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POLAND ECHA invites comments on proposals for harmonized classification and labeling of lenacil and boric acid
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA; Helsinki) has invited comments on two new proposals for harmonized classification and labeling (CLH). The chemicals concerned are lenacil, a uracil herbicide; and boric acid, used in various industrial applications... EBRD acquires stake in Poland's Grupa Azoty
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD; London) has acquired a 5.75% stake in Grupa Azoty (Tarnów, Poland), the country’s largest producer of fertilizers and chemicals, for 296.4 million zlotych ($94.3 million). The investment... Explosion at site in Latvia halts production at two lines
An explosion occurred at pharmaceutical company OlainFarm's (Olaine, Lativia) production site at 9.20 a.m. local time today, caused by a toluene vapor leak at the site's nitrofurantoine manufacturing plant, the company confirmed this morning. The facility's... BASF Ciech acquisition
BASF says it has completed its acquisition of parts of Ciech’s (Warsaw) toluene diisocyanate (TDI) business. The TDI production facility of Ciech’s subsidiary Zachem (Bydgoszcz, Poland), is not part of the transaction and has been closed down. TDI... PolyOne builds production capacity for vinyl powder compounds in China and Poland
PolyOne says it will expand its Geon VBX Series vinyl powder solutions business with new production lines at the company’s existing manufacturing facilities at Kutno, Poland; and Dongguan, China. These tailored, slush-molding powders help automotive... More Stories » HUNGARY Report: Romania's Oltchim to lay off 25% of its staff
Indebted petrochemical producer Oltchim (Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania), will lay off a quarter of its staff starting next week, according to reports in the Romanian press. About 600 of the 900 job cuts will take place at the company's main production... Reports: European Commission rejects government aid scheme for Oltchim
The European Commission has rejected a request by the Romanian government to supply debt-burdened petrochemical manufacturer Oltchim (Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania) with €20 million ($26 million) in state aid, Romanian media sources report. The... Brenntag opens coatings lab in Hungary
Brenntag has expanded its service portfolio for the coating and construction industry at its technical center in Budapest with the opening of an applications laboratory. The new lab offers applications technology and test equipment for polymer... Romanian court approves Oltchim insolvency
A Romanian court has approved the request for insolvency filed by beleaguered petrochemical manufactuer Oltchim (Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania) on 30 January, local media reports say. The insolvency route was one of several options presented by the... Tessenderlo closes Profialis divestment
Tessenderlo Group (Brussels) has completed the sale of Profialis, its continental European polyvinyl chloride (PVC) profiles activities, to private equity firm OpenGate Capital (Los Angeles), the two companies said today. Financial terms were not disclosed... More Stories » CZECH REPUBLIC Ems takes control of Eftec automotive supply business
Ems Group (Herrliberg, Switzerland) has completed the takeover of the automotive supply business in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) of Eftec (Zlin, Czech Republic), a 50-50 joint venture with D Plast (Lužkovice, Czech Republic), Ems announced today... PKN Orlen's petrochemical activities swing to a quarterly profit
PKN Orlen's (Plock, Poland) petrochemical operations swung back into positive earnings territory during the fourth quarter of 2012, with the company's consolidated results showing a 293-million zloty ($93.4 million) operating profit, recovering from the Zl... BASF to restructure construction chemicals in Europe; divestments and redundancies planned
BASF announced today that it is restructuring its construction chemicals business in Europe due to the declining markets, particularly in Southern Europe and in the UK. The planned measures will affect about 400 positions but BASF aims to offer employees... Lenzing acquires remaining 25% of Czech pulp manufacturer
Lenzing says it now owns 100% of pulp producer Biocel Paskov (Paskov, Czech Republic), after acquiring the 25% it did not own from Heinzel Group (Vienna). The company acquired a 75% stake in Biocel Paskov from the Heinzel Group in April... Talke to Construct PE Logistics Facility for Slovnaft
Slovnaft (Bratislava, Slovakia) has awarded Alfred Talke Logistics Services (Hürth, Germany) a contract for the engineering, procurement, and construction of a new logistics facility at Bratislava. The value of the contract is estimated at €22... More Stories » RUSSIA Air Products helium deal
Air Products has signed an agreement with Gazprom (Moscow) that confirms Air Products’ plans to purchase Gazprom-supplied helium. Gazprom says it is developing natural gas resources in eastern Siberia and plans to start large-scale helium production... SNF to build acrylamide facility in Russia
Lukoil (Moscow) says that SNF (Andrézieux, France) has agreed on a project to produce acrylamide and polyacrylamide at the production site of Lukoil’s petrochemical subsidiary, Saratovorgsintez (Saratov, Russia). SNF will implement the project in... Reports: Freight train derailment in Russia causes chemical leak
A train transporting chemical and nonchemical products derailed in the town of Belaya Kalitva, in the Rostov-on-Don Region, Russia, about 1,000 kilometers from Moscow, on 9 May, various Russian news sources report. As a result of the accident that involved 50... Reports: Rosneft interested in acquiring indebted rubber producer in Armenia
Rosneft (Moscow) and Itera (Moscow) have expressed an interest in acquiring Nairit (Yerevan, Armenia), a synthetic rubber manufacturer in Armenia that is currently not in production, according to various Armenian and Russian media reports. Nairit is... Report: Azerbaijan's Socar to raise funds to build PP plant
State Oil Co. of Azerbaijan (Socar; Baku) will produce polypropylene (PP) at a new site to be established by its Azerikimya Production Union (Baku) subsidiary, Socar has announced. The project will be financed from funds raised from the issue of... More Stories »
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