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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/plastic_additives/Mitsui-and-Co-to-distribute-Applied-Minerals-halloysite-clay_52887.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 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/plastic_additives/EU-Russia-sign-agreement-on-the-control-of-drug-precursor-chemicals_52690.html June 7, 2013
Clariant expects to expand the masterbatch production site in Pakistan as well as in two additional sites in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region—in...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Clariant-to-expand-masterbatch-capacity-with-production-site-in-Pakistan_52572.html June 6, 2013
PolyOne has signed a cooperation agreement with Matériautech (Lyon, France), aimed at helping industrial designers, original equipment manufacturers (OEM), and plastics...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/PolyOne-signs-cooperation-agreement-with-French-plastics-organization_52596.html May 22, 2013
Specialty chemicals and advanced materials firm Rockwood Holdings' (Princeton, NJ) sale of certain business units has attracted interest from various private equity suitors, according...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Reports-Rockwoods-divestment-of-noncore-assets-sparks-private-equity-interest_52229.html April 23, 2013
Dow Chemical's plastic additive production site near Grangemouth, UK, has been put up for sale, according to a report in local newspaper, The Falkirk Herald, published today. The...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Report-Dows-plastic-additives-production-site-at-Grangemouth-up-for-sale_51369.html April 23, 2013
BASF today announced plans to restructure its performance products segment, including 500 job cuts worldwide by end-2015. The businesses affected are mainly former Ciba Specialty...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/BASF-deepens-restructuring-of-performance-products-with-500-job-cuts_51361.html April 16, 2013
Sika's (Baar, Switzerland) sales decreased by just over 1% during the first quarter of this year, to 1.04 billion Swiss francs ($1.6 billion), compared with the first quarter of 2012...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Sikas-first-quarter-sales-slip-because-of-cold-weather-across-Europe-North-America_51206.html March 27, 2013
Metabolix reported fourth quarter 2012 results today, citing increased revenue and a slight gain in net income—though net income was reported as a loss for the quarter. Sales of...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Metabolix-releases-fourth-quarter-results-announces-Chinese-film-distribution-deal_50756.html March 25, 2013
Reverdia, a joint venture between DSM and Roquette Frères (Lestrem, France), has signed an agreement with Helm (Hamburg) for the European distribution and joint market...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Reverdia-and-Helm-sign-distribution-agreement-for-biobased-succinic-acid_50714.html March 22, 2013
Altana's (Wesel, Germany) net income increased almost 5% during 2012, to €155 million ($203 million) from €148 million the year before, the company reported today. Ebitda and...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Altanas-2012-net-income-up-5-percent_50696.html March 19, 2013
Nexeo Solutions (The Woodlands, TX) has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Arkema Coating Resins, a business unit of Arkema, to distribute acrylic and styrene acrylic...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Nexeo-signs-North-America-distribution-agreement-for-Arkema-floor-resins_50611.html March 15, 2013
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland) has broken ground on a color concentrates expansion at its Konstantynów Łódźki, Poland facility, the company announced today. The...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Clariant-starts-work-on-color-concentrates-expansion_50557.html March 14, 2013
Dow Chemical says it plans to divest up to $1.5 billion worth of businesses over the next 18 months, including its polypropylene licensing and catalysts business and its plastic...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Dow-details-$1-5-billion-divestiture-plan_50507.html February 26, 2013
Croda reports an increase of 5.1% in operating profit during the fourth quarter of 2012, to £61.9 million ($81.75 million). Sales rose by 2.2%, to £240.1 million, over the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Crodas-fourth-quarter-profit-rises-to-5-1-percent-despite-European-economic-backdrop_50071.html February 11, 2013
The European Commission says it approved, on 7 February, the acquisition of the coating resins business (CRB) of Cytec Industries by private equity firm Advent International (New...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/European-Commission-approves-acquisition-by-Advent-of-Cytecs-coating-resins-business_49738.html February 6, 2013
PMC Group (Mount Laurel, NJ) has completed the acquisition of Dow Chemical's global methyl tin stabilizers and solid lubricants business, PMC announced today. The stabilizers business...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/PMC-completes-acquisition-of-Dows-tin-stabilizer-business_49505.html February 6, 2013
Wacker Chemie has launched production at an additional plant for vinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE) copolymer dispersions at its Ulsan facility, in South Korea, the company...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/plastic_additives/Wacker-launches-production-at-expanded-VAE-dispersions-plant-in-Korea_49598.html |
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