Keyword: Solvay

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Ineos Still Bullish on Shale Gas

17.01.2015 - As the UK government's push to repeat the US shale gas boom on its own soil moved up a notch in late 2014 with the sale of exploration licenses, Ineos revealed plans to expand...

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How now, Jim Ratcliffe?

17.01.2015 - With prices for crude oil now below $60 a barrel, analysts are questioning the viability of many shale projects. But while the breathtaking price plunge may have Saudi sheiks and...

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Solvay Completes Buy of Chevron Phillips’ PPS Unit

08.01.2015 - With effect from Jan. 1, Solvay completed the acquisition of the polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) business of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company for $220 million. The buy includes two...

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Solvay Lifts Polyaryletherketone Output in India

04.12.2014 - Solvay has announced a 25% expansion of capacity for polyaryletherketone resin, the base material for its ultra-high performance KetaSpire (PEEK) and AvaSpir (PAEK) polymers, at...

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Solvay Said Weighing Sale of Acetate Tow Producer

16.11.2014 - Solvay is said to be exploring the sale of its €1.4 billion acetate tow business. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the news agency Bloomberg said the Belgian chemical...

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Brazil Rejects Solvay Sale of Indupa to Braskem

14.11.2014 - Solvay said it is "awaiting details" of a Nov. 13 decision by the Brazilian competition authority CADE not to allow the planned sale of its 70.59% majority stake in Solvay Indupa...

Strategy & Management

European Chemical Industry: Hope Amid Economic Woes

28.10.2014 - The European chemical industry has reduced its forecast growth in chemicals output in 2014 in the face of evidence of an economic slowdown both in Europe and in the world's fast...

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Solvay Confirms Growth Outlook for 2014

21.10.2014 - Solvay has reiterated its confidence that 2014 will show a good operating performance, in line with its mid-term growth objectives. Prior to reporting results for the first three...