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December 30, 2008
Altana Completes Acquisition of Wax Additives Business from Clariant
Altana says it has completed, effective today, the previously announced acquisition of wax additives producer Dick Peters (Denekamp...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/16121.html
December 22, 2008
Evonik Trims Board Size
Evonik Industries says that the size of its executive board will be reduced from seven members, to three, effective January 1...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15993.html
December 22, 2008
Lanxess and Merck KGaA Plan Output Cuts, Plant Shutdowns
Lanxess says it has reached an agreement with employee representatives on temporary production cutbacks and plant shutdowns during the holiday season and into January 2009. The...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15999.html
December 22, 2008
Bayer Reinforces R&D Despite Economic Turmoil...
Bayer intends to expand its R&D activities further, despite the financial and economic crisis, chairman and CEO Werner Wenning says. Bayer’s €2.8-billion ($3.7 billion)...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/16016.html
December 22, 2008
... Reduces BMS Output; More Cuts to Come
Bayer is responding to “considerably weaker sales and earnings” at its Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) subgroup by cutting back production in some areas, says Werner Wenning...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/16017.html
December 18, 2008
Ashland Sells Stake in FiberVisions, May Rework Metal Casting jv
Ashland has sold its 33.5% stake in FiberVisions to its partner in the joint venture, private equity firm Snow Phipps (New York). The transaction was worth $7 million. Ashland says it...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15986.html
December 17, 2008
Evonik and Daimler Create Lithium-ion Battery JV
Evonik and Daimler say they have formed a joint venture for the R&D and manufacture of lithium-ion batteries for use in automobiles, trucks, and buses. Daimler will purchase a...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15954.html
December 17, 2008
Lanxess Plans Production Cutbacks and Plant Shutdowns
Lanxess says it has reached an agreement with empolyee represenatives on temporary production cutbacks and plant shutdowns over the holiday season and into January 2009. The measures...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15955.html
December 15, 2008
German Chemicals Output to Fall 2.5% in 2009
Lehner: Additional output reductions. Output of chemicals, excluding pharmaceuticals, will shrink 2.5% in Germany in 2009, industry association VCI (Frankfurt) says. Production of...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15852.html
December 15, 2008
Fertilizer Firms Plan Production Cutbacks
PotashCorp, Agrium, and K+S Group (Kassel, Germany) say they are cutting back fertilizer production, citing lackluster demand in the fourth quarter and expectations of further...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15868.html
December 12, 2008
Bayer Reduces Production at Its MaterialScience Unit; More Cuts Are to Come
Bayer is responding to the "considerably weaker sales and earnings" at its Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) subgroup by cutting back production in some areas with more measures to...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15840.html
December 8, 2008
Ineos Shelves Four Biodiesel Units in Europe
Ineos says it has shelved plans to build four biodiesel units in Europe. The plants were to have been built at Antwerp; Grangemouth, U.K.; Lavéra, France; and Wilhelmshaven or...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15738.html
December 5, 2008
German Chemicals Output to Fall 2.5% in 2009
Output of chemicals, excluding pharmaceuticals, will shrink 2.5% in Germany in 2009, industry association VCI (Frankfurt) says. Production of chemicals including pharmaceuticals will...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15705.html
November 26, 2008
Johnson Matthey Completes Sale of Ceramic Insulator and Alumina Businesses
Johnson Matthey said earlier today that it has completed the sale of its ceramic insulators and alumina businesses in Germany, Poland and Romania to Lapp Insulator (Le Roy, NY) for...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15609.html
November 24, 2008
BASF to Shutter or Scale Back 180 Plants as Demand Shrinks
BASF says it is temporarily shutting down 80 plants worldwide and reducing production at a further 100 as it grapples with a “massive decline in demand in key industries.”...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15516.html
November 10, 2008
German Billionairess Bids to Become 100% Owner of Altana
Klatten: To take control of Altana. Susanne Klatten, the richest woman in Germany, plans to make a cash offer to acquire the 49.9% she does not already own in Altana. Klatten’s...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15214.html
November 10, 2008
Lanxess Expands Capacity in Germany
Lanxess says it will invest €35 million ($46 million) to expand production capacity at its basic chemical facilities at Leverkusen, Germany. Capacity for...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15241.html
November 10, 2008
Merck to Cut More Jobs; Profits Fall
Merck & Co. says that it plans to reduce its global workforce by 12%, eliminating about 7,200 positions, including 6,800 active employees and 400 vacancies, by the end of 2011...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15246.html
November 6, 2008
German Billionairess Makes Offer to Become 100% Owner of Altana
Susanne Klatten, the richest woman in Germany, plans to make a cash offer to acquire the 49.9% she does not own in specialty chemicals company Altana (Wesel, Germany). Klatten's...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15189.html
November 3, 2008
Linde Reports Higher Earnings and Sales
Linde posted a 13% increase in operating profits for the first nine months of 2008, to €1.9 billion, on sales up 11%, to €9.4 billion. The figures are adjusted for exchange...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15129.html
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