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DuPont To Exit Paints Business

24.07.2013 - DuPont plans to exit its once-lucrative paint pigments business to focus on a thriving agricultural unit better equipped to shield the biggest U.S. chemicals maker from market...

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Huntsman Shows Interest in Rockwood's Titanium Dioxide Unit

03.07.2013 - U.S. chemicals group Rockwood Holdings has revived efforts to hive off its titanium dioxide unit and is in talks with prospective buyer Huntsman, two people familiar with the...

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Rockwood to Combine Two Units in Possible $2 Billion Sale

21.03.2013 - Specialty chemicals producer Rockwood is preparing to launch a sale of two units that could fetch more than $2 billion, hoping to benefit from an uptick in the U.S. construction...

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Kemira Profits Hit by Weak Titanium Dioxide Market

06.02.2013 - Finnish chemicals group Kemira reported a weaker-than-expected fourth quarter profit after a fall in the titanium dioxide market hurt its German joint venture Sachtleben. Wednesday...

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Slumping Pigment Demand Eats Into DuPont's Profit

22.01.2013 - Weak demand for paint pigment and solar panel parts eroded DuPont's fourth-quarter profit, with Chief Executive Officer Ellen Kullman tempering expectations for those once...

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U.S. Chemical Giants Cutting Jobs After a Devastating Third Quarter

15.11.2012 - After a bleak third quarter and expectations of a further weakening in the short-to-medium term, U.S. chemical giants Dow Chemical and DuPont have announced plans for massive job...

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Citing Global Anxiety, DuPont Gets Cautious on 2012

24.07.2012 - DuPont, which makes chemicals, hybrid seeds and Kevlar bulletproof fiber, said on Tuesday that it expected 2012 earnings to come in at the bottom of its prior forecast range, due...

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Anadarko, Tronox Tial Halted for Settlement Talks

13.07.2012 - The trial between oil and gas producer Anadarko Petroleum and paint materials company Tronox has been adjourned for one week so the two companies can try to hammer out a settlement...