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September 4, 2009
BASF and Masdar (Abu Dhabi) have announced a partnership agreement to collaborate in the construction in Abu Dhabi of Masdar City, the world’s first city that is planned to be...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/BASF-Inks-Deal-for-Carbon-Neutral-City_21212.html July 24, 2009
Croda International has announced plans to close its manufacturing operations at Wilton, U.K. in the first half of 2010. The site employs 125, 16% of Croda’s U.K. workforce. The...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Croda-To-Close-U-K-Site-Following-Dows-EO-Exit_20375.html July 10, 2009
Huntsman’s pigments division is in discussions with “eight potential partners” for a previously announced fertilizer project at the company’s Calais, France...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Huntsman-in-jv-Talks-for-Fertilizer-Project-in-France_20098.html July 10, 2009
International Specialty Products (ISP) has acquired certain assets of Ionic Solutions (Bradford, U.K.). The deal covers “substantially all” of Ionic Solutions’...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/ISP-Acquires-U-K-Firm_20096.html July 10, 2009
SNPE (Paris) says it has put Isochem, its fine chemicals business, up for sale. SNPE expects to complete the divestment of Isochem within 6-8 months. The company did not disclose how...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/SNPE-Seeks-a-Buyer-for-Its-Fine-Chemicals-Business_20095.html July 10, 2009
National Petrochemical Co. (NPC; Tehran) is seeking additional foreign joint venture partners to invest in NPC’s huge development program. The company says it is in discussions...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Iran-seeks-more-jv-partners-starts-up-petchem-complex_20100.html July 10, 2009
Chemical distributor Stockmeier Chemie (Bielefeld, Germany) has acquired a 50% stake in distributor Staub & Co. (Nuremberg, Germany). Both companies are family owned. Staub is the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/German-Distributors-Link-Up_20097.html June 29, 2009
The outlook for fine and specialty chemicals is mixed, according to exhibitors and visitors interviewed by CW at the Chemspec Europe conference and exposition, held recently in...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Chemspec-Fine-and-Specialty-Chemical-Outlook-Mixed_19820.html June 26, 2009
Sibur, Russia’s biggest producer of petrochemicals, has delayed or shelved all of its expansion projects due to the economic and financial crisis, Sibur president Dmitry Konov...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Sibur-Confirms-Project-Delays-MBO-No-Longer-on-the-Agenda_19819.html June 12, 2009
Trevira (Bobingen, Germany), a Reliance Industries subsidiary and a leading European producer of polyester fiber and yarn, filed an application on June 2 with an Augsburg, Germany...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Trevira-Files-for-Bankruptcy-Reliance-to-Quit-the-Business_19495.html June 12, 2009
BASF says its paper chemical operating division will be headquartered at Basel, effective July 1. The division was established last April, when BASF completed the acquisition of Ciba...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/BASF-to-Retain-Basel-as-a-Major-Center-of-Operations-Following-Ciba-Acquisition_19496.html June 12, 2009
Cefic has downgraded substantially its full-year 2009 output forecast for the European Union (EU) chemical industry. EU production of chemicals, excluding pharmaceuticals, will drop...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Cefic-Downgrades-2009-EU-Output-Forecast_19497.html May 29, 2009
The sustainable use of chemicals was promoted at the first Helsinki Chemicals Forum (HCF), held last week in Helsinki. “HCF has a crucial role to play in helping to deliver new...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Helsinki-Forum-Promotes-Sustainable-Use-of-Chemicals_19237.html May 29, 2009
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA; Helsinki) has launched a campaign to increase awareness among chemical firms that they must actively participate in a Substance Information...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/ECHA-Steps-in-to-Rescue-Failing-Reach-Data-Sharing-Groups_19238.html May 22, 2009
The global chemical industry was criticized on a number of fronts during the second United Nations (UN) International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM-2), held in Geneva...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/UN-Conference-Industry-Criticized-Over-Program-Funding_19089.html May 8, 2009
More European companies posted big falls in first-quarter 2009 profits, and several of them reported losses. Some firms announced plans to speed up cost-cutting measures to address the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/More-European-Firms-Post-Big-Falls-in-Earnings-and-Sales_18797.html May 1, 2009
Leading European companies posted steep falls in earnings and sales for the first quarter. Some firms recorded losses. BASF reported a 68% fall in first-quarter net profits, to...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/European-Firms-Report-Sharp-Declines-in-Profits-and-Sales_18627.html April 24, 2009
BASF has confirmed that it will introduce part-time working at some production plants at its Ludwigshafen complex from June 1. It expects 2,000-3,000 of the 32,800 employees at the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/BASF-to-Introduce-Part-Time-Working-at-Ludwigshafen_18467.html April 24, 2009
Celanese has confirmed that it will permanently close its acetyls complex at Pardies, France with the loss of 354 jobs. The company did not announce a date for the closure. The Pardies...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Celanese-Confirms-Permanent-Closure-Of-Acetyls-Complex-in-France_18468.html April 24, 2009
Output of chemicals, excluding pharmaceuticals, fell 22% in the European Union (EU) in January 2009, compared with the previous January, Cefic says. All sectors of the industry...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/business_finance/europe_mideast/Chemical-Production-Plummets-in-Europe_18469.html |
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