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January 4, 2013
Evonik Industries says it plans to increase its production capacities for precipitated silica at the company’s Chester, PA, site by about 20,000 m.t./year. The facility, in which...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/rubber_processing_chemicals/Evonik-to-expand-capacity-for-precipitated-silica_48570.html January 4, 2013
Televantos: Dash deal provides growth platform. Private equity firm Arsenal Capital (New York) has acquired Dash Multi-Corp. (St. Louis) for an undisclosed sum from Marvin Wool, the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/adhesives_and_sealants/Arsenal-Capital-acquires-polyurethanes-and-adhesives-firms_48568.html January 4, 2013
Kemira has agreed to sell its food and pharmaceutical businesses, together with its acetate-based chemicals operation, to Niacet (Niagara Falls, NY). These businesses form part of...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/food_additives/Kemira-sells-food-pharma-assets-to-Niacet-accelerates-one-off-charges_48560.html January 3, 2013
A. Schulman recorded fiscal first-quarter earnings down 13.2% year-on-year (YOY), to $11.8 million, on sales up 4.5%, to $540.6 million. Adjusted earnings totaled 50 cts/share...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/catalysts/A-Schulman-first-quarter-earnings-decline_48731.html January 3, 2013
Mitsubishi Rayon says it has formed an alliance with SK Chemicals (Songnam, Korea) to develop and expand the companies’ carbon fiber prepreg business in Asia. Mitsubishi Rayon...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/textile_chemicals/Mitsubishi-Rayon-and-SK-Chemicals-form-alliance_48541.html January 3, 2013
Asahi Glass says it has agreed to buy Adeka’s (Tokyo) share in Kashima Chemical (Kamisu, Japan), a producer of epichlorohydrin and allyl chloride. Kashima Chemical, following the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/electronic_chemicals/Asahi-Glass-buys-Adeka-out-of-Kashima-Chemical_48539.html January 3, 2013
The Chinese government says it will allocate a special fund from its central budget to support the restructuring of China’s rare earth industry. The money will be used to finance...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/catalysts/China-announces-fund-to-support-rare-earth-industry_48538.html January 3, 2013
Verdezyne says it will supply biobased adipic acid to Universal Fiber Systems (Bristol, VA), a carpet and apparel yarns maker, for production of nylon-6,6. Financial terms and...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/textile_chemicals/-signs-adipic-acid-supply-deal_48528.html January 3, 2013
BASF is investing €30 million ($39 million) to raise its global 1,6-hexanediol (HDO) capacity by 20%, to over 50,000 m.t./year, by 2014. BASF makes HDO at Freeport, TX; and...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/adhesives_and_sealants/BASF-raising-global-hexanediol-capacity-by-20-percent_48708.html January 3, 2013
Valspar has signed a supply relationship with Ace Hardware (Chicago) under which Valspar will manufacture and supply Ace-brand paint products as well as its own Valspar-branded paints...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/Valspar-signs-paints-deal-with-Ace-Hardware-including-acquisition-of-manufacturing-assets_48702.html January 2, 2013
Brenntag has acquired Altivia (Houston), a regional producer and distributor of water treatment additives and commodity chemicals, for $125 million. Altivia’s affiliate Altivia...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/Brenntag-acquires-Texas-water-treatment-distributor_48682.html December 28, 2012
PPG has launched a share exchange under which PPG shareholders will be allowed to convert the company’s common stock into Georgia Gulf common stock. The share exchange is part of...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/PPG-launches-Georgia-Gulf-share-exchange_48659.html December 21, 2012
Ecolab’s $2.2-billion acquisition of oilfield services firm Champion Technologies is now expected to close by 28 February 2013, as opposed to the end of this year as originally...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/Ecolab-Champion-push-back-acquisition-close-date_48603.html December 20, 2012
Private equity firm Arsenal Capital (New York) has acquired Dash Multi-Corp. (St. Louis) a maker of formulated polyurethane, vinyl plastisol, coatings and recycled rubber products, for...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/rubber_processing_chemicals/Arsenal-Capital-acquires-polyurethanes-maker_48523.html December 20, 2012
Evonik Industries says it plans to increase its production capacities for precipitated silica at the company's Chester, PA site by about 20,000 m.t./year. Evonik's new facility, in...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/rubber_processing_chemicals/Evonik-to-expand-precipitated-silica-capacity-at-US-site_48519.html December 19, 2012
Hydrocolloids maker CP Kelco (Atlanta) is expanding purified carboxymethyl-cellulose (CMC) capacity at its plant in Aanekoski, Finland, by as much as 25% through mid-2014, the company...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/food_additives/CP-Kelco-expanding-CMC-capacity-in-Finland_48335.html December 17, 2012
Ashland's water technologies business is increasing prices by up to 15% on some of its products within its process and water treatment additives portfolio in North America due to...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/Ashland-water-technologies-increases-prices_48428.html December 17, 2012
Chempoint.com (Bellevue, WA), a subsidiary of Univar that distributes fine and specialty chemicals, has expanded a distribution agreement with Dow Chemical’s subsidiary Dow Wolff...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/personal_care/Chempoint-expands-distribution-agreement-with-Dow-Wolff-Cellulosics_48357.html December 14, 2012
PPG Industries says it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the North American architectural coatings business of AkzoNobel in a deal valued at $1.05 billion. The acquisition...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/PPG-buys-AkzoNobels-North-American-architectural-paints-unit-for-$1-05-billion_48389.html December 13, 2012
Rockwood and Talison Lithium have agreed to terminate their merger agreement, under which Rockwood was to acquire Talison for C$724 million ($730 million), or C$6.50/share. Talison...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/electronic_chemicals/Rockwood-and-Talison-Lithium-terminate-merger_48334.html |
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