http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:29:11 EDT The commission says its investigation focuses on the market for benzoic acid and sodium benzoate.... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/food_additives/13499.html Thu, 7 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Researchers led by Jacobo Santamaria of the applied physics department at the Complutense University of Madrid (Madrid) say they have developed an electrolyte for solid-oxide fuel cell that... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/electronic_chemicals/13480.html Wed, 6 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Praxair subsidiary Praxair Surface Technologies says it has doubled capacity at its ceramic coating facility at Indianapolis. Capacity and financial... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/13485.html Wed, 6 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Givaudan reported first-half net income up 13%, to SF94 million ($89 million), on pro forma sales down 7%, to SF2.1 billion. Operating profit rose 28%, to SF238. Pro forma profit margins rose... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/flavors_and_fragrances/13459.html Tue, 5 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT 3M says it has agreed to acquire polyurethane-based structural adhesives and sealants producers EMFI (Haguenau, France) and SAPO (Haguenau). EMFI and SAPO together employ... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/adhesives_and_sealants/13424.html Mon, 4 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Henkel says its Professional and Consumer Adhesives unit will boost prices by as much as 20%, depending on category, effective for August 1... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/adhesives_and_sealants/13426.html Mon, 4 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Sherwin-Williams (SW) says it has completed a previously announced acquisition of the liquid coatings subsidiaries of Inchem... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/13390.html Mon, 4 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Second-quarter paints and coatings earnings results were mixed, depending primarily on the firm’s exposure to the North American housing and automotive markets. Firms with a large... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/13423.html Mon, 4 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Howard Luft, the managing director of U.K. paints producer Crown Paints is reportedly leading a proposed management buyout (MBO) for the business from AkzoNobel for £70 Million ($138... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/paints_and_coatings/13445.html Mon, 4 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT IndianOil aims to sign an agreement with two international partners by the end of August to build India’s first styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) plant, company sources tell CW. The... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/rubber_processing_chemicals/13412.html Mon, 4 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT