Keyword: Degussa

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Evonik Puts US Acrylics Plant in US on Ice

04.09.2015 - Despite having completed basic engineering on the project, German chemical producer Evonik has pulled back from any further work on its planned US 120,000 t/y methyl methacrylate...

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BASF Sues Umicore Over Alleged Patent Breach

12.04.2015 - A US court has given Belgium's Umicore, one of the leading providers of cathode materials for batteries, until Apr. 17 to reply to allegations by BASF that the company breached...

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Oman Oil Company Buys Oxo Producer Oxea

10.12.2013 - Oman Oil Company (OOC), state-owned oil and petrochemicals group, has completed its acquisition of Germany's Oxea from private equity investor Advent International. With the...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

75 Years of Oxo Synthesis

25.11.2013 - Kohlechemie AG, a company collectively founded by a consortium of mining companies in 1927, was renamed Ruhrchemie in April 1928, and began production of fertilizer in 1929 at its...

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Prof. Stefan Buchholz to head Evonik's R&D group Creavis

26.11.2012 - Prof. Stefan Buchholz (50) has assumed the position as head of Creavis, the strategic R&D unit of Evonik. Buchholz studied chemistry in Marburg, Germany and received his doctorate...

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Revived Degussa Taps Into Germany's Gold Rush

21.11.2011 - One of Germany's wealthiest families has revived a household name in the bullion industry with its purchase of 150-year Degussa, a gold and silver producer, that aims to tap into...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Fine Chemicals: The Top 10

30.05.2011 - Analysis - When comparing the fine chemicals market of today to that of 2001, a few clear differences can be seen. Fine chemicals expert Jan ­Ramakers takes an in-depth look at the...

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BASF's Kurt Bock Says Asia Takeovers Remain Difficult

04.05.2011 - Following a string of takeovers in Europe and the United States, BASF continues having a hard time finding suitable targets in Asia, the German company's biggest growth market. "We...