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June 23, 2008

Several surfactant suppliers to the soaps and detergents industry say they are raising prices and/or implementing temporary voluntary allowances (TVA) to offset the continuing increase...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/surfactants/12615.html

May 8, 2008

Croda International (Goole, U.K.) says it has agreed to sell its U.S. oleochemicals business (Chicago) to private equity firm HIG Capital (Miami) for £46.7 million ($91.5 million)...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/surfactants/11839.html

May 7, 2008

AkzoNobel reported first-quarter net income from continuing operations down 4%, to €136 million ($210 million), excluding €151 million in charges mostly related to its ICI...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/surfactants/11817.html

September 12, 2007

Pilot Chemical says it has raised list and off-list prices by 0.5-3.0 cts/lb on a range of surfactants, including: oil soluble alkyl...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/surfactants/7628.html

July 18, 2007

Sasol says it will cease production of linear alkylbenzene (LAB) at Porto Torres, Italy and Baltimore for “an indefinite period of time,” and close its Bad...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/surfactants/6902.html

June 27, 2007

Akzo Nobel says it is ready to grow its chemical business following a major reshaping of the business’s portfolio. The restructuring involved divestment of 16 businesses over the...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/surfactants/6699.html

May 16, 2007

Dow Chemical and Pilot Chemical have each raised surfactants prices. Dow says it will increase prices by 3 cts/lb for certain North American nonylphenol ethoxylate...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/surfactants/6384.html

April 25, 2007

BASF says it has agreed to divest its Chemische Fabrik Wibarco (Ibbenbüren, Germany) linear alkyl benzene (LAB) and linear alkyl benzene sulfonate (LAS) business, to Hansa Chemie...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/surfactants/6165.html

January 31, 2007

Rhodia says it has completed a multimillion-dollar upgrade at its Blue Island, IL surfactants plant. The project included an...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/surfactants/5498.html

January 24, 2007

Kuala Lumpur Kepong (KLK; Ipoh, Malaysia) says it has agreed to acquire Dr. W. Kolb (Zug, Switzerland). The deal is expected to...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/surfactants/5442.html

January 24, 2007

Product price increases and corporate cost-saving initiatives have not been enough to offset increasing costs for key raw materials and energy, a situation that is causing some firms...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/surfactants/5470.html