http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 4:13:52 EDT Syngenta has recorded a 25% increase in net profits to $1.5 billion for the first half of fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. Sales was up by 28% to $7.3 billion. The company says it has recorded... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/13190.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Lonza has recorded an 83% increase in net profits to CHF 267 million ($260 million) for the first half of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. And sales grew by 13% to CHF 1.46 billion. The... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/13174.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Cognis says it has agreed to sell its 50% stake in Cognis Oleochemicals, an equally owned joint venture with Sime Darby Plantation (Kuala Lumpur), to PTT Chemical International (Singapore), a... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/13175.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT   Ineos in the past few weeks unveiled plans to produce bioethanol, which could be used to fuel vehicles, from biodegradable household waste.    The technology is based on a... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/13178.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Ineos says within two years it plans to begin the commercial production of ethanol, which could be used to fuel vehicles, derived from biodegradable household waste. Generating ethanol... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/13162.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Dancet: Firms finding ways to spend less. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA; Helsinki), the body responsible for implementing the European Union’s (EU) Registration, Evaluation and... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/13084.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Sabic Europe says it plans to close the Aromatics 2 production unit at the company’s petrochemical complex near Seal Sands, U.K. and a para-xylene production facility at Wilton, U.K. at... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/13085.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/13086.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT A group of 12 hydrocarbon solvents producers have formed a consortium to register their products under the European Union’s (EU) Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/13087.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Arkema says it will invest in European production of a low-global warming potential (low-GWP) fluorinated gas for automotive air conditioning. Arkema did not... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/13090.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT