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December 10, 2008
Toray and China BlueStar Link in Membrane JV
Toray Industries and China National BlueStar Group (Beijing) say they have agreed to establish a water treatment joint venture next May, capitalized at $35 million, to produce and...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/15808.html
November 24, 2008
Kemira Buys Water Treatment Firm
Brazilian antitrust authorities have approved Kemira’s acquisition of water treatment firm Nheel Quimmica (Rio Claro, Brazil)...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/15539.html
November 17, 2008
Chemical and Service Sector Water Treatment Demand to Rise
The $300-billion global water treatment market remains “resilient” to recessionary pressures, producers and suppliers say. Demand for both chemicals and services to this...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/15399.html
October 20, 2008
Bahrain Investment Bank Buys BWA Water Additives
Bahrain-based investment bank United International Bank (UIB) has purchased BWA Water Additives (Manchester, U.K.) from Close...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/14862.html
September 15, 2008
Arch to Acquire Rockwood’s Water Treatment Unit
Arch Chemicals says it has agreed to acquire water treatment chemicals producer Advantis Technologies (Alpharetta, GA), a subsidiary of Rockwood Holdings, for $130 million in cash...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/14176.html
August 25, 2008
Ciba Plans Restructuring to Focus on Coatings, Plastics Additives, and Water
Ciba Specialty Chemicals says it is evaluating options for its underperforming paper chemical and its publication ink businesses, including a sale, joint ventures, and marketing and...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/13779.html
August 13, 2008
Kemira Looks to Wash its Hands of Water Engineering Business
Kemira said earlier today that it plans to sell its Galvatek (Lahti, Finland) engineering business, which provides engineering services mostly to water treatment plants...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/13563.html
July 11, 2008
Ashland to Buy Hercules for $3.3 Billion
Ashland has agreed to buy Hercules for $3.3 billion, valued at $23.01/share.  Ashland will create three core specialty chemical businesses from the deal: specialty additives and...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/12929.html
April 21, 2008
Kemira Raises Water Treatment Capacity in China
Kemira Water Solutions (Chongqing, China), an 80%-owned subsidiary of Kemira, says it will increase production capacity of polyaluminum...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/11461.html
March 3, 2008
Water Treatment
Consolidation in the water treatment industry remains “dynamic” as several suppliers aim to streamline raw material costs, enhance product portfolios, enter new sectors...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/10649.html
February 14, 2008
Kemira Announces Restructuring Initiative
Kemira has announced a restructuring plan to improve its profitability. The plan includes aligning its pulp and paper and water treatment...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/10329.html
February 8, 2008
Ciba Posts Lower Earnings
Ciba Specialty Chemicals reported fourth-quarter, 2007 net income from continuing operations, and excluding restructuring and a one-time tax item, down 26%, to SF71 million ($66...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/10251.html
February 6, 2008
Kemira Reports a Fourth-Quarter Loss
Kemira reported a fourth-quarter 2007 net loss of €46 million ($62 million), compared to earnings of €7.7 million, on sales down 2%, to €654.4 million. Operating losses were...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/10225.html
January 28, 2008
Suppliers Consolidate in Rapidly Growing Sector
Consolidation in the $29-billion global water treatment market shows no signs of abating with three deals announced in as many weeks. These deals follow several other acquisitions and...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/10051.html
January 14, 2008
GenTek Buys Water Treatment Firm
GenTek subsidiary General Chemical (East Hanover, NJ) says it has acquired Bay Chemical and Supply (Odem, TX), a water treatment...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/9729.html
January 14, 2008
Israel Chemicals Buys Henkel's Water Treatment Business
Israel Chemicals (ICL) says it has agreed to buy all of Henkel's industrial water treatment business for €60 million ($89 million). The acquired business will become part of...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/9782.html
December 19, 2007
Paper and Water Treatment Chemical Prices Increase
Paper chemical and pigment producers have announced a round of price hikes, citing rising energy and raw material costs that have been climbing during the past six months. Nalco says...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/9423.html
August 22, 2007
Outsourcing Rises as Supplier Efficiency Improves
The U.S. market for outsourcing water treatment operations for chemical, refining and other industrial facilities is undergoing a “major transformation,” says a recent...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/7121.html
July 11, 2007
Arkema Plans Specialty Polymers, Additives Deals...
Le Hénaff: A more resilient company. Arkema says it plans to buy Coatex (Genay, France) from Omya Group (Oftrigen, Switzerland) for an undisclosed sum. Coatex primarily makes...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/6792.html
June 13, 2007
Thermphos Closes Phosphonates Deal
Solutia says it has completed the sale of Dequest, its water treatment phosphonates business, to Thermphos Trading...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/6567.html
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