http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:10:27 EST Klatten: To take control of Altana. Susanne Klatten, the richest woman in Germany, plans to make a cash offer to acquire the 49.9% she does not already own in Altana. Klatten’s... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15214.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Lanxess says it will invest €35 million ($46 million) to expand production capacity at its basic chemical facilities at Leverkusen, Germany. Capacity for... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15241.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Merck & Co. says that it plans to reduce its global workforce by 12%, eliminating about 7,200 positions, including 6,800 active employees and 400 vacancies, by the end of 2011. Nearly 40% of... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15246.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST The Altana board says it is "open" to the offer.... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15189.html Thu, 6 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST "The economic crisis has not yet had an impact on us," CEO says.... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15129.html Mon, 3 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST BASF recorded a 38% fall in third-quarter net profits, to €758 million ($1 billion) compared with the year-ago period on sales up 13%, to €15.8 billion. Sales growth was driven by... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15094.html Thu, 30 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Chlor-alkali and derivatives company LII Europe (Frankfurt) has filed for insolvency at a Frankfurt court. “We are very optimistic that it will be possible to continue operations of the... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/14964.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Wacker Chemie has confirmed CW’s exclusive report that the company will construct a polysilicon plant at its Nünchritz, Germany site with a capacity of 10,000 m.t./year (CW, April 28... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/14965.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Lanxess says it will invest about €35 million ($46 million) to expand the production capacity of its basic chemicals facilities at Leverkusen, Germany. The production capacity for basic... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/15031.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Diercks: Feedstock too expensive. BASF has shelved plans to commercialize a newly developed process to produce 1,2 propanediol (PDO) using glycerol feedstock, a by-product of biodiesel... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/germany/14849.html Mon, 20 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT