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<title>Chemical Week :: People &amp; Business :: Companies</title>
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<copyright>2010</copyright>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 6:54:19 EDT</pubDate>

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<title>Altana Reports Lower Sales and Earnings</title>
<description>Cost reductions supported margins, however....</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/companies/25473.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Shell Doubles Its Planned Job Cuts</title>
<description>The company also plans to 'improve' its chemicals assets....</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/companies/25474.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Lanxess Returns to Profit in the Fourth Quarter</title>
<description>The company also expects significant earnings improvement in 2010....</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/companies/25450.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Foster Wheeler Awarded Wax Expansion Contract in South Africa</title>
<description>Foster Wheeler has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management contract by Sasol for its previously announced Fischer-Tropsch wax expansion project at Sasolburg, South...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/companies/25432.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>OCP and Jacobs Form Engineering Joint Venture</title>
<description>Office Cherifien des Phosphates (OCP; Casablanca), the global leader in phosphate rock and derivatives market, and Jacobs Engineering have formed an equally owned joint venture, Jacobs...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/companies/25433.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Brenntag to Launch IPO This Month</title>
<description>The company's shares are due to be listed from March 29...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/companies/25434.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Emery Oleochemicals Seeks Expansion</title>
<description>Building on ‘Unique’ Strengths Following Change of Ownership Emery Oleochemicals (Selangor, Malaysia), the world’s leading producer of oleochemicals from natural oils and fats...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/companies/25330.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Ineos in Preliminary Partnership Discussions with Mideast Investors</title>
<description>Ineos is in preliminary discussions about the possibility of bringing in joint venture partners for, or selling, some of the company's assets, U.K. press reports say. The reports, quoting Tom...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/companies/25396.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Moody's Assigns 'Stable' Outlook to LyondellBasell Debt</title>
<description>Moody's Investors Service (New York) has assigned a 'stable' outlook to LyondellBasell's debt, including $3.25 billion in new issuances. The new debt will be composed of $2.25 billion in...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/companies/25414.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.B. Fuller to Acquire Adhesives Manufacturer in Malaysia</title>
<description>H.B. Fuller says it has entered into a stock purchase agreement, under which it will acquire all of the shares of adhesives manufacturer Revertex Finewaters (Klang, Malaysia), a joint venture of...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/companies/25368.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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