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September 10, 2008
Why do our bodies have mass? Why is only 4% of the universe made up of matter and why doesn’t the other 96% have mass? These are the fundamental questions-among...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Worlds-Largest-Scientific-Experiment-Underway_14121.html August 7, 2008
Arkema reported second-quarter net income up 60%, to €60 million, on sales up 1%, to €1.5 billion. Ebitda rose 5%, to €158 million. Sales rose mostly because of higher selling...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Arkemas-Second-Quarter-Earnings-Rise_13497.html August 4, 2008
3M says it has agreed to acquire polyurethane-based structural adhesives and sealants producers EMFI (Haguenau, France) and SAPO (Haguenau). EMFI and SAPO together employ about 350, 3M...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/3M-to-Buy-French-Adhesives-Firms_13424.html August 1, 2008
The company's base chemicals business posted a net loss for the second quarter....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Totals-Chemical-Earnings-Plummet_13366.html July 30, 2008
Bayer reported combined second-quarter operating profit before special items for its Bayer CropScience and Bayer MaterialScience up 14%, to €628 million ($979 million) on sales up...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/CropScience-Lifts-Bayers-Second-Quarter-Earnings-Rhodias-Results-are-Up-on-Higher-Selling-Prices-update_13323.html July 29, 2008
Novapex, a Novacap Group (Lyon, France) subsidiary, says it will proceed with previously announced plans to build a 40,000-m.t./year isopropyl alcohol (IPA) plant at Roussillon, France...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Novapex-Proceeds-with-IPA-Plant-in-France_13264.html July 22, 2008
Arkema says it will invest in European production of a low-global warming potential (low-GWP) fluorinated gas for automotive air conditioning. Arkema did not specify how much it will...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Arkema-to-Invest-in-low-GWP-Gas_13090.html July 21, 2008
Rockwood Holdings says it has reached an agreement with Yule Catto (Harlow, U.K.) to purchase Holliday Pigments, a Yule Catto subsidiary making technical grade ultramarine and...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Rockwood-to-Acquire-Holliday-Pigments_13145.html July 11, 2008
Lonza says it has entered into a long-term strategic partnership with Novartis for the joint development and manufacture of Novartis's biologics pipeline. R&D activities over the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Lonza-and-Novartis-Jointly-to-Develop-and-Manufacture-Biologics-Products_12930.html July 8, 2008
Perstorp says it has completed talks to buy the isocyanates business jointly owned by Rhodia and LyondellBasell. Perstorp entered into exclusive negotiations with Rhodia Organics and...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Perstorp-Finalizes-Isocyanates-Business-Acquisition_12877.html June 30, 2008
The surcharge will be adjusted at the end of the third quarter....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Arkema-Announces-Raw-Material-and-Energy-Surcharge-for-Engineering-Plastics_12776.html June 26, 2008
Solvay has disclosed plans to source energy for its Tavaux, France manufacturing facilities from a biomass thermal power plant. The proposed power plant would be built and operated by...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Solvay-Turns-to-Sustainable-Energy_12683.html June 17, 2008
Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) and Arkema have each raised prices for certain product lines to offset the continuing increase in energy and raw material costs. BMS says it will raise...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Bayer-Arkema-to-Raise-Prices_12458.html June 3, 2008
Air Liquide says it will invest €110 million ($171 million) to build liquefied gases plants at Ulm, Germany and Sines, Portugal. Air Liquide cites growing demand for industrial...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Air-Liquide-Plans-Two-European-Gases-Units_12221.html June 3, 2008
The French senate has passed a bill regulating genetically modified (GM) crops. The legislation was approved earlier by France’s lower house of parliament, the National Assembly...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/France-Passes-GM-Crop-Bill-_12223.html June 2, 2008
Arkema says its Coatex subsidiary has acquired LyondellBasell's Ethacryl business, a €4 million ($6.2 million)/year operation specializing in concrete and plaster additives. the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Arkema-Buys-Ethacryl-from-LyondellBasell_12274.html May 27, 2008
Süd-Chemie and Linde say they have entered into an exclusive cooperation agreement to jointly develop commercial-scale technologies for the production of second-generation...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Sud-Chemie-Linde-Form-Biofuel-Pact_12088.html May 27, 2008
Air Liquide says the acquisition of Lurgi last year doubled the size of its engineering business, to about 3,000 employees, half of whom are based in emerging countries. Air Liquide...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Air-Liquide-Widens-Technology-Portfolio-with-Lurgi-Purchase_12114.html May 20, 2008
Rhodia, Solvay, and Total posted declines in first-quarter net income, mainly because of higher raw material costs and unfavorable currency exchange rates. Selling price hikes were not...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/First-Quarter-Earnings-Fall-at-Total-Rhodia-and-Solvay_11977.html May 14, 2008
Industrial biotech start-up Metabolic Explorer (Clermont-Ferrand, France) this week disclosed that it has successfully produced initial samples of 1,3-propanediol (PDO) generated from...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/france/Metabolic-Explorer-Breaks-New-Ground-with-Bio-Route-to-PDO_11900.html |
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