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Altana Purchases Marbo's Casting Resins Business
Elantas Electrical Insulation, a subsidiary of Altana (Wesel, Germany), has purchased the Marbo Group’s (Milan, Italy) casting resins business for electrical and electronic applications. The purchase...

ENI Invests €1.6 Billion in Revamped Chemical Unit, Eyes IPO After 2015
Energy group ENI (Rome) presented its newly configured chemicals business for the first time recently. Daniele Ferrari, CEO of the newly named Versalis, previously Polimeri Europa, said recently that the company is about 10 years behind its rivals in terms of...

Chemical Industry Weekly News Round-Up, May 11
This Week on CW:   Westlake has dropped its $1.3-billion unsolicited bid for Georgia Gulf after the rival vinyls maker refused to enter into negotiations.   Ineos is considering divesting two HDPE plants in...

PolyOne and Xenia Sign Metal and Thermoset Replacement Agreement
PolyOne has signed a cooperation and supply agreement with Xenia to successfully transition from metal or thermoset resins to thermoplastic composites in high-end applications. This transition will provide customers with an improved process for efficiency and...

ENI to Invest €1.6 Billion in Revamped Chemical Operations, Could Launch IPO After 2015
Energy group ENI (Rome) presented its newly configured chemical operations to the public for the first time this week at the Plast 2012 plastics and rubber exhibition, being held near Milan. At a press conference yesterday, the CEO of the newly named...

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