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IMCD Distributes Solvay Fluorinated Lubricants

01.04.2016 - Netherlands-based IMCD has been chosen by Solvay Specialty Polymers to distribute its Fomblin perfluoropolyether (PFPE) lubrication grades in Europe, Middle East and Africa. The...

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Solvay to Exit Ineos Chlorvinyls Early

17.03.2016 - Solvay has announced it will quit the Inovyn chlorvinyls joint venture with Ineos in the second half of 2015, more than two years earlier than anticipated, giving its Swiss-based...

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Celanese Plans to Compound Nylon

29.01.2016 - US chemicals and plastics producer Celanese continues to expand its plastics portfolio through compounding of in-sourced polymer. In its latest move, the company said it will add...

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Italmatch Chemicals Buys Solvay’s Water Additives

13.01.2016 - Italian performance additives producer Italmatch Chemicals has agreed to buy Solvay’s desalination and phosphonates and phosphonic acid-based water additives business. Financial...

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Solvay Said Trying to Sell PA Business

13.01.2016 - Solvay has hired investment banker Goldman Sachs to find a buyer for the polyamide business it picked up for the most part with the acquisition of Rhodia in 2011, the Belgian...

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Mensink to Succceed Mandery in CEFIC Top Job

11.01.2016 - A change in management at Europe’s Chemical Industry Council, CEFIC, will take place on May 1, 2016, when Marco Mensink steps in as director general succeeding Hubert Mandery, who...

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Inovyn to Consolidate European Chloromethane Capacity

16.12.2015 - Inovyn, the 50:50 chlorvinyls joint venture of Ineos and Solvay, will shut its chloromethane plant in Runcorn, UK, from Mar. 1 2016 as it has decided to consolidate production at...

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Solvay Completes Cytec Acquisition

10.12.2015 - Solvay has become the world’s second largest player in composite materials for aerospace following the completion of its purchase of Cytec. CEO Pierre Clamadieu said Solvay will...