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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 October 10, 2011
French national food safety agency Anses (Paris) has determined in a research paper that adverse health effects from bisphenol A (BPA) have “been proven in animals and suspected...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/French-Food-Safety-Agency-Finds-Adverse-BPA-Effects-at-Low-Doses_38204.html October 10, 2011
Total has confirmed earlier reports that it will combine its refining and chemicals businesses into a single division. Total's marketing operations will be split from refining to...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Total-Confirms-Plans-to-Merge-Refining-and-Chemical-Businesses_38190.html October 10, 2011
France’s Health Minister Xavier Bertrand says a recent report by the nation’s food safety agency Anses (Paris) has convinced him to support a proposal that would ban...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Frances-Health-Minister-Backs-Proposal-to-Ban-BPA-in-All-Food-Packaging_38191.html October 10, 2011
LyondellBasell has agreed to mothball its refinery at Berre, France for up to two years, having announced late last month that it would close the refinery permanently. The mothballing...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/LyondellBasell-Agrees-to-Mothball-French-Refinery-Rather-Than-Close-It-Permanently_38185.html October 7, 2011
LyondellBasell intends to close permanently its 105,000-bbl/day refinery at Berre, France following an unsuccessful attempt to sell the asset (CW, June 6/13, p. 5). LyondellBasell...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/LyondellBasell-to-Close-French-Refinery_38124.html |
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