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M&A Expected to 'Improve Substantially' in 2010

February 8, 2010 | Vincent Valk

The chemical M&A market is set to "improve substantially" this year, according to Peter Young, president of Young & Partners (Y&P; New York), a boutique investment bank. "We hit a trough in volume in the first quarter of 2009, and a...

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Ineos's Crotty Named President of EPCA

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Huub Meessen Appointed Chairman of APPE

Huub Meessen, v.p./Europe at Sabic, has been appointed chairman of the Association of Petrochemicals Producers in Europe (APPE) with immediate effect. He succeeds Ralf Kuhlmann, business director/basic chemicals Europe at ExxonMobil Chemical, who retires in...

Pilot Chemical Names Former Dow Exec COO

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Arch CEO to Receive SCI Medal

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Joe Acker Signs off as President and CEO, Looks to the Future

Over the span of my 40-year career in the specialty chemical industry, I have learned that with every challenge, there is also opportunity. Today, globalization and outsourcing, coupled with the rise of China as a chemical manufacturing nation, are...

Obituary: Reliance Industries Announces the Death of R. Ravimohan

Reliance Industries has announced the sudden death on Monday December 28 of executive director, R. Ravimohan, at the age of 52. He was appointed to the board of...

Merszei to Resign from Dow's Board of Directors

Geoffery Merszei, president of Dow Chemical's Europe, Middle East, and Africa region, will resign from the company's board of directors, effective December 31, according to a recent...

ArrMaz Custom Chemicals Appoints Hank Waters CEO

Hank Waters, former president of Ashland Distribution and Ashland Performance Materials, has been appointed CEO of ArrMaz Custom Chemicals (Mulberry, FL), the company announced today...

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