AkzoNobel says it has agreed to sell its Crown Paints decorative paints business in the U.K. and Ireland to private equity firm Endless Investments (Leeds, U.K.). Akzo has also agreed... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/13757.html
AkzoNobel says it has agreed to sell its Crown Paints decorative paints business in the U.K. and Ireland to Endless Investments (Leeds, U.K.), a private equity house. AkzoNobel has... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/13714.html
Most flavor and fragrance makers posted sales gains in the second quarter and half-year, citing favorable currency exchange rates and growth in emerging markets, including Asia, Latin... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/13651.html
Croda International and marine biotechnology firm Aquapharm Biodiscovery (Oban, Scotland) say they have signed a three-year collaboration and license agreement involving marine... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/13652.html
U.K. government body the Renewable Fuels Agency (RFA; St. Leonards-on-Sea, U.K.) in its first monthly report on the supply of biofuels in the U.K. has identified that between mid-April... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/13549.html
Shell and ExxonMobil say they have abandoned plans to divest Infineum International (Milton Hill, U.K.), their 50-50 fuel and lubricant additives joint venture. Shell and ExxonMobil... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/13392.html
PolyOne says it will close one U.K. and seven North American production facilities during the next nine months and transfer production to remaining sites. About 150 jobs will be... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/13442.html
Howard Luft, the managing director of U.K. paints producer Crown Paints is reportedly leading a proposed management buyout (MBO) for the business from AkzoNobel for £70 Million... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/13445.html
Lucite International (Southampton, U.K.), the biggest producer of methyl methacrylate (MMA), is on the threshold of what promises to be the most dynamic phase in its history. The... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/13286.html
PolyOne says it will close seven North American production facilities and one in the U.K. over the next nine months. PolyOne says it will disclose the locations of those facilities... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/13300.html
Sabic Europe says it plans to close the Aromatics 2 production unit at the company’s petrochemical complex near Seal Sands, U.K. and a para-xylene production facility at Wilton... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/13085.html
Second-quarter European chemical industry earnings will continue to be squeezed by slowing volumes, unfavorable currency exchange rates, and rising raw material costs, “but with... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/13105.html
Lonza says it has entered into a long-term partnership with Novartis to jointly develop and manufacture Novartis’s biologics pipeline. Under the deal, Lonza will provide services... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/13119.html
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