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FECC 2013: China and India are major opportunities for distributors, despite risks
Major emerging markets such as China and India are increasingly attractive investment destinations for Europe's chemical distributors, but building up a business in either country requires patience and is not without risk, say speakers at the European...

FECC 2013: Globalization and regulation are major challenges for distributors
Europe's chemical distributors must overcome a number of challenges, including the demands of globalization as well as a growing regulatory burden, if they are to survive, say speakers at the European Chemical Distributors Association (FECC) annual congress...

Cinven wins bid to acquire CeramTec from Rockwood for $2 billion
Private equity firm Cinven (London) has won the bid to acquire CeramTec (Plochingen, Germany) from Rockwood Holdings (Princeton, NJ) for €1.49 billion ($1.98 billion), subject to adjustments, Rockwood announced today. Cinven beat out competition...

Momentive Performance Materials to expand two silicone production sites
Momentive Performance Materials announced today that it is expanding two production facilities in the US and Germany. The company says it is adding manufacturing capacity to its production sites at Texas City, TX and Leverkusen, Germany. At the Texas City...

Evonik launches composites project house
Evonik Industries has opened a composites project house, based primarily in Marl, Germany and with a branch in Darmstadt, Germany, the company says. The project house, which is Evonik's 10th, will develop lightweight materials and systems solutions for...

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