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June 4, 2010
Seventeen brand-name perfumes and colognes contain an average of 14 unlisted chemicals, some of which are associated with hormone disruption, according to advocacy groups Campaign for...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Consumer-Groups-Target-Fragrance-Labeling_27184.html June 4, 2010
Evonik says it plans to end polyethylene wax production at Herne, Germany by the end of the year due to poor profitability. The modification and sale of Fischer-Tropsch-based waxes...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Evonik-Shuttering-PE-Wax-at-Herne_27185.html June 4, 2010
Arkema says it will increase methyl methacrylate prices by €230/m.t. in Europe and raise prices for organic peroxides used in unsaturated polyester applications in Africa, Europe...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Specialty-Chemicals-Price-Watch_27186.html May 21, 2010
Kyowa Hakko Chemical (Tokyo) says it will raise synthetic fatty acid prices globally by up to 10 cts/lb, effective immediately or as contracts allow Celanese says it will increase...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Specialty-Chemicals-Price-Watch_26893.html May 21, 2010
DuPont says it plans to acquire a minority share in fluorochemical firm Changshu 3F Zhonghao New Chemical Materials (Zonghao; Changshu, China) from Shanghai 3F New Materials...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/DuPont-Acquires-Stake-in-Chinese-Fluorochemical-Firm_26894.html May 21, 2010
Supply shortfalls, a changing competitive landscape, and renewed strength in several end markets are driving bromine market profitability to record highs, analysts say. The few...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Tight-Supply-Consolidation-Boost-Bromine-Profitability_26890.html May 21, 2010
Omnova Solutions says it has received FTC approval to acquire Dow Chemical’s hollow sphere plastic pigment (HPP) product line. The deal will expand Omnova’s product offerings to...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/FTC-OKs-Omnova-Pigment-Buy_26891.html May 21, 2010
Hallstar and São Paulo-based plasticizer firm Scandiflex say they have formed a 50-50 joint venture to market Hallstar’s personal care ingredients. The company, named HallStar do...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Hallstar-Forms-Personal-Care-JV_26892.html May 14, 2010
A. Schulman has completed its previously announced acquisition of specialty chemicals maker ICO (Houston) for $105 million in cash and 5.1 million shares of Schulman common stock. ICO...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Schulman-Closes-ICO_26749.html May 14, 2010
Growth in new applications is driving expansion in the U.S. fluoropolymer films market, which is expected to earn revenues of $1.6 billion by 2016, up from just over a billion last...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Report-New-Applications-Drive-Growth-in-U-S-Fluoropolymers_26726.html May 14, 2010
Invista says it has launched a line of semi-formulated alternative solvents for cleaning applications, including a line of water-dilutable microemulsions, that build on the company’s...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Invista-Launches-Line-of-Solvent-Alternatives_26727.html May 14, 2010
Hexion Specialty Chemicals says it has completed a dispersion manufacturing unit at its Baxley, GA site. The new unit produces tackifier dispersions with finer particle size and...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Hexion-Starts-Up-Dispersion-Unit_26728.html May 14, 2010
Quantum Polymers says it will market plastic products made with Entegris (Billerica, MA) carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The line includes CNT-filled polycarbonate, polyetherimide, and...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Firm-Launches-CNT-Filled-Plastics_26729.html May 14, 2010
Vertellus Specialties (Indianapolis) says it has acquired the insect repellent business of McLaughlin Gormley King (Minneapolis) for an undisclosed amount. The deal includes several...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Vertellus-Grows-in-DEET_26730.html April 30, 2010
U.S. demand for food and beverage additives is forecast to expand 3.5%/year, to $8.5 billion in 2014, according to a study by The Freedonia Group (Cleveland). Growth in the market will...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Consumer-Demand-for-All-Natural-Products-Drives-Growth_26427.html April 30, 2010
Kraton Performance Polymers says it will invest about $27 million to modify its Belpre, OH plant to producte poly-isoprene rubber (PIR) by mid-2011. Kraton says demand for PIR is...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Kraton-to-Upgrade-PIR-plant_26428.html April 30, 2010
Rockwood says its Chemetall Surface Treatment subsidiary will soon open a plant at Kocaeli, Turkey. The plant will produce Chemetall’s surface treatment product lines along with...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Rockwood-to-open-plant-in-Turkey_26429.html April 30, 2010
H.B. Fuller will exit the European polysulfide-based insulating glass sealant business by the end of this year. Fuller says polysulfide-based products have become commoditized...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Fuller-Exits-European-Polysulfide-Sealant-Market_26430.html April 23, 2010
Suppliers to the coatings industry say they are upbeat about this year’s prospects. Executives at the American Coatings Show held recently at Charlotte, NC, cite better economic...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/ACS-10-Reformulation-Efforts-Fuel-Opportunities_26205.html April 23, 2010
Solutia says it has completed an R&D facility at its Suzhou, China polyvinyl butyral (PVB) site. The company did not disclose the cost of the facility, which will support its...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/Solutia-Opens-PVB-Center_26206.html |
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