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March 28, 2013
Ecolab announced today that it expects the close of its $2.2-billion acquisition of oilfield services firm Champion Technologies to occur on or before 15 April. The deal was previously...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Ecolab-extends-Champion-close-date-to-15-April_50798.html March 22, 2013
A. Schulman has retained Moelis & Company (New York), an investment bank, to advise on the company’s $6.50/share hostile bid for Ferro. The bid, which totals $855 million...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Schulman-retains-investment-bank-to-advise-on-Ferro-offer_50699.html March 12, 2013
Calgon Carbon has agreed to nominate two new independent directors, potentially expanding the size of its board by one seat, in an agreement with hedge fund Starboard Value (New York)...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Calgon-Carbon-to-expand-board-in-agreement-with-hedge-fund_50447.html February 4, 2013
Gina McCarthy, USEPA’s assistant administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, is a leading candidate to take EPA administrator Lisa Jackson’s place as EPA...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Report-Gina-McCarthy-a-favorite-to-replace-Jackson-as-EPA-chief_49555.html February 1, 2013
The Supreme Court next month will hear arguments in a landmark case that will determine intellectual property rights involving unauthorized reuse of Monsanto’s genetically...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Supreme-Court-to-hear-arguments-in-key-Monsanto-patent-case_49510.html December 27, 2012
PPG has declared force majeure at its Lake Charles, LA, commodity chemicals plant for vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) and all grades of caustic soda after a fire on 24 December. The fire...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/PPG-declares-force-majeure-at-Lake-Charles_48640.html November 28, 2012
With the 2012 presidential election over, the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD; Washington) is looking to work with federal regulatory agencies to ensure greater and...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/NACD-2012-Emphasis-on-regulatory-outreach_48007.html November 26, 2012
The Bundeskartellamt (Bonn), Germany's federal cartel office, has prohibited Brenntag and CG Chemikalien (Laatzen, Germany) from continuing with their chemical distribution joint...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/German-cartel-office-orders-Brenntag-to-dissolve-distribution-jv_47932.html November 9, 2012
Avantor Performance Materials (Center Valley, PA) has filed a lawsuit against IBM for a failed superabsorbent polymer (SAP) software implementation. Avantor says it is...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Avantor-files-suit-against-IBM-over-failed-SAP-implementation_47609.html November 6, 2012
Molycorp (Greenwood Village, CO) has filed a claim in Colorado Federal District Court against M&K Chemical Engineering Consultants (M&K; Granite City, IL), because of a dispute...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Molycorp-files-claim-against-engineering-firm_47484.html October 16, 2012
The European Union (EU) has tightened restrictions on Iranian exports of petrochemicals, as part of a broadening of sanctions against Iran that aims to draw the Iranian government into...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/New-EU-sanctions-target-Irans-petrochemical-exports_47002.html October 3, 2012
3M and Avery Dennison have terminated their agreement for 3M to purchase Avery’s office and consumer products business. The $550-million deal came under scrutiny from the U.S...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/3M-Avery-nix-office-products-deal_46694.html September 27, 2012
Cheryl Falvey, general counsel for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC; Washington), will join the law firm Crowell & Moring (Washington) as a partner in the...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/General-Counsel-for-Product-Safety-Commission-Heads-to-Crowell-and-Moring_46522.html September 24, 2012
Potash producer Uralkali (Berezniki, Russia) says it has settled its part of a U.S. antitrust lawsuit that alleges price fixing of potash. The agreements were signed with direct and...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Uralkali-Settles-U-S-Potash-Antitrust-Claims_46477.html September 14, 2012
This Week on CW: This Brazilian government has increased tariffs for 100 products, including various forms of polyethylene and polycarbonate to support domestic chemical makers...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Sept-14_46296.html September 13, 2012
This Week on CW: Orascom subsidiary IFCo announced plans to invest $1.4 billion to build a 1.5-2 million m.t./year fertilizers complex along the Mississippi River in Iowa. It...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Roundup-Sept-7_46126.html September 12, 2012
W.R. Grace has failed to obtain waivers to emerge from bankruptcy with certain appeals outstanding from Sealed Air (Elmwood Park, NJ) and Fresenius Medical Care (Waltham, MA)...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/W-R-Grace-Fails-to-Obtain-Bankruptcy-Appeal-Waivers_46089.html September 10, 2012
TPC Group, which agreed to be acquired by private equity firms First Reserve (Houston) and SK Capital Partners (New York) last week in a $40/share deal, also considered forming a...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/TPC-Group-Considered-Forming-MLP-Before-Acquisition-Announcement-Nine-Other-Bidders-Involved_46138.html August 3, 2012
This Week on CW: Second-quarter earnings at diversified and specialty chemicals firms are reflecting economic weakness, as many companies note that the rest of the year is...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Aug-3_45441.html July 17, 2012
DuPont Refrigerants, a subsidiary of DuPont, says it has successfully completed a five-year effort to achieve shutdown of a suspected trader of counterfeit refrigerants in the United...http://www.chemweek.com/services/legal/DuPonts-Fight-Against-Counterfeit-Trader-in-UAE-Ends-Successfully_44935.html |
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