Keyword: specialty plastics

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DowDuPont Delays Split, Plans Share Buyback

06.11.2017 - As part of its first financial report, the chemical industry’s newest giant, the merged DowDuPont, has announced it has rolled back its timetable for splitting into three...

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Eastman Chemical Hikes CHDM Capacity

05.09.2017 - Eastman Chemical has announced it will undertake a series of projects at its site in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA, to raise capacity for cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM), a precursor for...

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A. Schulman Completes Buy of Ferro Specialty Plastics Business

11.07.2014 - US plastics compounder and distributor A. Schulman has completed its acquisition of a "selected majority" of Ferro's Specialty Plastics assets for $91 million in cash. The deal...

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Bayer and the Soccer World Cup

- Whether Ryu Guardado and the Mexican national team or Heung-Min Son and the South Korean national team will be on the field of the stadium in Rio de Janeiro for the final match of...

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Evonik and LanzaTech in Bioprocessed Plastics Precursors R&D

09.12.2013 - Germany's Evonik and U.S.-headquartered LanzaTech have signed a three year research cooperation pact linking the German company's existing biotechnology platforms with the U.S...

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Eastman Announces Second-Quarter 2012 Financial Results

31.07.2012 - Eastman Chemical Company today announced earnings from continuing operations of $1.40 per diluted share for second quarter 2012 versus $1.44 per diluted share for second quarter...

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Evonik to Built New Polyamide 12 Line in Singapore by 2014

05.07.2012 - Following Evonik's initial announcement in 2011, the basic planning for the construction of a 20,000 mt plant for the production of the specialty plastic polyamide 12 (PA12) in...

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Solvay Sees Higher 2011 Profit As Q1 Tops Forecast

10.05.2011 - Belgian chemicals group Solvay reported a 79% jump in first-quarter operating profit, beating estimates thanks to improved demand and price hikes, and forecast higher full-year...