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January 17, 2013
H.B. Fuller reported net income of $25.1 million for its fiscal fourth-quarter ended 1 December 2012, down 5% year-on-year (YOY), as expenses increased 24%. Adjusted earnings of...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/H-B-Fuller-fourth-quarter-profits-slip-5-percent_49037.html January 17, 2013
Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL; Tel Aviv) says it has signed framework agreements to supply its customers in China with an aggregate 3.3 million m.t. of potash over the next 3 years. The...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/ICL-signs-potash-supply-deals-with-customers-in-China_49032.html January 17, 2013
Mitsui Chemicals and its Prime Polymer (Tokyo) affiliate say that their Advanced Composites (Sidney, OH) subsidiary plans to further increase production capacity for polypropylene...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Mitsui-Chemicals-to-increase-PP-compounds-production-in-US_49028.html January 16, 2013
A number of Indian producers have announced that they are going ahead with plans to build urea production facilities, following the Indian government’s approval of an urea...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Nagarjuna-Fertilizers-proceeds-with-urea-project-at-Kakinada-India_48946.html January 16, 2013
Solvay today unveiled its new business structure following completion of the integration process for the recently acquired Rhodia. Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, chairman of Solvay, in a press...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Solvay-unveils-new-structure-rebrands-operations-confirms-targets_49025.html January 16, 2013
A recent evaluation by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA; Brussels) says it has found certain gaps in data related to the analysis of potential adverse effects of neonicotinoid...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/European-authorities-seek-more-safety-data-on-neonicotinoid-pesticides_49009.html January 16, 2013
Fashion brand Benetton (Ponzano Veneto, Italy) says it has committed to eliminate all releases of hazardous chemicals throughout its entire supply chain and products by 2020...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Benetton-joins-Greenpeaces-Detox-campaign_49004.html January 16, 2013
TenCate (Almelo, Netherlands) has announced the acquisition of Amber Composites (Nottingham, UK), a manufacturer of thermoset composites used in the automotive industry, among others...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/TenCate-acquires-UK-composites-firm_49003.html January 16, 2013
Synthesis Energy Systems (SES; Houston) says that it has entered into an agreement with an undisclosed US-based company to assess the feasibility and optimal uses of SES's gasification...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Synthesis-Energy-Systems-signs-deal-to-study-feasibility-of-using-gasification-technology-to-produce-green-chemicals-in-US_49001.html January 16, 2013
JGC (Yokohama, Japan), Chiyoda (Yokohama), Technip, and Korean contractors GS Engineering & Construction (Seoul) and SK Engineering & Construction (Seoul) say that a joint...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/JGC-led-consortium-awarded-contract-for-$9-billion-refinery-and-petchem-complex-in-Vietnam_48997.html January 15, 2013
The US National Toxicology Program (NTP), part of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), has named provisional members of a peer review committee that will review NTP’s 2011...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/NTP-forms-peer-review-committee-for-formaldehyde_48984.html January 15, 2013
BASF says it has increased its cash-offer price for the proposed acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Pronova BioPharma (Lysaker, Norway), to 13.50 Norwegian...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/BASF-increases-offer-price-for-acquisition-of-Pronova-BioPharma_48981.html January 15, 2013
Stockmeier Holding (Bielefeld, Germany), a chemical distributor, says it has made a binding offer to acquire Kruse Holding (Balve, Germany) and its subsidiaries. Kruse filed for...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Stockmeier-to-acquire-insolvent-distributor-Kruse_48980.html January 15, 2013
Belarusian Potash Co. (BPC; Minsk) has concluded sales contracts with Sinochem (Beijing) and CNAMPGC (Shanghai) for the supply of muriate of potash (MOP) during the first half of 2013...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Belarusian-Potash-to-supply-1-million-m-t-of-potash-to-Chinese-importers-in-the-first-half-of-2013_48979.html January 15, 2013
Leading polysilicon producer Hemlock Semiconductor says it will cut approximately 400 employees from its 2 US manufacturing sites and reduce polysilicon production in response to...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Hemlock-Semiconductor-announces-layoffs-production-cuts_48967.html January 15, 2013
Advanced Petrochemical Co. (Advanced; Al Jubail) and Saudi International Petrochemical Co. (Sipchem; Al Khubar) today announced their fourth-quarter and full year 2012 reults...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/More-Saudi-companies-report-results-Sipchem-shuts-down-two-plants-for-maintenance_48978.html January 15, 2013
Styron announced today the appointment of Martin Pugh as senior v.p. and business president/plastics effective 1 March 2013. Pugh will be a member of the executive leadership team...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Styron-appoints-Martin-Pugh-as-plastics-business-president_48976.html January 15, 2013
Uralkali (Berezniki, Russia), among the world's biggest producers of potash with a market share of about 20%, says its potassium chloride production in full year 2012 decreased 16%, to...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Uralkali-reports-decreased-potash-production-in-2012_48975.html January 14, 2013
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA; Helsinki) says that, following a request from the European Commission, it is examining the case for expanding the restriction on cadmium in...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/ECHA-to-assess-expansion-of-Reach-restriction-on-cadmium-in-plastic-materials_48957.html January 14, 2013
PPG Industries says that it is currently in discussions with partner Essilor relating to the future of their Transitions Optical joint venture, a leading provider of photochromic...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/PPG-mulls-options-for-Transitions-stake_48955.html |
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