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April 15, 2013
Cabot says it has completed a fumed silica expansion at its Barry, Wales, facility, part of a 3-year plan started in 2011 to increase Cabot’s global fumed metal oxide capacity by...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/Cabot-expands-fumed-silica-capacity_51124.html April 11, 2013
Wacker Chemie has strengthened its presence in South America by inaugurating an expanded technical center, including a training center, at Jandira near São Paulo, the company...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/Wacker-inaugurates-expanded-technical-center-in-Brazil_51097.html March 25, 2013
Cabot Corp. says it has completed a fumed silica expansion at its Barry, Wales, facility, part of a 3-year plan started in 2011 to increase Cabot's global fumed metal oxide capacity by...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/Cabot-expands-fumed-silica-capacity_50718.html February 11, 2013
Dow Corning, a 50-50 joint venture between Dow Chemical and Corning, reported a net loss of $101 million for the quarter ended 31 December 2012 compared with a gain of $260 million in...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/Dow-Corning-swings-to-a-fourth-quarter-loss_49740.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/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/Hemlock-Semiconductor-announces-layoffs-production-cuts_48967.html January 9, 2013
Dow Corning says it will cut approximately 4% of of its workforce to better align the its cost structure with the "realities of today's volatile global economy." The company...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/Dow-Corning-to-cut-500-jobs_48829.html January 9, 2013
Americhem (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), has announced the acquisition of Infinity Compounding (Swedesboro, NJ), a supplier of specialty filled and reinforced engineering thermoplastic...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/Americhem-acquires-engineered-polymers-manufacturer-Infinity-Compounding_48837.html June 6, 2012
Dow Corning says it has opened a 344,445-sq feet energy-efficient distribution center at Feluy, Belgium. The new distribution center more than doubles the capacity of Dow Corning's...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/Dow-Corning-Opens-Distribution-Center-in-Belgium_43996.html May 8, 2012
Total worldwide silicon wafer shipments has increased 1% in the first quarter of 2012, compared to the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the semiconductor industry trade group...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/Silicon-Wafer-Shipments-Improve-in-First-Quarter_43299.html May 1, 2012
Dow Corning reported first quarter 2012 net income down 61% from the year-ago quarter, to $71 million, due to pricing pressures and high raw material costs. Sales fell 4%, to $1.52...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/Dow-Corning-Reports-Profits-Down-61-percent-on-Pricing-Pressures-Raw-Material-Costs_43153.html March 1, 2012
Momentive Performance Materials say it has expanded its manufacturing facility and application development center at Chennai, India. The facility, which opened in 2009, focuses on...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/Momentive-Expands-Silicones-Facility-in-India_41699.html February 3, 2012
Dow Corning saw net fourth-quarter net income rise 3% year-on-year, to $260 million, the company says. Fourth-quarter sales were down 4%, to $1.52 billion, due to soft pricing...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/Dow-Corning-Net-Income-Rises-3-percent-on-Long-Term-Sales-Contracts_41007.html January 24, 2012
Shin-Etsu Chemical says plans to build plants for silicone-based materials for high-brightness light-emitting diode (LED) packaging as well as the separation and refinement of rare...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/Shin-Etsu-to-Build-Plants-in-Vietnam-for-Silicone-based-LED-Materials-and-Rare-Earths_40709.html January 17, 2012
Dow Corning says it has completed a new R&D facility at Seneffe, Belgium. The new facility, dubbed Solar Energy Exploration and Development (SEED) center, includes two buildings: a...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/Dow-Corning-Completes-New-R-and-D-Facility-in-Belgium_40517.html December 13, 2011
Chemical distributor IMCD Group (Rotterdam) acquired Mata Polymers (Mumbai), an established distributor of chemicals to the silicone, textile, and construction markets. Mata Polymers...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/Distributor-IMCD-Acquires-in-India_39724.html November 1, 2011
LDK Solar (Xinyu, China) says it has broken ground on a 30,000-m.t./year polycrystalline silicon manufacturing plant at Hohhot, China, and together with other growth initiatives will...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/LDK-Plans-to-Triple-Polysilicon-by-2013_38752.html October 26, 2011
Momentive Performance Materials says it has expected marketing and application development operations at its Seoul Gasan Digital Complex to meet growing demand for specialty silicone...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/Momentive-Performance-Materials-Adds-Specialty-Silicones-Lab-in-Korea_38557.html September 23, 2011
PPG Industries says it will increase global capacity of precipitated silica by 18,000 tons/year due to growing global demand. The capacity expansion includes projects at PPG’s...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/PPG-to-Increase-Global-Silica-Capacity_37755.html September 21, 2011
Momentive Performance Materials says it will expand its specialty quartz production capacity at its Geesthacht, Germany facility. The $14 million expansions will enable the company to...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/Momentive-Announces-Additional-Quartz-Expansion_37730.html August 25, 2011
Momentive Performance Materials says it is expanding silanes production capacity at Sistersville, WV and Termoli, Italy to meet growing demand, particularly in China. Capacity and...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/silicones/Momentive-Announces-Silanes-Expansions_37100.html |
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