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Kemira Reviews Options for Oil & Gas Business

05.04.2023 -

Kemira’s board of directors has decided to evaluate strategic options for its oil & gas business, including a potential sale. The Helsinki-headquartered company is...

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Brenntag Buys South African Water Treatment Facility

01.03.2023 -

Brenntag has expanded its capabilities in South Africa with the purchase of a Johannesburg facility focused on water treatment solutions. The purchase price was not...

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Solenis Closes Grand Invest Acquisition

10.02.2023 -

Solenis, a US producer of specialty chemicals for water-intensive industries, has closed its acquisition of Peru’s Grand Invest. The Wilmington, Delaware-headquartered...

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Solvay Hikes Sulfone Polymers Capacity

10.10.2017 - Solvay has announced plans to expand production capacity for sulfone polymers in India and the US to meet growing demand, primarily from the healthcare and water-treatment...

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GenX Discharges Spark US Drinking Water Fears

27.06.2017 - US chemical giant DuPont and its spin-off company Chemours are in the news again in connection with fears of drinking water contamination in the US. Attention is focused once more...

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Kemira Merges Business Units

14.03.2017 - Finnish chemicals company Kemira is merging its Municipal & Industrial and Oil & Mining segments into a new business unit called Industry & Water in order to improve efficiency and...

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Obama Administration Tightens Environmental Safety

23.12.2016 - As US President Barack Obama’s days in office wind down and in the gap before the next president, Donald Trump, takes office on Jan. 21, 2017, the so-called “lame duck” is showing...

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Eastman and Water Firm to Pay up to $151 Million

03.11.2016 - US chemical producer Eastman and water utility Virginia American Water have agreed to pay up to $151 million in total to settle a class action lawsuit brought against the companies...