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April 15, 2013
Evonik in North America is traveling around the United States to display its Wind Explorer 200-lb lightweight electric vehicle after recently completing a nearly 3,000-mile trip across...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/electronic_chemicals/-debuts-electric-car_51127.html April 15, 2013
PPG has acquired Deft (Irvine, CA), a maker of aerospace coatings, including structural primers and military topcoats, the company says. Financial details of the deal, including...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/PPG-acquires-maker-of-aerospace-coatings_51123.html April 15, 2013
Solvay and AkzoNobel have established a partnership to increase the use of biobased solvents in AkzoNobel’s paints. The agreement covers oxygenated solvents, specifically...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/Solvay-Akzo-biosolvents-deal_51091.html April 15, 2013
Amyris and Firmenich say they have expanded their efforts to develop renewable ingredients for the flavors and fragrances market. Under a 2010 collaboration, Firmenich funded Amyris...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/flavors_and_fragrances/Amyris-extends-flavors-fragrances-collaboration-with-Firmenich_51090.html April 15, 2013
Asahi Kasei Fibers (AKF), an Asahi Kasei subsidiary, says it will invest about ¥3 billion ($32 million) to build a plant at Nobeoka, Japan, for the production of the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/textile_chemicals/Asahi-Kasei-to-build-cellulosic-fiber-facility-in-Japan_51081.html April 15, 2013
The Chinese government says that a major state-owned rare earth production company has been created at Ganzhou, in Jiangxi Province in southeastern China, for the sustainable...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/electronic_chemicals/Major-rare-earth-company-formed-at-Ganzhou-China_51079.html April 15, 2013
Jana Partners (New York), a hedge fund and activist shareholder, has purchased a 7.4% stake in Ashland and held discussions with company management regarding Ashland’s...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/lubricants/Activist-shareholder-buys-up-Ashland-stake-prompting-asset-sale-rumors_51181.html April 15, 2013
Barentz Group (Hoofddorp, Netherlands) has acquired an undisclosed equity stake in NK Chemicals (NKC; Wakefield, UK) with the aim of strengthening the activities of each company in the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/food_additives/Barentz-takes-stake-in-lanolin-distributor-NK-Chemicals_51172.html April 15, 2013
Dynea (Helsinki) has formed a new company, Dynea North (Lillestrøm, Norway), focusing on the speciality wood adhesives market in Europe, the company said today. The new firm is...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/adhesives_and_sealants/Dynea-forms-dedicated-wood-adhesives-company_51170.html April 12, 2013
Solvay says it will build a specialty surfactant plant at an industrial park at Genthin, close to Berlin. The facility will develop and produce surfactant solutions for Solvay’s...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/surfactants/Solvay-to-build-surfactants-plant-in-Germany_51147.html April 11, 2013
PPG has acquired Deft (Irvine, CA), a maker of aerospace coatings, including structural primers and military topcoats, the company says. Financial details of the deal, including...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/PPG-acquires-aerospace-coatings-maker_51076.html April 10, 2013
Albemarle announced today that it is increasing global prices of its fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts by about $350/m.t., effective immediately. The company says the increase...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/catalysts/Albemarle-Grace-raise-FCC-catalyst-prices_51063.html April 10, 2013
W.R. Grace cut its earnings outlook for 2013 and reported preliminary earnings below analysts’ estimates, as destocking and operational issues amid catalyst customers and...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/catalysts/Grace-cuts-2013-outlook-warns-on-weak-catalyst-results_51047.html April 9, 2013
A. Schulman today reported fiscal second-quarter net income up 29.7% year-on-year (YOY), to $11.8 million, on sales up 5.3%, to $522.4 million. A tax allowance and an acquisition drove...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/catalysts/Schulman-falls-short-of-estimates-on-Europe-weakness_51005.html April 8, 2013
DSM has completed the acquisition of animal nutrition firm Tortuga Companhia Zootécnica Agrária (São Paulo), the company announced today. The 1.16-billion reais...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/food_additives/DSM-completes-acquisition-of-Brazilian-animal-nutrition-firm_50983.html April 5, 2013
Torsten Derr, global head of material protection products business unit at Lanxess; and Shae Toh Hock, senior v.p./corporate planning and development at Nipsea, sign the deal...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/Lanxess-acquires-Singapore-based-biocides-company-PCTS_50963.html April 4, 2013
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL; Mumbai), a subsidiary of Unilever, has become sole owner of Aquagel Chemicals (Bhavnagar, India) by buying the shares it did not own in the company...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/personal_care/Reports-Hindustan-Unilever-acquires-remaining-shares-in-Aquagel-Chemicals_50951.html April 4, 2013
RPM’s fiscal third-quarter net income rose 30.8% year-on-year (YOY), to $8.7 million, on sales up 9.1%, to $843.7 million. Earnings totaled 7 cts/share, beating analysts’...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/RPM-earnings-rise-segment-results-hit-by-contract-investigation_50949.html April 4, 2013
Nexeo Solutions (The Woodlands, TX) is expanding its distribution agreement for personal care chemicals with Dow Chemical in the United States, Nexeo announced today. "We are...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/personal_care/Nexeo-and-Dow-expand-US-personal-care-distribution-agreement_50940.html April 4, 2013
Momentive Performance Materials says it will add application development, research and development (R&D), testing, and manufacturing operations to its Seoul electronics technology...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/electronic_chemicals/Momentive-to-expand-tech-center-in-Korea_50935.html |
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