Keyword: commodity chemicals

Markets & Companies

The Middle East – More Opportunities than Risks

25.11.2017 - The Middle East chemical industry makes good money selling basic chemicals and uses local oil and gas in manufacturing. Hopes are high that the many major investments made by the...

Markets & Companies

Challenges Evolve In China

21.11.2016 - In the last 12 months, developments in China’s chemical industry have been somewhat contradictory, as illustrated by two different company statements made in September. On the one...

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Axiall Sells Aromatics Arm to Ineos

05.10.2015 - Axiall, the US commodity chemicals business resulting from the 2013 merger of Georgia Gulf and PPG, has sold its Aromatics division at Pasadena, Texas to Ineos Americas for around...

Strategy & Management

Poised For Growth

04.09.2015 - Chemistry: it’s in everything and it’s everywhere. In fact, nearly all manufactured goods are directly touched by chemistry, either as a material, in processing, or in some other...

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Countering Commoditization

04.03.2014 - From Unique To Common - In the business world, commoditization is defined as the process by which goods that are initially distinguishable in terms of attributes (uniqueness or...

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Georgia Gulf to Buy PPG's Commodity Chem Business in $2.1 Billion Deal

19.07.2012 - Chemical company Georgia Gulf reached a US-$2.1 billion deal to absorb PPG Industries's commodity chemicals business, nearly doubling its size and making it one the largest players...