http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:52:06 EST Imerys Pigments for Paper, a unit of Imerys, says it plans to close its ground calcium carbonate facility at Salisbury, U.K. by early 2009, amid rising production costs and slowing demand... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paper_chemicals/14860.html Mon, 20 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Ciba Specialty Chemicals says it is evaluating options for its paper business and its publication inks business. The company says it is also in the process of planning a joint venture to expand... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paper_chemicals/13701.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Imerys Pigments for Paper North America, a unit of Imerys, says it is restructuring its Middle Georgia kaolin operations at Sandersville, GA, amid slowing demand in the North American paper... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paper_chemicals/12981.html Mon, 14 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Ashland has agreed to buy Hercules for $3.3 billion, valued at $23.01/share.  Ashland will create three core specialty chemical businesses from the deal: specialty additives and ingredients, paper and water technologies, and specialty resins.... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paper_chemicals/12929.html Fri, 11 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT AllessaChemie (Frankfurt), Europe’s largest privately owned toll manufacturer of non-GMP specialty chemicals, told CW at the recently held Chemspec Europe expo in Münich that its... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paper_chemicals/12777.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT AkzoNobel says it has signed two agreements to acquire specialty chemical businesses in Europe and Asia. Akzo says its Eka Chemicals pulp and paper chemicals business has agreed to buy H.C... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paper_chemicals/11854.html Fri, 9 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT Clariant says it will participate in the chemical industry's consolidation with a more active management of its portfolio, especially in areas where its markets are dominated by "a... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paper_chemicals/11339.html Thu, 10 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT Private equity firm IMin Partners (Fort Worth, TX) says it has agreed to acquire the kaolin business of J.M. Huber’s Huber Engineered... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paper_chemicals/11208.html Mon, 7 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT Kemira has announced a restructuring plan to improve its profitability. The plan includes aligning its pulp and paper and water treatment... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paper_chemicals/10329.html Thu, 14 Feb 2008 0:00:00 EST Kemira reported a fourth-quarter 2007 net loss of €46 million ($62 million), compared to earnings of €7.7 million, on sales down 2%, to €654.4 million. Operating losses were €43 million... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paper_chemicals/10225.html Wed, 6 Feb 2008 0:00:00 EST