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February 18, 2011
In 2011, key BWA launches include antiscalants exhibiting 4-5 times more biodegradeability than industry standards, and a new biocide that is both cheaper and more effective for end users....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/BWA-Adds-to-Antiscalants-and-Biocide-Lines_32949.html February 10, 2011
Antimicrobial ingredients are facing increased regulatory and public scrutiny over concerns that they could be damaging to the environment, disruptive to the human endocrine system, and may encourage drug-resistance....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/Antimicrobials-Under-Pressure_32782.html September 3, 2010
The facilities impacted are located at New Castle, DE; Cheshire, CT; and Conley, GA...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/Arch-to-Close-Three-R-and-D-Centers_29256.html June 1, 2010
The report says that, among the larger market size applications, specialty films, printed circuit boards, IC process chemicals, engineering thermoplastics, and construction chemicals will grow fastest....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/Specialty-Chemicals-Growth-Estimated-at-3-4-percent-Annually_27102.html March 25, 2010
Potassium Ferrate is also now available in kilogram quantities, which process developers Ferratec and Battelle hope will drive new uses for the formerly pricey chemical....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/New-Production-Process-Slashes-Potassium-Ferrate-Price_25597.html March 3, 2010
Arch Chemicals says it will incorporate Syngenta's Sporgard fungicide into its biocides for paints, coatings, and other building products....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/Arch-to-Use-Syngenta-Fungicide-in-Biocide_25151.html August 25, 2009
Lanxess India (Thane), a Lanxess subsidiary, says it will expand its manufacturing plant at Madurai, India, in order to more than double the monthly production capacity of its material...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/Lanxess-to-Expand-Material-Protection-Products-Plant-Capacity-in-India_21033.html June 15, 2009
The market for biocides was just under $2 billion in 2008, with $130 million used in household, industrial, and institutional cleaning....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/Disinfectant-Biocides-Outpace-Overall-Market_19570.html June 12, 2009
The proposed law aims to improve safety, partly by phasing out the most hazardous biocide products....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/Europe-Tightens-Legislation-on-Biocides_19550.html April 8, 2009
Demand for disinfectant and anti-microbial chemicals will increase 3.6%/year to be worth $1.2 billion in 2013, according to a study by Freedonia Group (Cleveland, OH), a market...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/U-S-Demand-for-Disinfectants-and-Anti-microbials-to-Hit-$1-2-Billion-in-2013_18108.html April 2, 2009
The U.K.’s High Court has delayed its ruling on whether U.K. couch retailers must pay out more than £10 million (£14.3 million) in compensation for allegedly causing...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/U-K-Delays-Ruling-on-Leather-Furniture-Contaminated-with-Dimethyl-Fumarate-Update_17883.html March 27, 2009
New process was key to boosting production capacity by 60%, company says....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/New-Glutaraldehyde-Process-Increases-Yield-Decreases-Energy-Consumption_17887.html March 9, 2009
The industrialization of India is expected to push the average growth rate for biocides to 9.1%/year, according to a new study by Kline & Co. (Little Falls, N.J.). Drivers of...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/Biocides-Market-Expected-to-Post-High-Growth-Rate-in-India_17470.html February 9, 2009
The European Commission plans to propose a ban on the use of the biocide dimethylfumarate (DMF) in all consumer products sold in the European Union (EU). The EU’s biocidal...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/EU-Considers-Extending-DMF-Biocide-Ban-to-Imports_16927.html November 10, 2008
International Specialty Products (ISP) and masterbatch producer Kafrit Industries (Tel Aviv) are considering the possibility of jointly developing the use of ISP’s biocides in...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/SP-Kafrit-Eye-Masterbatch-JV_15232.html July 29, 2008
M&A as well as expansions in emerging regions are fueling investments in the $3 billion-$4 billion global biocides market. Meanwhile, producers are raising prices and some are...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/M-and-A-and-Expansions-Fuel-Investments_13274.html April 7, 2008
Dow Biocides, a business unit of Dow, says it will cancel off-list prices for all glutaraldehyde products and grades, effective April 1 or as contracts allow. Global glutaraldehyde is...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/Off-List-Prices-Cancelled-for-Biocide_11254.html April 2, 2008
Dow Chemical and Arch Chemicals each have announced plans to expand their respective biocide businesses. The news follows recent announcements by other suppliers, including Lanxess and...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/Dow-and-Arch-Each-Boost-Biocide-Capacity_11119.html February 25, 2008
Biocide suppliers say their financial and technical “burdens” are increasing amid regulatory requirements, including the European Union’s Biocidal Products Directive...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/Raw-Material-and-Regulatory-Costs-Initiate-Biocides-Consolidation_10530.html February 14, 2008
Arch Chemicals says it will add “incremental capacity” at its Igarassu, Brazil calcium hypochlorite this year. Arch says the additional capacity is needed to meet...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/biocides/Arch-Boosts-Biocides-Capacity-in-Brazil_10328.html |
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