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December 16, 2010
Unidym (Sunnyvale, CA) and Samsung Electronics say they entered into an alliance for printable carbon electronics. Unidym, a majority-owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research, has...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Unidym-Samsung-Announce-Carbon-Nanotube-Licensing-Deal_31619.html December 16, 2010
AkzoNobel’s Car Refinishes Americas business says it has bought out its Akzo Nobel Comex joint venture partner Comex (Mexico City), assuming full responsibility for marketing and...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/AkzoNobel-Buys-Out-Mexican-Paint-Joint-Venture-Partner_31620.html December 16, 2010
Ashland says it has started up a new hydroxymethylcellulose (HEC) production facility at Nanjing. The $90-million plant is Ashland’s largest investment in the Asia Pacific...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Ashland-Starts-Cellulose-Unit_31621.html December 16, 2010
Sun Chemical says it has invested €8 million ($10.5 million) to upgrade its Etten, the Netherlands plant to produce a wider range of publication gravure inks. The company also...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Sun-Chemical-Invests-at-Etten_31622.html December 16, 2010
Nanosys (Palo Alto) has entered into a distribution agreement with Sigma-Aldrich. The deal provides for Sigma-Aldrich’s Aldrich Material Science business to distribute Nanosys’...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Nanosys-Sigma-Aldrich-Sign-Deal_31623.html December 16, 2010
Clariant says it will implement price increases of up to 15% globally for textile chemicals and textile dyes, effective immediately Cytec says it increased selling prices on all powder...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Specialty-Chemical-Price-Watch_31625.html December 16, 2010
Several specialty firms have been raising prices to keep up with increasing raw material costs, although the extent of the trend varies depending on the product and the region...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Raw-Material-Costs-Creeping-Higher-Pricing-Power-Mixed_31618.html December 10, 2010
Süd-Chemie and Ashland say their foundry chemicals joint venture, ASK Chemicals (Hilden, Germany), has begun operations. The two firms agreed to merge their global foundry chemicals...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Süd-Chemie-Ashland-Foundry-Chemicals-JV-Begins-Operations_31453.html December 10, 2010
Private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners (New York) has acquired Royal Adhesives & Sealants (South Bend, IN) from private equity fund Quad-C Management (Charlottesville, VA)...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Arsenal-Capital-Partners-Buys-Royal-Adhesives-and-Sealants_31454.html December 10, 2010
Bluestar Silicones says it has started up a new silicone fluids manufacturing line at its Santo André, Brazil plant. Financial and capacity details were not disclosed. Bluestar says...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Bluestar-Adds-Silicones-Capacity_31455.html December 10, 2010
Clariant says its Clariant Oil Services (Houston) business unit has won a contract from Petrobras (Rio de Janeiro) to provide chemicals and services related to the pre-salt deepwater...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Clariant-Bags-Contract_31456.html December 10, 2010
Novozymes says it has opened a new research & development (R&D) center and office at Whitefield in Bangalore, India. The new Novozymes building will house its Indian...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Novozymes-Opens-R-and-D-Center_31457.html December 10, 2010
SunSi Energies, a New York-based trichlorosilane (TCS) producer, says it has acquired a 60% stake in Wendeng He Xie Silicon (Weihai City, China). Wendeng operates a 20,000 m.t./year...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/New-York-Firm-Buys-TCS-Plant_31458.html November 30, 2010
Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients, a commercial unit of Ashland, is increasing the global price of its product lines serving the food, personal care and pharmaceutical industries...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Ashland-raising-Aqualon-Prices_31242.html November 30, 2010
Albemarle says it will increase global prices for certain fine precipitated aluminum trihydrate flame retardants. Martinal LE grades will increase by 25% and Martinal LEO grades will...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Flame-Retardants-Increase_31243.html November 30, 2010
Lubrizol says it has opened a regional applications and business center at Mumbai, India to support its advanced materials business segment. The center includes a laboratory dedicated...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Lubrizol-Opens-Center-in-Mumbai_31244.html November 30, 2010
Epoxy resin producers say global demand is 20%-25% below pre-recession levels because of continued weakness in construction markets in developed regions. Certain applications...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Lagging-Construction-Markets-Slow-Epoxy-Resins-Recovery_31245.html November 30, 2010
Food and industrial starch supplier Penford (Centennial, CO) says it is developing a renewable-based replacement for perfluoronated acrylic polymers used to provide oil and grease...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Penford-Pursuing-PFOA-Replacement_31246.html November 19, 2010
Flavors and fragrances firms reported strong earnings for the period ended September 30 compared with year-ago levels in part due to improved demand, especially in emerging markets...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Global-Demand-Improves-Growth-Rates-to-Moderate_31019.html November 19, 2010
W.R. Grace says it has purchased the business and assets of Wuhan Meilixin New Building Materials (Wuhan, China), a manufacturer of waterproofing products. Financial terms were not...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Grace-Buys-Chinese-Waterproofing-Firm_31020.html |
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