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March 29, 2013
Evonik Industries has dissolved its cyanuric chloride joint venture with a Chinese partner in China and will concentrate its activities at Wesseling, Germany. Customers in Europe...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Evonik-dissolves-JV_50850.html March 29, 2013
Oiltanking Grindrod Calulo (Durban, South Africa), an Oiltanking (Hamburg) subsidiary, has agreed to acquire the business of Grindrod Tank Terminals, a division of Grindrod (Durban)...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Oiltanking-acquires_50851.html March 19, 2013
Lubrizol says it will invest more than $400 million over the next 4 years to expand chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) resin and compounding manufacturing capacity globally. Each...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Lubrizol-to-invest-$400-million-to-expand-chlorinated-PVC_50544.html March 19, 2013
Rinchem (Albuquerque, NM) has recently opened a new 65,000-sq ft chemical logistics facility in Hollister, CA, the company says. The new facility includes warehousing areas for...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Rinchem-logistics-plant_50543.html March 19, 2013
Shareholders of Spartech (Clayton, MO), a custom plastic sheet, rollstock, and packaging solutions company, have approved PolyOne’s $393-million acquisition of the company...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/PolyOne-to-close-deal_50542.html March 19, 2013
The decision by Ferro’s board of directors to reject A. Schulman’s recent takeover offer without negotiations and pursue its own restructuring plan is being blasted by an...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Ferro-board-under-fire_50541.html March 19, 2013
AkzoNobel says it has inaugurated a €90-million ($116.9 million) pulp chemicals plant at Jupiá, Brazil, supplying the Eldorado Brasil cellulose pulp mill, which is the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/AkzoNobel-inaugurates-chemical-complex-in-Brazil_50540.html March 19, 2013
Bayer CropScience says that it has signed an agreement to acquire the soybean seed company Wehrtec and the soy business of Agricola Wehrmann, which are both headquartered at...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Bayer-CropScience-acquires-businesses-in-Brazil_50539.html March 19, 2013
Air Liquide says it is building a new carbon dioxide (CO2) liquefaction plant in Tulare County, CA. The 450-m.t./day facility will capture CO2 gases from Calgren Renewable Fuel’s...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Air-Liquide-builds-CO2-plant-expands-CA-production_50538.html March 19, 2013
BASF and Shell have entered into a three-year agreement that will position BASF as a supplier of fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts to Shell’s global refining network....http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/BASF-signs-FCC-catalysts-agreement-with-Shell_50537.html March 19, 2013
Ineos Phenol and Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Co. (Sinopec YPC) have initialled joint venture agreements for the design, build, and future operation of a previously announced...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Ineos-Sinopec-proceed-with-phenol-acetone-investment_50536.html March 19, 2013
Starpharma Holdings (Melbourne) says it has entered into a collaboration program with Makhteshim Agan (Tel Aviv), under which Starpharma’s Priostar dendrimer technology will be...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Starpharma-agreement_50532.html March 19, 2013
BASF says it has completed its acquisition of parts of Ciech’s (Warsaw) toluene diisocyanate (TDI) business. The TDI production facility of Ciech’s subsidiary Zachem...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/BASF-Ciech-acquisition_50531.html March 19, 2013
Oltchim (Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania) could be split in two to pay down debt and help attract investor interest before a majority stake is sold to an investor to meet...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Oltchim-could-be-split_50530.html March 19, 2013
Saudi Chevron Phillips (SCP) resumed operations at its complex at Al Jubail on 9 March following scheduled maintenance. The complex produces benzene, cyclohexane, and motor gasoline...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Saudi-Chevron-Phillips-begins-restart-at-Al-Jubail_50529.html March 19, 2013
Henkel reported a 41% increase in fourth-quarter Ebit, to €492 million ($642.1 million), on 5% higher sales, at €4 billion. Fourth-quarter Ebit margin rose to 12.3% from 9.1%...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Adhesives-boost-Henkels-fourth-quarter-results_50528.html March 19, 2013
Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL; Tel Aviv) recorded a 43% fall in net profits for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2012 compared with the year-ago quarter, to $209.5 million...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/ICL-profits-slide-43-percent-on-weak-potash-volumes_50527.html March 19, 2013
Sasol reported a net profit of 12.61 billion rand ($1.39 billion) during the 6 months to 31 December 2012—down almost 12% from same period in 2011. The latest results were...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Sasols-net-profit-drops-by-almost-12-percent_50526.html March 19, 2013
Ube Industries (Tokyo), Mitsubishi Corp. (Tokyo), Lotte Chemical (Seoul), and Lotte Chemical’s wholly owned Lotte Chemical Titan (Kuala Lumpur) subsidiary have established a...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Ube-Lotte-Chemical-and-Mitsubishi-form-joint-venture_50525.html March 19, 2013
Albemarle’s joint venture with Arab Potash Co. (Amman, Jordan), Jordan Bromine Co. (JBC; Safi, Jordan), announced that it has successfully commissioned the first phase of expansion project at its Safi site. The expansion project, which doubled the site’s bromine production capacity to 100,000 m.t./year, was first announced in March 2011....http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Albemarle-joint-venture-completes-first-phase-of-Jordan-bromine-expansion_50524.html |
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