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<title>Chemical Week :: Regions :: Western Europe :: Italy</title>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com</link>
<description>Chemical Week</description>
<language>en-us</language>
<copyright>2008</copyright>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:36:47 EST</pubDate>

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<title>Fertilizer Manufacturers Cut Production</title>
<description>Yara says it has temporarily stopped production of ammonia and urea at the company’s Ferrara, Italy site. The facility has capacity for 600,000 m.t./year of ammonia and 500,000 m.t./year...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/15216.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Yara to Temporarily Stop Urea and Ammonia Production in Italy</title>
<description>Yara International says it will temporarily stop production of urea and ammonia at its Ferrara, Italy facility, effective November 1, due to poor profitability. The Ferrara plant, which has a...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/14950.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Ineos to Sell Italian VCM-PVC Units?</title>
<description>Recent Italian press reports say that a consortium headed by Italian businessman Fiorenzo Sartor has signed a preliminary agreement to buy Ineos’s vinyl chloride monomer-polyvinyl...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/14817.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Decision Still Pending on Ineos PVC Operation in Italy</title>
<description>An announcement had been expected at the end of September....</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/14714.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Rhodia to Restructure Its Nylon Business</title>
<description>One manufacturing plant will be closed as part of the plan....</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/14683.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 8 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>EFCG Proposes Certification for Pharma Excipients</title>
<description>The European Fine Chemicals Group (EFCG; Brussels) and the International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council of Europe (IPEC Europe; Brussels) say they have developed a proposal for a...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/14536.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Lonza in Deal with Crucell for Cell Culture Medium</title>
<description>Lonza says it has entered into a co-exclusive global manufacturing, sales and distribution agreement with biopharmaceutical company Crucell (Leiden, Netherlands) for Permexcis, a cell culture...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/14412.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Ciba to Buy Photoinitiator Business</title>
<description>Ciba Specialty Chemicals says it has agreed to buy the photoinitiator business of Lamberti Group (Gallarate, Italy) for an undisclosed sum. The business has annual sales of approximately...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/14307.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>ENI to Appeal Fine for Contamination of Italian Lake</title>
<description>ENI (Rome) says it will appeal a €1.9-billion ($3 billion) fine imposed by a Turin, Italy court for environmental damage caused by leaks of the pesticide DDT in 1990-96 from a chemical...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/13086.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Lonza and Novartis Jointly to Develop and Manufacture Biologics Products</title>
<description>Lonza says it has entered into a long-term strategic partnership with Novartis for the joint development and manufacture of Novartis's biologics pipeline. R&amp;amp;D activities over the past few...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/italy/12930.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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