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March 11, 2011
BWA Water Additives says recent product launches for industrial water treatment will accelerate growth, helping it reach a target to generate 20% of total sales from new technologies...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/BWA-Adds-to-Antiscalants-and-Biocide-Lines_33282.html March 11, 2011
AkzoNobel says it has opened an industrial coatings plant at Hoskote near Bangalore, India. The facility, which will produce coil and specialty plastic coatings, is located at an...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/AkzoNobel-Opens-India-Plant_33283.html March 11, 2011
Eastman Chemical says it has completed a non-phthalate plasticizer expansion at its Kingsport, TN plant. The debottlenecking boosted capacity by 10% and will help the company meet...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Eastman-Completes-Expansion_33284.html March 11, 2011
Fine and specialty chemicals company Syrgis (Cincinnati) says it will operate a business in China under the Shanghai Syrgis Trading name. The business will initially focus on growing...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Syrgis-Adds-Chinese-Subsidiary_33285.html March 11, 2011
Rhodia says it will make improvements at its Melle, France cyclopentanone unit to increase reliability and efficiency. Financial terms were not disclosed. Cyclopentanone is a key...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Rhodia-Invests-in-Fragrance-Unit_33286.html March 11, 2011
BASF says that its BASF Future Business subsidiary has agreed to develop with MediSolve Coatings (Natick, MA) a group of silver-based antimicrobial coatings for catheters and other...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/BASF-Signs-Antimicrobial-Deal_33287.html March 11, 2011
Lanxess says it will increase prices for Baypren brand chloroprene by up to €300/m.t., or $400/m.t. depending on region, effective March 1 or as contracts and regulations allow...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Specialty-Chemicals-Price-Watch_33288.html February 25, 2011
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI; Washington) says California’s rule for identifying hazard traits is confusing and exceeds the state’s authority vested by the statute. The...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/ACI-Californias-Hazard-Traits-Rule-Should-Be-Withdrawn_33027.html February 25, 2011
Global paints and coatings makers reported higher fourth-quarter 2010 sales compared with the year-ago period as a result of improved volumes and higher selling prices. Revenue growth...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Volumes-Pick-Up-But-Cost-Increases-Pinch-Margins_33028.html February 11, 2011
Chemtura says it has agreed to form a 50-50 joint venture with UP Chemical (Seoul) to produce high-purity metal organic precursors for the rapidly growing light-emitting diode (LED)...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Chemtura-Forms-Korean-LED-Materials-JV_32740.html February 11, 2011
Antimicrobial ingredients are facing increased regulatory and public scrutiny due to concerns that they could be damaging to the environment and the human endocrine system, and may...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Antimicrobials-Face-Increased-Regulatory-Pressure_32741.html February 11, 2011
Rockwood Holdings says it plans to build a $25-million surface treatment chemicals plant at Blackman Township, MI. The plant will produce chemicals to pre-treat metal used in durable...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Rockwood-Invests-in-Michigan_32742.html February 11, 2011
Minerals Technologies says it will build a satellite precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) facility at JK Paper’s Rayagada, India pulp and paper mill. The 46,000-m.t./year plant will...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Minerals-Technologies-Adds-PCC_32743.html February 11, 2011
Metal carboxylate producer Comar Chemicals (Cape Town) says it will build its second organometallic catalyst and nanoparticle chemicals plant at Clariant’s Muttenz, Switzerland...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Comar-Builds-in-Clariant-Park_32744.html February 11, 2011
AkzoNobel says it is building a powder coatings plant at Apodaca, Mexico to meet growing demand in Latin America. The facility will include manufacturing, warehousing, R&D labs, a...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/AkzoNobel-Expands-in-Mexico_32745.html February 11, 2011
Momentive Specialty Chemicals says it will increase global prices for all grades of Cardura glycidyl ester and ACE hydroxyl acrylate monomer by €150/m.t. or $200/m.t. and Veova...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Specialty-Chemicals-Price-Watch_32746.html January 28, 2011
Paper chemical makers are squeezed between overcapacity in Europe, especially in the printing sector, and rising raw material costs worldwide. Producers plan to offset those pressures...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Producers-Stack-Up-Capacity-in-Asia-and-Latin-America_32456.html January 28, 2011
Vertellus Specialties (Indianapolis) has formed a joint venture with Vapi Products Industries (Valsad, India) to manufacture and distribute specialty chemicals globally. Vertellus says...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Vertellus-Enters-Indian-Market-Through-JV_32457.html January 28, 2011
Altana has agreed to acquire polymer modifier producer Kometra Kunststoff-Modifikatoren und–Additiv (Schkopau, Germany). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Kometra...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Altana-Buys-Polymer-Modifiers_32458.html January 28, 2011
IBM and Samsung say they will jointly develop new materials and transistor structures, as well as innovative interconnect and packaging solutions for next-generation technology nodes...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/IBM-and-Samsung-Collaborate_32459.html |
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