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March 1, 2011
Braskem says it has named Luiz de Mendonca CEO of Braskem America (Philadelphia). He succeeds Carlos Fadigas who late last year was named Braskem’s CEO. Mendonca served as CEO of...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/venezuela/Mendonca-Named-CEO-of-Braskem-America_33151.html February 23, 2011
Valspar says it has acquired Isocoat Tintas e Vernizes, an Araçariguama, Brazil-based producer of powder coatings. Financial terms were not disclosed. “Isocoat...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Valspar-Acquires-Brazilian-Powder-Coatings-Firm_32986.html February 23, 2011
The seeds include genes conferring both insect resistance to caterpillars and tolerance of Bayer CropScience’s glufosinate-ammonium herbicides....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/CNTBio-Approves-Bayer-CropScience-Cotton_32963.html February 11, 2011
Sumitomo Chemical says it will create a business unit named Sumitomo Chemical Latin America (SCLA) to focus on providing crop protection solutions in the Latin American agricultural...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Sumitomo-Creates-New-Business-Unit-Focused-on-Latin-American-Markets_32798.html January 31, 2011
Aditya Birla Group (Mumbai) says it has signed a definitive agreement to buy Columbian Chemicals Co. (Marietta, GA) from One Equity Partners, the merchant banking arm of...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Aditya-Birla-Buys-Columbian-Chemicals-for-$875-million_32537.html January 27, 2011
Methanex, the global leading producer of methanol, has announced the start-up of a 1.3-million m.t./year methanol plant in Egypt. Bruce Aitken, president and CEO of Methanex confirmed...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/argentina/Methanex-Commissions-Huge-Methanol-Plant-in-Egypt_32434.html January 24, 2011
AkzoNobel says its Eka Chemicals subsidiary will spend close to €90 million ($122.2 million) on a new world scale sodium chlorate facility in Brazil, which will supply the world's...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/AkzoNobel-Makes-its-Biggest-Ever-Investment-in-Latin-America_32347.html January 19, 2011
Rhein Chemie, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lanxess, has acquired Darmex (Buenos Aires), a privately owned producer of release agents and curing bladders for the tire industry. The...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Lanxess-Buys-Rubber-Chemicals-Company-in-Argentina_32096.html January 3, 2011
PolyOne says it has acquired Uniplen Industria de Polimeros (Uniplen), a Sao Paulo, Brazil-based producer of engineered materials and thermoplastics distributor for $21 million....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/PolyOne-Buys-Brazilian-Thermoplastics-Firm_31881.html December 23, 2010
Amyris and Grupo São Martinho say they have awarded CNEC WorleyParsons the contract to build a previously announced renewable chemicals plant at São Paolo, Brazil....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Amyris-Advances-Farnesene-Platform_31780.html December 16, 2010
The jv will use sugarcane as feedstock and Amyris' yeast platform to produce farnesene, which will then be converted to high-end base oils....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Amyris-Cosan-Form-Base-Oils-JV_31617.html December 8, 2010
“Brazil has been an outstanding market for Corn Products historically, and we believe that it will continue to provide superior growth and returns in the future," says Ilene Gordon, chairman, president and CEO of Corn Products International....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Corn-Products-to-Expand-Ingredients-Business-in-Brazil_31422.html November 30, 2010
Bluestar says the investment will enable it to meet double-digit annual demand growth for silicone fluids in the Brazilian market....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Bluestar-Silicones-Adds-Capacity-in-Brazil_31304.html November 30, 2010
Clariant says its Clariant Oil Services (Houston) business unit has won a pre-salt chemical contract, worth SF1.5 million/year ($1.5 million/year) from Petrobras (Rio de Janeiro). The...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Clariant-Bags-Pre-Salt-Chemical-Contract-from-Petrobras_31263.html November 24, 2010
Braskem says it is forming a scientific and technological cooperation agreement with Brazilian agricultural research organization Embrapa (Brasilia). The partnership will conduct...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Braskem-and-Embrapa-Launch-Research-on-Nanotechnology-and-Renewable-Resources_31198.html November 22, 2010
Braskem has named Carlos Fadigas, current president of Braskem America, to succeed Bernardo Gradin as CEO in 2011. Gradin took the helm of Braskem in 2008. Fadigas, 40, served as...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Fadigas-to-Become-Braskem-CEO-in-2011_31125.html November 19, 2010
Brazilian petrochemicals firm Braskem (São Paulo) and trading company Toyota Tsusho (Nagoya, Japan) say a life-cycle assessment of Braskem’s polyethylene (PE) made from...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Life-Cycle-Assessment-of-Braskems-Green-PE-Shows-70-percent-Savings-in-GHG-Emissions_31101.html November 19, 2010
Rui Chammas, executive v.p./Braskem outlines the company's growth strategy for biopolymers at the recent 'K' Show held in Germany. source: KChannel...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Braskem-Outlines-Biopolymers-Growth-Plan-video_31099.html November 18, 2010
Cognis says it has decided to set up new application centers for food ingredients in several regions. One of these centers will be established at Jacarei, Brazil by the end of the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Cognis-to-Establish-Application-Centers-for-Food-Ingredients-in-Brazil-China-U-S-_31065.html November 17, 2010
Kuraray says its previously announced new wholly owned subsidiary at São Paulo, Brazil has been named Kuraray South America Representações, and it will begin...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Kurarays-Subsidiary-in-Brazil-to-Begin-Operations-Next-Month_30978.html |
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