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May 22, 2013
The supervisory board also authorized an interim dividend of 50 cts/share, an increase of 25% over the company's first quarter 2013 interim dividend....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/LyondellBasell-to-repurchase-up-to-10-percent-of-outstanding-stock-hikes-dividend_52248.html May 22, 2013
The project includes a refinery upgrading complex and a plant for converting refinery fuel gases into petrochemical feedstock....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Total-plans-&euro1-billion-modernization-of-Antwerp-facilities_52247.html May 22, 2013
Oxea announced that it has successfully started operations at its new carboxylic acids plant at Oberhausen, Germany—boosting the company’s carboxylic acid production...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Oxea-starts-operations-at-German-carboxylic-acids-plant_52246.html May 22, 2013
The European Union will impose provisional antidumping duties on biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia, according to various media reports. Argentinean biodiesel will face a...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/EU-to-impose-dumping-duties-on-biodiesel-from-Argentina-Indonesia_52234.html May 22, 2013
FDA issued a warning letter earlier this month to the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and finished pharmaceutical manufacturing facility Boehringer Ingelheim (Ingelheim am...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/FDA-issues-warning-letter-to-Boehringer-Ingelheim-API-plant_52231.html May 22, 2013
The European Union decided during a plenary session at Strasbourg, France, to let lapse a set of antidumping duties on polyethylene terephthalate (PET), imposed in 2000 on product...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Report-EU-lets-antidumping-duties-lapse-on-PET-from-5-Asian-countries-renews-antisubsidy-duty-on-PET-from-India_52232.html May 22, 2013
Celanese says it plans to launch a sale process for its acetic anhydride plant at Roussillon, France, and its vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) plant at Tarragona, Spain. Celanese says it is...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Celanese-puts-2-acetyl-plants-in-Europe-up-for-sale_52235.html May 22, 2013
Elix Polymers (Tarragona, Spain) has signed an agreement with Velox (Hamburg) for the distribution of Elix's acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and styrene acrylonitrile...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Elix-Polymers-signs-ABS-distribution-agreement-with-Velox_52233.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/regions/western_europe/Reports-Rockwoods-divestment-of-noncore-assets-sparks-private-equity-interest_52229.html May 22, 2013
Novo A/S (Hellerup, Denmark), parent of pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk (Bagsvaerd, Denmark), has acquired Xellia Pharmaceuticals (Oslo) from private equity firm 3i (London) for an...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Denmarks-Novo-acquires-Xellia-Pharmaceuticals-in-$700-million-deal_52226.html May 22, 2013
Members of the European Parliament have agreed in a nonlegislative resolution that the European Union needs a fixed target for the share of renewables in the overall energy mix by...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/EU-needs-fixed-target-for-renewables-in-the-energy-mix-by-2030-parliament-says_52223.html May 22, 2013
Mitsubishi Plastics (Tokyo) says that it has acquired a 50% stake in Aquamit (Amsterdam) from the Quadrant Founders Group, and that Aquamit became a wholly owned subsidiary of...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/netherlands/Mitsubishi-Plastics-acquires-full-ownership-of-engineering-plastics-business_52220.html May 21, 2013
Our cover story this week shows how the traditional resilience of the distribution sector is being tested by the recession in Europe (p. 23)...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Distribution-slows_52109.html May 21, 2013
Dynea (Helsinki) has formed a company, Dynea North (Lillestrøm, Norway), focused on the specialty wood adhesives market in Europe. The new firm includes Dynea assets in Norway...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Dynea-forms-new-unit_52105.html May 21, 2013
Specialty hydrocarbons producer Haltermann Holding (Hamburg) has completed the acquisition of Petrochem Carless (Leatherhead, UK), a refiner and producer of hydrocarbon chemicals...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Haltermann-deal-closes_52104.html May 21, 2013
Jacobs Engineering has been awarded a three-year process engineering contract to supply services at BASF’s Antwerp complex. Jacobs, under the terms of the deal, is providing...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/BASF-hires-Jacobs_52103.html May 21, 2013
Lanxess reports first-quarter sales of €2.1 billion ($2.7 billion), a 12% decline year-on-year, and a pre-exceptional Ebitda of €174 million, a fall of 53%. The company, as...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Lanxess-earnings-drop-cost-cutting-planned_52100.html May 21, 2013
LyondellBasell Industries says it will close a 100,000-m.t./year high-density polyethylene (HDPE) unit at Wesseling, Germany, in the third quarter....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/LyondellBasell-to-close-HDPE-unit-in-Germany_52099.html May 21, 2013
Kemira has announced several major restructuring measures and issued profitability and sales targets for 2016. The measures are in addition to the company’s Fit for Growth...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/Kemira-plans-further-restructuring-announces-financial-targets-for-2016_52095.html May 21, 2013
The central theme of the latest BASF research conference, held recently at Ludwigshafen, was “Chemistry powers energy: Renewable generation, safe storage, and efficient transport and use,” relying on chemistry as an enabler....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/BASF-R-and-D-conference-Chemistry-powers-energy_52094.html |
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