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February 10, 2012
The market for oilfield chemicals is set to grow at an annualized rate of 3.5% over the next five years driven by rapid expansion of shale oil and gas production in North America...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/North-American-Shale-Boom-Driving-Demand-Growth_41238.html February 10, 2012
The prospects for improved cleaning products demand in 2012 and opportunities to outperform by providing improved products topped conversation at the American Cleaning Institute’s...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/ACI-2012-Recovery-New-Products-Lift-Outlook_41239.html January 27, 2012
The European Parliament approved earlier this month a proposal for new legislation to harmonize the various regulations for biocides in the European Union (EU). The new Biocidal...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/EU-to-Tighten-Harmonize-Biocides-Regulation_40817.html January 27, 2012
Dow Chemical and Teknor Apex (Pawtucket, RI) have entered into a joint market development agreement for flexible vinyl in several application areas. Teknor Apex has been granted...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Dow-and-Teknor-Apex-Link-on-Biobased-Plasticizers-for-Flexible-Vinyl_40818.html January 27, 2012
Global Advanced Metals’ (GAM; West Perth, Australia) has completed its $400-million acquisition of Cabot’s Supermetals business, a leading maker of tantalum-based products...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/GAM-Completes-Acquisition-of-Cabot-Tantalum-Business_40819.html January 20, 2012
LanzaTech Bargain: New Zealand firm paid just $5.1 million for the idle gasification and ethanol unit. Renewable fuels and chemicals firm LanzaTech (Auckland, New Zealand) says it has...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/LanzaTech-Buys-Idle-Ethanol-Facility-in-Georgia_40639.html December 19, 2011
Dow Chemical says it is planning to expand its cellulose ether production capacity, and is considering its first production unit in Asia. Dow says the expansion will focus on...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Dow-Plans-Cellulose-Ether-Production-Site-in-Asia_39805.html December 19, 2011
Lubrizol says it has signed an agreement to purchase Active Organics, a Lewisville, TX-based producer of botanical extracts and specialty cosmetic...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Lubrizol-Acquires-Botanical-Extracts-Maker-Active-Organics_39807.html December 16, 2011
Sensient Technologies says that it will spend $22 million to expand digital ink capabilities and production at its...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Sensient-Plans-Inkjet-Inks-Expansion-at-Morges_39806.html December 16, 2011
Momentive Specialty Chemicals says it has filed suit against Hebei Shield Excellence Technology (Bazhou, China) alleging Hebei infringed...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Momentive-Sues-Chinese-Manufacturer-of-Glycidyl-Esters_39808.html December 16, 2011
3M says it has opened a facility for manufacturing its “glass bubbles” microspheres, used as filler in deep sea oil and gas drilling, at Ribeirão, near São...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/3M-Opens-Glass-Bubbles-Facility_39809.html December 16, 2011
AkzoNobel says it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the coatings business of SSCP (Seongnam, Korea)...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/AkzoNobel-Completes-SSCP-Deal_39810.html December 16, 2011
PolyOne says it will collaborate with Sanitized AG (Burgdorf, Switzerland) to produce polymer...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/PolyOne-Antimicrobial-Alliance_39811.html December 16, 2011
Eastman Chemical says it has expanded hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins at its Middleburg, the Netherlands production facility. The company has since 2006 doubled the site’s capacity...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Eastman-Adds-Regalite-Capacity_39812.html December 16, 2011
A renewable chemicals firm has been spun out of Yale University to develop and commercialize a new class of surfactants for a range of consumer and industrial products. P2 Science (New...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Yale-Center-Founds-Renewable-Surfactants-Firm_39845.html December 9, 2011
Kerry Group (Tralee, Ireland) has acquired Cargill’s global flavors business for $230 million, a deal it says strengthens its capability to provide products serving the food and...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Kerry-Group-Acquires-Cargills-Global-Flavors-Business_39621.html December 9, 2011
Capturing Growth: AkzoNobel says the investment will help it meet growing demand in China. AkzoNobel announced recently that it will invest about €60 million ($84 million) to...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/AkzoNobel-Adds-Auto-and-Aerospace-Coatings-Capacity_39622.html December 9, 2011
Royal Adhesives & Sealants (South Bend, IN), owned by private-equity firm Arsenal Capital (New York), has agreed to acquire Craig Adhesives & Coatings (Newark, NJ), a supplier...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Arsenal-Capital-Adds-to-Adhesives-Portfolio_39623.html December 9, 2011
Kiri Industries (Ahmedabad, India), a manufacturer of dyes and dye intermediates, formerly known as Kiri Dyes...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Kiri-Acquires-Taiwanese-Firm_39624.html December 9, 2011
W.R. Grace says it has completed an expansion of silica gels production capacity at its Sorocaba, Brazil...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Grace-Adds-Silica-Gel-Capacity_39625.html |
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