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Adhesives and Sealants Industry Harmonizes Classification Manual

10.10.2012 - Three of the leading trade associations representing the adhesives and sealants industry have collaborated to harmonize the industry's classification manual. The 2012 ASC-CATIA...

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Eastman Announces Senior Management Retirement and New Appointments

09.10.2012 - Eastman Chemical Company today announced an executive retirement and two new executive appointments. On Jan. 1, 2013, Theresa K. Lee, senior vice president, chief legal and...

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Evonik Invests Heavily in Biotech

09.10.2012 - Evonik Industries, a manufacturers of specialty chemicals, plans to continue expanding its commitment to biotechnology. "Biotech opens up interesting opportunities for profitable...

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Solvay, Sibur Form JV to Produce Surfactants and Oilfield Process Chemicals

09.10.2012 - Solvay and Russian petrochemical company Sibur have signed an agreement to establish Ruspav, a 50/50 joint venture for the production of surfactants and oilfield process chemicals...

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AkzoNobel Wins European Responsible Care Award

09.10.2012 - AkzoNobel has won this year's European Responsible Care award, just weeks after being ranked top of the Chemicals supersector in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Awarded by the...

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Univar Tunisian Entity Now Operational

09.10.2012 - Univar, a global chemical distributor announced today its legal entity in Tunisia is now fully operational. This office will operate alongside similar entities in Morocco, Egypt...

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TPC Group Gets Higher Buyout Offer from Innospec

08.10.2012 - Chemicals maker TPC Group on Monday said it received a buyout proposal from Innospec worth as much as $721 million, topping an offer from two private equity firms made in August...

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BASF to Launch Fine Chemical Catalysts Production Line in Mangalore, India

08.10.2012 - BASF will launch a production line for precious metal-based fine chemical catalysts at the company's manufacturing site in Mangalore, India. These catalysts are important for the...