Keyword: performance materials

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Momentive Performance Materials May File for Chapter 11

08.04.2014 - Silicone and quartz producer Momentive Performance Materials (MPM) is said to be close to filing for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the company belonging to private...

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Materials Know-How

31.03.2014 - Tangible Synergies - In an organizational move in January of 2013, BASF created the new Performance Materials division. The new group, which is part of the Functional Materials &...

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Up to 1000 jobs to Go in Ashland Restructuring

28.01.2014 - US chemical producer Ashland, under pressure from activist investor Jana Partners to boost shareholder value, has announced a restructuring plan that calls for job cuts totalling 1...

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BASF Starts 6,000 t/y Polysulphone Plant in Korea

21.01.2014 - BASF is in the process of starting up a new 6,000 t/y plant for the high performance thermoplastics polyarylsulfone at its site in Yeosu, Korea, to supply markets in Asia-Pacific...

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BASF to build engineering plastics compounding plant in Yesan, Korea

16.12.2013 - BASF will build a compounding plant for engineering plastics Ultramid (polyamide) and Ultradur (polybutylene terephthalate, PBT) compounds in Yesan, Chung Nam Province, Korea. The...

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Air Products Reports Solid Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2013 Financial Results

30.10.2013 - Air Products today reported net income of $315 million and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.47 on a non-GAAP, continuing operations basis, for its fiscal fourth quarter ended...

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Anticipating Needs

06.10.2010 - Like most companies during the worldwide recession, Air Products saw its business slump. Its Performance Materials unit, which provides products to many industries such as personal...

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Here, There, Everywhere

13.09.2010 - There are many players in the industry who are household names; the companies who are masters in their own areas or who are able to provide their services to almost all corners of...