http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Fri, 5 Sep 2008 13:51:09 EDT Integration of Kao’s logistics operations with that of Kanebo Cosmetics, which Kao acquired in 2006, is well under way with integration work already completed in the Hokkaido and Kansai, Japan... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/14055.html Mon, 8 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Strong organic growth coupled with seven acquisitions in 2007 helped boost Frutarom Industries’ (Haifa, Israel) second-quarter sales roughly 45%, to $132 million, compared to the year-ago... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/14056.html Mon, 8 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT AkzoNobel says it has opened a new protective coatings facility in Suzhou, China... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/14057.html Mon, 8 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Tikkurila, the coatings business of Kemira, says it has established an office in Minsk to handle marketing, sales, and... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/14058.html Mon, 8 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Cytec says it will increase prices by 5% for its entire range of ultra-violet/electron beam curing specialty resins in Africa, Europe, and the Mideast... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/14059.html Mon, 8 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Continued rising raw material and operating costs are prompting some pigment and printing ink suppliers to raise prices and/or add surcharges. Transportation costs, a weakening U.S. dollar, and a tight supply-demand balance for oil are also pressuring prices, suppliers say.... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13793.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA; Brussels) has requested more information for certain flavoring substances, as part of its evaluation of flavoring additives used in the European Union... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13794.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT PPG Industries says it has opened an automotive coatings facility at Wuhu, China to... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13795.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Croda says it will expand and upgrade its manufacturing plant at Mill Hall, PA to meet rising demand for lubricant-grade specialty esters. Capacity and... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13796.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Albemarle says it has finalized the acquisition of Sorbent Technologies (Twinsburg, OH) for roughly... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/specialty_chemicals/13797.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT