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August 25, 2008
Continued rising raw material and operating costs are prompting some pigment and printing ink suppliers to raise prices and/or add surcharges. Transportation costs, a weakening U.S...
http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13793.html
August 25, 2008
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA; Brussels) has requested more information for certain flavoring substances, as part of its evaluation of flavoring additives used in the...
http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13794.html
August 25, 2008
PPG Industries says it has opened an automotive coatings facility at Wuhu, China to...
http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13795.html
August 25, 2008
Croda says it will expand and upgrade its manufacturing plant at Mill Hall, PA to meet rising demand for lubricant-grade specialty esters. Capacity and...
http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13796.html
August 25, 2008
Albemarle says it has finalized the acquisition of Sorbent Technologies (Twinsburg, OH) for roughly...
http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13797.html
August 25, 2008
J.M. Huber’s Huber Engineered Materials says it will raise prices globally by up to 15% for its dental, paper, and specialty silica...
http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13798.html
August 18, 2008
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/sections/specialty_chemicals/13651.html
August 18, 2008
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/sections/specialty_chemicals/13652.html
August 6, 2008
Researchers led by Jacobo Santamaria of the applied physics department at the Complutense University of Madrid (Madrid) say they have developed an electrolyte for solid-oxide fuel cell...
http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13480.html
August 5, 2008
The European Commission this week has proposed to revise its legislation for protecting the ozone layer. The proposed changes to the legislation are designed to improve the...
http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13458.html
August 4, 2008
Second-quarter paints and coatings earnings results were mixed, depending primarily on the firm’s exposure to the North American housing and automotive markets. Firms with a...
http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13423.html
August 4, 2008
3M says it has agreed to acquire polyurethane-based structural adhesives and sealants producers EMFI (Haguenau, France) and SAPO (Haguenau). EMFI and SAPO together employ...
http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13424.html
August 4, 2008
Croda International says it has named Advantage Research Lab...
http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13425.html
August 4, 2008
Henkel says its Professional and Consumer Adhesives unit will boost prices by as much as 20%, depending on category, effective for August 1...
http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13426.html
August 4, 2008
Specialty chemical and pharmacuetical intermediates producer Chattem Chemicals (Chattanooga, TN) says it will boost certain specialty surfactant prices worldwide by 21%, effective August 15 or...
http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13427.html
August 4, 2008
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/sections/specialty_chemicals/13445.html
August 1, 2008
Voltaix (Branchburg, NJ), a producer of specialty chemicals for the electronics sector, says it has received $12.5 million in financing from Intel’s venture capital arm Intel...
http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13364.html
July 28, 2008
M&A as well as expansions in emerging regions are fueling investments in the $3 billion-$4 billion global biocides market. Meanwhile, producers are raising prices and some are...
http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13274.html
July 28, 2008
Recent M&A deals of firms with large paints and coatings operations are altering the structure of this sector’s additives supplier base, particularly in Asia, says a new Asia...
http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13275.html
July 25, 2008
BASF says it has initiated legal proceedings against the European Commission for the commission’s “failure to act” to approve BASF’s Amflora genetically...
http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13213.html
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