|
|
|
|
|
searchin this issue
premium serviceseventsdirectory servicesadvertisingcustomer care |
Archives :: Chemical Week Magazine :: Newsbriefs
Displaying 161 - 180 of 3595 stories.
January 25, 2013
BASF says that its increased cash offer to shareholders of Pronova BioPharma (Lysaker, Norway) was successful. The offer, which expired on 18 January, resulted in almost 294 million...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/BASF-clinches-Pronova-BioPharma-acquisition_49296.html January 25, 2013
Steen Riisgaard will step down as president and CEO of Novozymes, effective 1 April. He will be replaced by Peder Holk Nielsen, who currently serves as executive v.p./enzyme business...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/New-Novozymes-CEO_49297.html January 25, 2013
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA; Helsinki) says that, following a request from the European Commission, it is examining plans to expand the restriction on cadmium in...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/ECHA-cadmium-inquiry_49298.html January 25, 2013
Belarusian Potash Co. (BPC; Minsk) has concluded sales contracts with Sinochem (Beijing) and CNAMPGC (Shanghai) for the supply of potash during the first half of 2013. The contract...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Potash-export-deals_49299.html January 25, 2013
Bayer MaterialScience has purchased about 11 acres of land nieghboring its South Deerfield, MA, site, allowing for future expansion of specialty film production. The site is part of...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Bayer-expands-MA-site_49316.html January 25, 2013
G2X Energy (Houston) has broken ground for its Pampa Fuels project, the first methanol plant to be built in the United States in decades, according to company officials. A developer of...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/G2X-starts-US-methanol-project-chooses-site-in-Louisiana-for-natgas-to-gasoline-facility_49308.html January 25, 2013
Kingsport: Eastman plans to add 11 million lbs of annual capacity by year-end. Eastman Chemical says it will launch a debottlenecking of its Kingsport, TN, butyric acid plant...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Eastman-debottlenecks-Kingsport-butyric-acid-plant_49309.html January 25, 2013
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has rejected an appeal by Honeywell International and DuPont, which sought to overturn a prior ruling regarding certain...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/US-court-rejects-HCFC-appeal-by-DuPont-Honeywell_49310.html January 25, 2013
Huntsman Corp. plans to restructure its advanced materials division, a leading producer of epoxy resins. The company is targeting $70 million in annualized cost savings from the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Huntsman-to-reorganize-epoxies-division_49311.html January 25, 2013
Starboard Value (New York), a hedge fund, intends to nominate three directors to Calgon Carbon’s board at the company’s next annual meeting, according to a regulatory filing. The...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Hedge-fund-seeks-spots-on-Calgon-Carbon-board_49312.html January 25, 2013
Mitsui Chemicals and Prime Polymer (Tokyo) say that their Advanced Composites (Sidney, OH) subsidiary plans to increase production capacity for polypropylene (PP) compounds by 14,000...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Mitsui-increases-US-PP_49313.html January 25, 2013
Methanex and Chesapeake Energy (Oklahoma City) say they have executed a 10-year agreement to supply all of the natural gas required for Methanex’s previously announced 1-million...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Methanex-gas-supply_49314.html January 25, 2013
Renewable oils firm Solazyme and agrobusiness giant Bunge say their tailored oils joint venture has received approval from the Brazilian Development Bank for 245 million reais ($120...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Oil-jv-secures-financing_49315.html January 18, 2013
BASF has increased its cash-offer price for the proposed acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Pronova BioPharma (Lysaker, Norway), to 13.50 Norwegian kroner/share...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/BASF-increases-offer-for-Pronova-BioPharma_49076.html January 18, 2013
Evonik Industries says it plans to expand its portfolio with the launch of a new generation of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plasticizers. The company says that, apart from expanding its...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Evonik-to-make-phthalate-free-plasticizer-this-year_49077.html January 18, 2013
Morrison: Capitalizing on a rebound in forest-products market in Asia/Pacific. Momentive Specialty Chemicals has acquired Dynea Chemical’s (Hamina, Finland) 50% stake in a...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Momentive-acquires-stake-in-Australia-resins-jv_49078.html January 18, 2013
TenCate (Almelo, Netherlands) has announced the acquisition of Amber Composites (Nottingham, UK), a manufacturer of thermoset composites. Financial details of the transaction were not...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/TenCate-buys-composites-firm-in-United-Kingdom_49079.html January 18, 2013
Fashion brand Benetton (Ponzano Veneto, Italy) says it has committed to eliminate all releases of hazardous chemicals throughout its supply chain and products by 2020. Benetton’s...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Benetton-joins-Detox_49080.html January 18, 2013
HIP Petrohemija (Pancevo, Serbia) says it has started operations at an expanded high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plant at the company’s Pancevo refinery and petrochemicals complex...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/HDPE-start-up-in-Serbia_49081.html January 18, 2013
Uralkali (Berezniki, Russia), among the world’s biggest producers of potash with a market share of about 20%, says its potassium chloride production in full year 2012 decreased 16%...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/news_briefs/Uralkali-output-decline_49082.html |
|
Connect with IHS Chemical Week |
Quick links |
Our related sites |
|
contact us | about us |
customer care |
privacy policy |
sitemap |
advertise
|
Follow us on Twitter
