Fine and speciality chemicals – Page 15

Business
Mitsui to close several Japanese plants and expand in China

2014-02-12T00:00:00Z

Radical restructuring brings firm focus on speciality isocyanates
Business
Ashland cuts jobs in global reshuffle

2014-01-28T00:00:00Z

Speciality chemicals maker will axe 800-1000 positions and relocate 800-1000 more during 2014
Business
All hail shale

2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Chemical industry roundup 2013
Business
Kemira now water-based after formic acid sale

2013-12-24T00:00:00Z

Business sold to US agrichemical for €140 million
Business
Honeywell invests $300m in green refrigerant

2013-12-19T00:00:00Z

New manufacturing plant will produce a gas for car air conditioners that has a much lower global warming potential
Business
Lanzatech expands waste-to-chemicals range

2013-12-11T00:00:00Z

Partnership with Evonik will see gas-guzzling microbes make polymer precursors
Business
Dow shakes out chlorine business

2013-12-06T00:00:00Z

Company will divest low-margin segments to improve efficiency and focus on higher value specialities
Business
Merck KGaA snaps up electronic materials specialist

2013-12-05T00:00:00Z

Firm looks to bolster R&D by acquiring AZ Electronic Materials
Business
BASF to move pigments production to Asia

2013-10-23T00:00:00Z

Firm will cut 650 jobs, close UK plant and expand in China and Korea
Business
Solvay expands surfactants business with Chemlogics buyout

2013-10-09T00:00:00Z

$1.3bn deal brings firm into booming US oil and gas drilling market
Business
Clariant expands into China

2013-09-30T00:00:00Z

Firm buys pigments arm of Jiangsu Multicolor and will build new plant
Business
Service with a smile

2013-09-18T00:00:00Z

Company profile: Charnwood Molecular is more than a run-of-the-mill contract synthesis provider
Business
AkzoNobel sells building adhesives unit for €260m

2013-08-12T00:00:00Z

Sika will take on two manufacturing sites and 550 employees
Business
Palm kernel oil to polyamide

2013-08-02T00:00:00Z

Evonik boosts European bio-based polymer output
Business
Gas specialist branches out into carbon nanotubes

2013-07-26T00:00:00Z

Linde group launches ink made with long, individual tubes
Feature
Phasing out fire retardants

2013-07-25T00:00:00Z

With many brominated flame retardants facing bans, Nuala Moran examines the industry’s dash for new ones
Business
PolyOne to close six sites and shed 250 jobs

2013-07-23T00:00:00Z

Former Spartech manufacturing facilities are ‘redundant’ after takeover in March
Business
Carbon nanotubes not commercially viable for Bayer

2013-05-09T00:00:00Z

Company terminates Baytubes project and seeks to divest its know-how in the area
Business
Appeal reverses ECHA call for animal tests

2013-04-29T00:00:00Z

Automotive refrigerant will not need further toxicity studies under the Reach regulation
Business
Veolia and Total open oil recycling plant

2013-04-12T00:00:00Z

Osilub plant will re-refine used oils into high grade engine lubricants