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June 19, 2013
Arkema says it will debottleneck bis-peroxide capacity at both its Spinetta, Italy, and Franklin, VA plants by 15%. Neither the existing capacity, nor the amount of the investment were...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/rubber_processing_chemicals/Arkema-to-expand-its-global-bis-peroxide-capacity_52910.html June 19, 2013
Authorities in the US and China have reached different decisions SI Group’s trade secrets complaint regarding its rubber tackifying resin, or tackifier, product. A judge...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/rubber_processing_chemicals/US-China-reach-different-decisions-on-SI-Group-trade-secrets-case_52946.html June 19, 2013
PPG Industries has been awarded $1 million by the Department of Defense's strategic environmental research and development program to help develop nonisocyanate liquid coatings that...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/PPG-awarded-funding-to-develop-isocyanate-free-coatings_52912.html June 19, 2013
Quest Specialty Chemicals (QSC; Charleston, SC) has completed its acquisition of US Chemical & Plastics (Massillon, OH), a maker of automotive refinish products, the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/Quest-Specialty-Chemicals-acquires-automotive-refinish-products-maker_52916.html June 19, 2013
Mascoma's (Waltham, MA) bioengineered yeast has been favorably reviewed by the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine, supporting the yeast's use as a processing aid in the production of...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/food_additives/FDA-supports-use-of-Mascomas-bioengineered-yeast-as-animal-feed-processing-aid_52907.html June 18, 2013
Applied Minerals (New York), a producer of halloysite clay, has entered into an agreement for Mitsui & Co. to market Applied Minerals' dragonite halloysite clay and iron...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/Mitsui-and-Co-to-distribute-Applied-Minerals-halloysite-clay_52887.html June 17, 2013
Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC), a group of leading apparel and footwear brands and retailers, has agreed to timelines for a phaseout of perfluorooctanoic acid, or C8, chemistry by January 2015, the group announced today....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/textile_chemicals/Apparel-and-footwear-industry-group-agrees-to-2015-phaseout-of-PFOA-chemistry_52831.html June 14, 2013
Codexis and Chemtex (Tortona, Italy), a chemical engineering and renewable technology firm, announced it has successfully started production of their newly developed cellulosic...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/soap_and_detergents/Codexis-and-Chemtex-begin-production-of-cellulosic-detergent-alcohols_52837.html June 13, 2013
Clariant, Wison Engineering (Shanghai), and a subsidiary of Foster Wheeler's global engineering and construction group have signed a long-term agreement to equip a pilot plant to...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/catalysts/Clariant-Foster-Wheeler-Wison-Engineering-sign-agreement-for-pilot-plant-in-China_52800.html June 13, 2013
Evonik Industries has opened an innovation center for products for the cosmetics industry at its site at Essen, Germany. The center cost nearly €17 million ($23 million) and will...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/personal_care/Evonik-opens-innovation-center-for-cosmetics-industry_52787.html June 12, 2013
Air Liquide has signed an agreement to acquire Voltaix (Branchburg, NJ), Air Liquide announced today. The acquisition is expected to close later this summer, pending applicable...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/electronic_chemicals/Air-Liquide-acquires-advanced-precursors-firm_52782.html June 12, 2013
Specialty metals and chemicals producer 5N Plus (Montreal) will invest an undisclosed amount to build a gallium chemical facility in South Korea, the company has announced. The...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/electronic_chemicals/Canadian-firm-to-build-gallium-chemicals-facility-in-South-Korea_52769.html June 12, 2013
Symrise (Holzminden, Germany) says it has started operations at a new powder mixing plant at Holzminden for producing flavored powders for sweet and savory food. The complex also...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/flavors_and_fragrances/Symrise-starts-up-powder-mixing-plant_52768.html June 11, 2013
The key theme for Borealis, Borouge, and Nova Chemicals at the K 2013 plastics and rubber trade fair at Düsseldorf later this year will be Open your mind, Borealis said at a...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/catalysts/Borealis-Borouge-and-Nova-outline-plans-at-pre-K-event_52712.html June 11, 2013
Connell Brothers (San Francisco), a division of Wilbur-Ellis (San Francisco) and a leading marketer and distributor of specialty chemicals and industrial ingredients in Asia/Pacific...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Connell-Brothers-and-Struktol-sign-distribution-agreement-for-Japanese-market_52753.html June 10, 2013
KMG Chemicals today reported fiscal third-quarter net income down 27.5% year-on-year (YOY), to $2.9 million, on sales down 10%, to $59.9 million. Earnings totaled 25 cts/share, beating...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/electronic_chemicals/KMG-Chemicals-earnings-fall-but-beat-estimates_52729.html June 10, 2013
BASF Coatings has opened a new training center for automotive refinishing at Cesano Maderno, Italy. The new refinish competence center will offer customers an opportunity to learn...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/BASF-Coatings-opens-refinish-competence-center-in-Italy_52721.html June 7, 2013
Driven by continued difficulties in the company’s industrial engineered products segment, Chemtura says it expects second-quarter 2013 earnings to decline on a year-on-year (YOY)...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/electronic_chemicals/Chemtura-forecasts-YOY-earnings-decline-in-the-second-quarter_52701.html June 7, 2013
Songwon Industrial's (Ulsan, South Korea) growth strategy for the next three years emphasizes the development of the company's one pack system (OPS) business, said Maurizio...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Songwons-3-year-strategy-pushes-growth-in-OPS-activities_52698.html June 7, 2013
The European Union and Russia signed a new cooperation agreement on the control of drug precursors at the EU-Russia summit in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on 4 June, the European Commission...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/flavors_and_fragrances/EU-Russia-sign-agreement-on-the-control-of-drug-precursor-chemicals_52690.html |
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