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July 22, 2009
Energy and environment management company Thermax (Pune, India) says it has signed technology agreements with GE Water & Process Technologies (Trevose, PA), and Wehrle Umwelt...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/Thermax-Signs-Technology-Agreements-with-GE-and-Wehrle-Umwelt-for-Wastewater-Treatment_20289.html June 25, 2009
Toray Industries, the world’s largest producer of carbon fiber, says it will establish a research and development center at Singapore, dubbed Toray Water Technology Laboratory...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/Toray-to-Set-Up-Water-Treatment-R-and-D-Center-in-Singapore_19760.html May 27, 2009
Some of the chemical industry’s mega-mergers have resulted in further consolidation of the water treatment market and in the creation of several mega-size market players. These...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/Water-Treatment-Demand-Keeps-Rising_19096.html May 22, 2009
BWA Water Additives (Manchester, U.K.) is taking the “asset light” strategy to an extreme. The company, owned by Seera Investment Bank (Manama, Bahrain), says it is...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/BWA-Water-Additives-Targets-Niches_19097.html May 4, 2009
Calgon Carbon reported $6 million in income for the first quarter of 2009, a decrease from $10.4 million in the year-ago period. Income totaled 11 cts/share, compared to 20 cts/share...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/Calgon-Carbon-Reports-Income-Decline_18667.html April 29, 2009
Nalco reported first-quarter earnings of 17 cts/share today, 2 cts/share below analysts’ consensus and 3 cts/share below earnings for the same period last year. Net income for...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/Nalco-Earnings-Down_18563.html March 22, 2009
Major players say they are investing in the water treatment sector, which they describe as “resistant” to the global recession. These include Dow Chemical’s Dow Water...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/Water-Treatment-Firms-Maintain-Investments-Amid-Downturn_17760.html December 10, 2008
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/Toray-and-China-BlueStar-Link-in-Membrane-JV_15808.html November 21, 2008
Brazilian antitrust authorities have approved Kemira’s acquisition of water treatment firm Nheel Quimmica (Rio Claro, Brazil), Kemira say. Terms were not disclosed. The...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/Kemira-Buys-Water-Treatment-Firm_15539.html November 18, 2008
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/Chemical-and-Service-Sector-Water-Treatment-Demand-to-Rise_15399.html November 4, 2008
Bahrain-based investment bank United International Bank (UIB) has purchased BWA Water Additives (Manchester, U.K.) from Close Brothers Private Equity (London), BWA says. Terms were not...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/Bahrain-Investment-Bank-Buys-BWA-Water-Additives_14862.html September 15, 2008
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/Arch-to-Acquire-Rockwoods-Water-Treatment-Unit_14176.html August 26, 2008
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/Ciba-Plans-Restructuring-to-Focus-on-Coatings-Plastics-Additives-and-Water_13779.html August 13, 2008
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/Kemira-Looks-to-Wash-its-Hands-of-Water-Engineering-Business_13563.html July 11, 2008
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 ingredients, paper and water technologies, and specialty resins....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/Ashland-to-Buy-Hercules-for-$3-3-Billion_12929.html April 18, 2008
Kemira Water Solutions (Chongqing, China), an 80%-owned subsidiary of Kemira, says it will increase production capacity of polyaluminum chloride by 20,000 m.t./year at Chongqing. The...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/Kemira-Raises-Water-Treatment-Capacity-in-China_11461.html March 25, 2008
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/Water-Treatment_10649.html February 14, 2008
Kemira has announced a restructuring plan to improve its profitability. The plan includes aligning its pulp and paper and water treatment operations to ensure synergies between those...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/Kemira-Announces-Restructuring-Initiative_10329.html February 8, 2008
Focus will continue to be on margin management....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/water_treatment/Ciba-Posts-Lower-Earnings_10251.html February 6, 2008
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/Kemira-Reports-a-Fourth-Quarter-Loss_10225.html |
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