013
Sumitomo Chemical today announced strategies for growth over the next three years, which includes a business plan for until the fiscal year ending 31 March 2016. Sumitomo, based on the...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Sumitomo-Chemical-updates-business-plan_49758.html February 12, 2013
Saudi Kayan (Al Jubail), a Sabic affiliate engaged in the production of specialty chemicals, reported huge losses for the year 2012. Net loss was 772.27 million Saudi riyals ($205.9...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Saudi-Kayan-reports-huge-full-year-losses_49762.html February 12, 2013
Ube Industries reported a 35.5% fall in net profits for its fiscal first 9 months, ended 31 December 2012, compared with the year-ago period, to ¥12.5 billion ($133 million)...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Ube-reports-fall-in-profits-sales_49760.html February 12, 2013
Leading fertilizer producer Yara International (Oslo) today reported a significant drop in fourth-quarter profits, despite higher sales volumes. Fourth-quarter net income after...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Yara-profits-decline-on-higher-fertilizer-volumes-lower-prices_49759.html February 11, 2013
Wacker Chemie had ended the short-time working introduced at its Burghausen, Germany, polysilicon manufacturing facilities in early October 2012, the company announced today...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Wacker-ends-short-time-working-at-Burghausen-as-polysilicon-demand-improves_49745.html February 11, 2013
Solvay says it has added 40% of derivatized guar capacity with the completion of recent expansions in the United States and China. Derivatized guar is a polymer produced from a...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Solvay-completes-derivatized-guar-capacity-expansion_49732.html February 11, 2013
The European Commission says it approved, on 7 February, the acquisition of the coating resins business (CRB) of Cytec Industries by private equity firm Advent International (New...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/European-Commission-approves-acquisition-by-Advent-of-Cytecs-coating-resins-business_49738.html February 11, 2013
Air Liquide has confirmed that an explosion and fire shortly before 8 a.m. on 9 February killed one worker and seriously injured another at the company's specialty gases plant at La...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Air-Liquide-confirms-one-dead-one-injured-in-blast-at-Texas-gases-plant_49737.html February 11, 2013
Yanbu National Petrochemical (Yansab; Yanbuʿ, Saudi Arabia), a Sabic affiliate, reports a 23% decline in full-year 2012 net income, to 2.45 billion Saudi riyals ($652.3...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Yansab-reports-a-decline-in-profits-on-lower-product-prices_49734.html February 8, 2013
Tata Chemicals today reported results for its fiscal third quarter and for the nine months ended 31 December 2012, and says it is taking steps with a previously announced brownfield...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Tatas-sales-rise-despite-flat-income-anticipates-pressure-on-soda-ash-fertilizers_49717.html February 8, 2013
Six sodium chlorate manufacturers have established a consortium to seek authorization under Europe's Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals (Reach)...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Six-producers-establish-consortium-to-seek-authorization-of-sodium-dichromate-under-Reach_49714.html February 8, 2013
Mexichem's (Mexico City) fourth-quarter preliminary sales figure was 14.42 billion Mexican pesos ($1.14 billion), 38% higher than in the same period the year before, the company says...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Mexichem-reports-fourth-quarter-preliminary-sales-up-38-percent_49709.html February 8, 2013
The Ems Group (Domat, Switzerland), a producer of high performance polymers and specialty chemicals, today announced its full-year 2012 results. The company’s net income rose...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/High-performance-polymers-lift-Ems-Groups-2012-earnings_49708.html February 8, 2013
Tokuyama (Tokyo) reported a net loss of ¥10.8 billion ($116 million) for the fiscal first 9 months, ended 31 December 2012, compared with a net profit of ¥3.9 billion in the...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Tokuyama-swings-to-loss_49704.html February 7, 2013
Total says it has received a firm offer from Borealis to acquire Total's GPN (Paris) fertilizer business and Total's majority stake in the Rosier (Moustier, Belgium) fertilizer...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Borealis-bids-to-acquire-Totals-fertilizer-business_49621.html February 7, 2013
Seattle biocatalysis firm Arzeda says it has entered into a collaboration with Invista to develop a biobased route to a butadiene, a key raw material that is increasingly in short...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Invista-signs-second-biobased-butadiene-development-deal_49623.html February 7, 2013
Nippon Shokubai recorded a 74% fall in net profits for its fiscal first 9 months, ended 31 December 2012, compared with the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, to...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Himeji-accident-impacts-Nippon-Shokubai-results_49635.html February 7, 2013
Sabic plans to launch four new technology and innovation facilities in 2013, two in Saudi Arabia and one each in India and China, bringing the total number of its research facilities...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Sabic-to-boost-innovation-with-four-technology-centers-costing-$500-million_49358.html February 7, 2013
Metafrax (Gubakha, Russia) plans to build an ammonia and urea manufacturing complex at its Gubakha site, the company’s chairman, Armen Garsylan, says. The project represents...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Metafrax-plans-to-build-ammonia-urea-manufacturing-complex_49469.html February 7, 2013
Braskem's net profit swung back to positive territory in the fourth quarter of 2012 as the company reported 275 million reais ($138.3 million) in net earnings, compared with a...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Braskem-swings-to-a-net-profit-in-the-fourth-quarter_49647.html |
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