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December 8, 2011
Dow Chemical announced a 15% capacity increase at the company's acrylic dispersion plant at Villers-Saint-Paul, France. Construction has already begun and production is scheduled to...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Dow-Chemical-Increases-Production-Capacity-of-Acrylic-Solution-Polymers-in-Europe_39612.html December 8, 2011
Total and Amyris (Emeryville, CA) have signed agreements to expand their current R&D partnership and form a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialize a range of renewable...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Total-and-Amyris-Expand-Renewable-Fuels-Partnership_39403.html December 6, 2011
BASF has set up a research initiative called Joint Research Network on Advanced Materials and Systems (JONAS) in collaboration with the universities of Strasbourg, France; Freiburg...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/BASF-and-Three-European-Universities-Collaborate-on-Functional-Materials-Research_39519.html December 1, 2011
Indorama Ventures (Bangkok), says it has completed a previously announced deal to acquire Wellman International (Mullagh, Ireland) from industrial holding company Aurelius (Munich)...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Indorama-Completes-Deal-to-Acquire-Wellman-International_39423.html November 29, 2011
Total’s chairman and CEO Christophe de Margerie said today that François Cornélis, president/chemicals and vice chairman of the executive committee, is stepping...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Total-Names-Pouyanne-as-PresidentRefining-and-Chemicals-Cornelis-is-Stepping-Down_39385.html November 25, 2011
Solvay says it will acquire Société Générale's 50% stake in the companies' Orbeo joint venture. Orbeo will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Rhodia...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Solvay-Takes-Control-of-Emission-Abatement-Firm_39344.html November 25, 2011
Borealis announced today that it has made an offer to GPN, a subsidiary of Total Petrochemicals, to buy PEC-Rhin (Ottmarsheim, France). PEC-Rhin, equally owned by GPN and BASF...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Borealis-Offers-to-Buy-Fertilizer-and-Intermediates-Producer-PEC-Rhin_39343.html November 23, 2011
Arkema announced today that it has agreed to offload its vinyl products business to private equity firm Klesch Group (London), which specializes in the development of...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Arkema-to-Offload-Chlor-Alkali-and-PVC-Business-to-Private-Equity-Firm_39264.html November 18, 2011
French chemical industry association UIC (Paris) has revised its forecast for 2012 growth in output by France's chemical industry to 1.8%, from 2.4%. UIC maintained its projection for...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/French-Industry-Association-Downgrades-2012-Growth-Forecast_39179.html November 11, 2011
This Week on CW: Celanese CEO David Weidman has announced plans to retire in April of next year. Weidman will be replaced by Mark Rohr, executive chairman and former CEO of Albemarle...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Nov-11_39015.html November 10, 2011
Arkema has announced details of a previously reported restructuring of chlor-alkali and derivative operations at the company's Jarrie, France site. The project represents a net...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Arkema-to-Restructure-Chlor-Alkali-Operations-at-Site-in-France_38980.html November 9, 2011
Arkema reported net income of €109 million, down 16%, from the year-ago quarter, due to charges related to the acquisition of Total’s specialty resins. Adjusted net income was €130 million compared with €128 million in the year-earlier period. Arkema’s third quarter sales advanced 19% to €1.85 billion. Ebitda margin was down to 14.2% compared with 15.8% in the corresponding period of 2010, reflecting vinyl products’ results where the company achieved a break-even point....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Arkema-Net-Income-Declines-on-Charges-Acquires-Seppics-Alcoxylates-Business_38938.html October 28, 2011
Total's chemicals business posted a 7% decline in net profits for the third quarter compared with the corresponding period of 2010, to €239 million on sales up 5%, to €4.7...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Softening-Petchem-Demand-Weighs-on-Totals-Chemical-Profits_38675.html October 26, 2011
Air Liquide recorded a 5% rise in third quarter revenue to €3.6 billion ($5 billion) with sales in the gas and services business rising 6% to €3.22 billion. The engineering...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Air-Liquide-Reports-Higher-Revenues-from-Gas-and-Services-but-E-and-C-Sales-Decline_38546.html October 25, 2011
The French National Assembly has voted to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in all food packaging materials beginning in 2014. The vote follows a recent report by the France’s national food...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/French-Lawmakers-Vote-to-Ban-BPA-in-All-Food-Packaging_38513.html October 24, 2011
DuPont and biopesticide firm AgraQuest (Davis, CA) say they have agreed to jointly develop and distribute a biofungicide based on AgraQuest’s Bacillus pumilus strain QST...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/DuPont-AgraQuest-Partner-on-Biofungicide_38465.html October 21, 2011
This Week on CW: As earnings season gathered steam reports were, once again, mixed. AkzoNobel reported net income down 32% year-on-year, to 217 million ($301 million), as the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Oct-21_38475.html October 18, 2011
Biocitech SAS (Paris), the operator of a life sciences technology park in Paris, is part of a group of organizations that is setting up Bondy Innovation, a new biotech incubator...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/New-Biotech-Incubator-to-Emerge-in-Paris_38384.html October 17, 2011
De Margerie: Integration from oil and gas, to refined products and plastics. Total has confirmed earlier reports that it will combine its refining and chemicals businesses into a...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Total-Confirms-Plans-to-Merge-Refining-and-Chemicals_38282.html October 13, 2011
The French National Assembly has voted to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in all food packaging materials beginning in 2014. The vote follows a recent report by the France’s national food...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Lawmakers-in-France-Advance-Bill-to-Ban-BPA-in-All-Food-Packaging_38267.html |
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