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Sale of BASF Textile Chemicals to Archroma Completed

02.07.2015 - Along with the official launch of the new Ineos-Solvay PVC joint venture Inovyn and BASF’s sale of its 25% stake in SolVin, another PVC jv, to Solvay, BASF has completed the sale...

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Innovyn Starts, BASF Quits PVC

02.07.2015 - Following clearance of the merger by the European Commission in mid-June, PVC producer Inovyn, the new 50:50 joint venture of Ineos and Solvay, officially started trading on Jul. 1...

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Recipharm Appoints New Sales Director, Development Services

30.06.2015 - Amine Tahiri has joined the Development Services Sales team of Recipharm as sales director for France with effect from July 1, 2015. Tahiri has more than 16 years of experience in...

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Solvay Starts Alkoxylation at Moerdijk and Singapore

12.06.2015 - Solvay has begun production at its two new large-scale “on-pipe” alkoxylation plants in Europe and Asia. Both facilities produce alkoxylates used in Solvay’s Novecare specialty...

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EU Approves Ineos-Solvay JV Inovyn

10.06.2015 - The European Commission has given its final approval to the merger of the Ineos and Solvay vinyls activities into a 50:50 joint venture called Inovyn. With headquarters in London...

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Solvay Opens Biotechnology Lab in Brazil

08.06.2015 - Solvay has opened its first fully dedicated Industrial Biotechnology Laboratory (IBL) in Paulinia, Brazil. The Belgian chemical producer said the lab is designed to boost the...

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Recipharm Appoints Chief Strategy Officer

08.06.2015 - Recipharm has appointed Jean-François Hilaire to the new position of Chief Strategy Officer with effect from June 1, 2015. Hilaire is a pharmacist and graduated from the University...

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Solvay Completes Sale of Refrigerants to Daikin

12.05.2015 - Closing a transaction announced in late January, Solvay has completed the sale of its German-based refrigerant activities and pharma propellants to Daikin of Japan. The sale, which...