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<copyright>2010</copyright>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 6:35:41 EDT</pubDate>

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<title>ACC: Growth is Back, But Peak Still Years Off</title>
<description>Growth in both chemicals output and the broader economy has returned across the globe, according to ACC's latest quarterly outlook. However, while U.S. chemicals output is forecast to rise 7.8%...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/people_executives/25485.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>BASF Puts Leather Unit on the Block; Speculation on Next CEO</title>
<description>BASF has put its leather and textile chemicals business up for sale, following a lengthy period of restructuring and seeking partnerships, CW has learned. The company does not disclose sales of...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/people_executives/25306.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Innovate or Die...</title>
<description>The Society of Chemical Industry (American Section) last week awarded the SCI Chemical Industry Medal to Michael Campbell, chairman and CEO of Arch Chemicals. In accepting the award, Campbell...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/people_executives/25338.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Ferro Director Departs, Citing Performance Concerns</title>
<description>Ferro director Michael F. Mee resigned from the company's board  following the company's February 26 board meeting, raising several  concerns regarding the company's performance and CEO review process, according  to an SEC filing....</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/people_executives/25285.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Weekly Round-Up: Dow Moving Forward</title>
<description>In a week in which Dow Chemical agreed to sell its Styron unit to private equity firm Bain Capital, Dow CEO Andrew Liveris, sat down for a Q&amp;amp;A with CW. He discussed the company's challenging...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/people_executives/25222.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>ACC Adds Six New Members</title>
<description>Six companies have newly joined ACC, the group announced today. The six include Clariant Corporation (Charlotte, NC), Cray Valley USA (Exton, PA), Pflaumer Brothers (Ewing, NJ), Southern...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/people_executives/25145.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 2 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Dow Chemical: Ready to Grow</title>
<description>CEO Andrew Liveris says the company is back on solid  ground after a tumultuous 2009, and now has the portfolio needed  to accelerate growth in revenues and profit....</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/people_executives/25045.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 1 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>New Bayer CEO Will Review Businesses; BMS Reactivates TDI Project in Europe</title>
<description>Marijn E. Dekkers, CEO and chaiman-elect at Bayer, says all three Bayer businesses, HealthCare, CropScience, and Bayer Material Science (BMS)  are leaders in their own right and are...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/people_executives/25061.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Weekly Round-Up, Feb. 26: BASF's Bounce</title>
<description>BASF returned to profit in the fourth-quarter of 2009, the first since 2008 in which volumes exceeded year-ago levels. However, the world's largest chemical maker warned that recovery will be...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/people_executives/25083.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>ACC: Global Production Indicating 'V-Shaped' Recovery</title>
<description>Global chemical industry production rose for the eleventh consecutive month in January, according to ACC's monthly report on production. The rise totaled 8.2% year-on-year on a three-month...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/people_executives/24951.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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