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May 11, 2012
This Week on CW: Westlake has dropped its $1.3-billion unsolicited bid for Georgia Gulf after the rival vinyls maker refused to enter into negotiations. Ineos is...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-May-11_43431.html May 11, 2012
PolyOne has signed a cooperation and supply agreement with Xenia to successfully transition from metal or thermoset resins to thermoplastic composites in high-end applications. This...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/PolyOne-and-Xenia-Sign-Metal-and-Thermoset-Replacement-Agreement_43331.html May 10, 2012
Energy group ENI (Rome) presented its newly configured chemical operations to the public for the first time this week at the Plast 2012 plastics and rubber exhibition, being held near...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/ENI-to-Invest-&euro1-6-Billion-in-Revamped-Chemical-Operations-Could-Launch-IPO-After-2015_43340.html May 9, 2012
Ineos Olefins & Polymers Europe, a subsidiary of Ineos, says it has decided to consider the possible divestment of its high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plants at Rosignano, Italy...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/Ineos-Considers-Divestment-of-HDPE-Plants-in-Italy-and-France_43312.html May 1, 2012
ENI (Rome) says its petrochemical business recorded deeper adjusted net and operating losses of €114 million ($151 million) and €162 million in the first quarter...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/Losses-Widen-for-ENIs-Petchem-Business_43147.html April 24, 2012
Polimeri Europa (Milan), the petrochemicals arm of energy company ENI (Rome), is changing its name to Versalis. Polimeri Europa SpA in Italy, as well as liaison offices in Russia and...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/Polimeri-Europa-Becomes-Versalis_42930.html April 18, 2012
Private equity firm Vision Capital (London) has acquired Vitopel (Buenos Aires), a leading producer of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film with plants in Argentina and Brazil...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/Vision-Capital-Buys-BOPP-Maker-Vitopel-ExxonMobil-May-Exit-the-Business_42715.html April 4, 2012
Sumitomo Corp. (Tokyo) says its Sumi Agro Europe (SAE; London)subsidiary, which is engaged in the sale of agchems, has formed a strategic capital alliance with Sipcam (Milan), a...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/Sumitomo-Corp-Forms-Capital-Alliance-with-Italian-Agchem-Firm_42426.html April 3, 2012
Polymers and composite resins maker Polyia (Verona, Italy) says it has signed a partnership and manufacturing agreement with resins producer...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/Italian-Resins-Producers-Polyia-and-Novaresine-Form-Production-Alliance_42292.html March 22, 2012
Chemtura has expanded capacity for its line of polyurethane prepolymers at the company’s manufacturing plant in Latina Scalo, Italy. The new production, the exact...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/Chemtura-Expands-Polyurethanes-Capacity-in-Italy_42227.html March 19, 2012
ENI (Rome) has announced its 2012-2015 strategic plan, which includes a major overhaul of its chemicals activities, run by subsidiary Polimeri Europa (Milan). ENI’s chemical...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/ENI-to-Restructure-Polimeri-Europa-Priolo-Site-to-be-Reconfigured_42099.html March 8, 2012
BASF says it has acquired the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) foam business of B.C. Foam (Volpiano, Italy). The acquisition covers production facilities and intellectual property...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/BASF-Acquires-PET-Foam-Business-from-Italian-Company_41881.html February 15, 2012
Eni (Rome) says operating losses at its petrochemical business more than doubled in the fourth quarter of 2011, to €154 million ($202 million) compared with €74 million in...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/Eni-Reports-Deeper-Operating-Losses-in-Petrochemicals_41364.html February 14, 2012
IMCD (Rotterdam) says it has acquired specialty food ingredients distributor Nutrivis (Milan). Nutrivis's employees will move to IMCD's subsidiary IMCD Italia (Milan) in May 2012...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/IMCD-Acquires-Italian-Food-Ingredients-Distributor_41338.html January 26, 2012
Renewable chemicals firm Genomatica (San Diego) says it has obtained exclusive worldwide rights to Beta Renewables’ (Scrivia, Italy) technology to convert biomass to...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/Genomatica-Advances-Second-Generation-Biobased-BDO-with-M-and-G_40736.html January 25, 2012
Indorama Ventures (Bangkok) announced through a letter to Thailand's stock exchange that it would relocate the texturizing capacity of its Trevira (Bobingen, Germany) joint venture...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/Indorama-Relocates-Treviras-Texturizing-Capacity-from-Poland-to-Germany_40745.html January 24, 2012
Novamont (Novara, Italy) and Genomatica (San Diego, CA) say they have signed a definitive agreement establishing a joint venture between the two companies. Novamont will have a...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/Novamont-Genomatica-form-Joint-Venture-for-European-BioBDO-Production_40685.html January 17, 2012
Eni (Rome) has appointed Domenico Dispenza as chairman of Polimeri Europa (Milan), the petrochemicals arm of the energy group, effective...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/Domenico-Dispenza-Appointed-Chairman-of-Polimeri-Europa_40428.html January 11, 2012
Novamont (Novara, Italy), the producer of Mater-Bi biodegradable plastics made mostly from corn, expects to start producing 1,4-butanediol (BDO) from renewable resources from about...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/Novamont-Advances-Biobased-BDO-Project-with-Genomatica_40374.html January 9, 2012
AkzoNobel says it plans to become sole owner of Metlac Group (Bosco Marengo, Italy), a producer of coatings for metal packaging, by purchasing the shares it does...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/AkzoNobel-Takes-Control-of-Coatings-Producer_40308.html |
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