Fine and speciality chemicals – Page 14
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Saint-Gobain surprises Sika with buyout bid
Company is buying out family-owned controlling stake, but Sika claims the deal will create a conflict of interest
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Huntsman looks to cut jobs and titania capacity
900 employees face axe as firm evaluates titanium dioxide options
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BusinessBayer to sever polymer arm
German chemical giant’s exit from the materials world will help fund its crop and healthcare ambitions
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Tetraethyl lead bribery case ends with four executives convicted
Three jailed over corruption to prolong sales of fuel additives in Iraq and Indonesia
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BusinessInvestigators find cause of West Virginia chemical spill
Holes in uninspected storage tanks led to leak that contaminated water supplies
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Albemarle buys into lithium with Rockwood merger
$6.2 billion deal capitalises on battery market growth
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Solvay-Ineos PVC deal passes European approval
Firms required to divest plants to maintain competition
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Minerals Technologies wins tussle over Amcol
US firm outbids European rival Imerys for polymer and speciality minerals supplier
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Evonik acquires US silicic acid ester supplier
German chemicals giant expand functional silane production in the US with Silbond purchase
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NewsDangerous delivery problems dog chemical transport in China
Lethal accident caused by contamination of parcels by toxic chemical highlights difficulties faced by small firms
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Mitsui to close several Japanese plants and expand in China
Radical restructuring brings firm focus on speciality isocyanates
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Ashland cuts jobs in global reshuffle
Speciality chemicals maker will axe 800-1000 positions and relocate 800-1000 more during 2014
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Kemira now water-based after formic acid sale
Business sold to US agrichemical for €140 million
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Honeywell invests $300m in green refrigerant
New manufacturing plant will produce a gas for car air conditioners that has a much lower global warming potential
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BusinessLanzatech expands waste-to-chemicals range
Partnership with Evonik will see gas-guzzling microbes make polymer precursors
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Dow shakes out chlorine business
Company will divest low-margin segments to improve efficiency and focus on higher value specialities
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Merck KGaA snaps up electronic materials specialist
Firm looks to bolster R&D by acquiring AZ Electronic Materials
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BASF to move pigments production to Asia
Firm will cut 650 jobs, close UK plant and expand in China and Korea
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Solvay expands surfactants business with Chemlogics buyout
$1.3bn deal brings firm into booming US oil and gas drilling market