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Brenntag to Launch IPO This Month

10:47 AM EDT | March 16, 2010 | Ian Young

The company's shares are due to be listed from March 29...

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7:48 AM EDT | March 15, 2010 | Natasha Alperowicz

Ineos is in preliminary discussions about the possibility of bringing in joint venture partners for, or selling, some of the company's assets, U.K. press reports say. The reports, quoting Tom Crotty, CEO at Ineos Olefins, say the company is in discussions...

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6:53 AM EDT | March 15, 2010 | Alex Scott

A consortium of 28 companies and research institutes has begun a four-year project to develop an efficient biorefinery system for converting biomass into final chemical products. Named EuroBioRef, the project aims to increase the “economic...

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10:24 AM EDT | March 16, 2010 | Natasha Alperowicz

Office Cherifien des Phosphates (OCP; Casablanca), the global leader in phosphate rock and derivatives market, and Jacobs Engineering have formed an equally owned joint venture, Jacobs Engineering SA (JESA). JESA will provide engineering, project management...

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1:59 AM EST | March 15, 2010 | Robert Westervelt

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