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July 20, 2012
Lord Corp. (Cary, NC), an adhesives, sealants, and specialty chemicals maker, has opened a subsidiary focused in Buenos Aires. The company has been in Brazil for four decades...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Lord-Launches-Argentine-Subsidiary_45024.html July 20, 2012
W.R. Grace has closed the acquisition of RheoSet (Rio de Janeiro), a maker of concrete admixtures active in the Brazilian market. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Grace-Buys-Brazilian-Concrete-Admixture-Firm_45025.html July 20, 2012
With ever more phthalate plasticizer legislation facing plastics converters in Europe and North America, formulators, compounders, and end users are increasingly turning to...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Market-Growth-Seen-for-Non-Phthalate-Alternatives_45026.html July 11, 2012
Cartmell: Rise in oil production fuels demand. The low cost of natural gas is leading to reductions in drilling, at least in North America, and it is putting a near-term damper on...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Oilfield-Chemicals-Growth-Continues-Despite-Natural-Gas-Glut_44686.html July 6, 2012
Quaker Chemical has acquired NP Coil Dexter Industries (Gorgonzola, Italy). NP Coil Dexter is a manufacturer and supplier of metal surface treatment products, including pretreatment...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Quaker-Buys-Metal-Treatment-Firm_44687.html July 6, 2012
BASF says it has opened its newly expanded food technology and applications center at Tarrytown, NY. The facility is part of BASF’s R&D center which is also home to research...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/BASF-Opens-Food-Tech-Center_44688.html June 22, 2012
The global market for electronic chemicals continues its gradual improvement from recession-driven lows in 2009 and a more moderate, recent cyclical dip, but barring any major economic...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Process-Solutions-at-Cutting-Edge-Prove-Resilient_44393.html June 22, 2012
Huntsman has commercialized a pigment that will increase solar reflectivity of any color in the spectrum, the company says. The pigment, called Altiris, is based on an alteration of...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Huntsman-Rolls-Out-Cool-Pigment-For-Any-Color_44394.html June 15, 2012
The global flavors market has proven fairly resilient amid the economic ups and downs of recent years, but shifting consumer preferences are driving some changes in corporate strategy...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Shifting-Priorities-in-a-Resilient-Business_44162.html June 15, 2012
Kao Corp. says it will invest ¥5 billion ($63 million) to build a production site in the Jinshan district of Shanghai, China. The plant will mainly produce surfactants used as raw...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Kao-Builds-Surfactants-Facility-in-China_44163.html June 15, 2012
GFS Chemicals (Powell, OH) plans to expand its facility at Columbus, OH to manufacture cerium intermediates to back integrate its U.S. production operations. Cerium has been in short...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/GFS-Expands-Rare-Earths_44164.html June 15, 2012
Dynea has begun resin production at its Nanjing, China plant. The facility was commissioned in April, and is the company’s fifth plant in China. It will employ 60 people and produce...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Dynea-Launches-Resins-Plant_44165.html June 15, 2012
Evonik has announced price increases in its household care business lines for the North American region, effective June 15. Prices for quaternary compounds will increase 6 cts/kg...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Evonik-Price-Increases_44166.html May 18, 2012
Brazil is an important high-growth market for AkzoNobel’s paints and coatings businesses, but there are many obstacles—including talent management—that are not always...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/AkzoNobel-Details-Challenges-Benefits-of-Business-in-Brazil_43555.html May 18, 2012
BASF says its BASF Venture Capital subsidiary has invested $7.5 million in technology company NanoH2O (El Segundo, CA). NanoH2O develops, produces, and sells reverse osmosis membranes...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/BASF-Invests-$7-5-Million-in-Nanotech-Firm_43557.html May 18, 2012
Arkema has sold its Peninsula Polymers (North Kansas City, MO) business, a coatings raw materials distributor, to an investment group led by the current management team. Terms of the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Arkema-Sells-Coatings-Raw-Materials-Distributor_43556.html May 11, 2012
DuPont says it has acquired full ownership of Solae (St. Louis) a soy ingredients manufacturer it formed with Bunge in 2003. DuPont, which previously owned 72% of the joint venture...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/DuPont-acquires-Bunges-Stake-in-Salae_43384.html May 11, 2012
The previously announced sale of Evonik Industries’ colorants business to private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners (New York) has been completed after approvals from...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Evonik-Close-Colorants-Sale_43385.html May 11, 2012
Chemical makers serving the personal care market are trying to keep pace with middle-class growth in developing regions, and shifting demographics and consumer preferences in developed...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Consumers-Demographics-Drive-Market-Changes_43383.html May 11, 2012
Materia (Pasadena, CA), a catalyst firm with an exclusive license for Grubbs catalyst technology, has received a phase two small business technology transfer grant from the National...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Catalyst-Firm-Receives-Grant_43400.html |
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