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GABRIEL-CHEMIE
Expansion of capacity for colour and additive masterbatches / New production line in Russia
17.09.2009
HOLLIDAY PIGMENTS
EUR 2m investment in environmentally friendly effluent treatment plant
16.09.2009
OWENS CORNING
Upgraded glass fibre plant to restart in Q4 / New process allows 40% cut in carbon emissions
15.09.2009
HUNTSMAN
Acquisition of large parts of titanium dioxide producer Tronox / Deal excludes German facility in Krefeld
02.09.2009
LIFOCOLOR
French capacity more than doubled / Masterbatch producer moves to larger site at Bellignat
03.08.2009
ARKEMA
Velox appointed European distributor for multiwall carbon nanotubes
31.07.2009
A. SCHULMAN
Margins improve in fiscal Q3 / Cost-reduction efforts grip / Modest recovery in masterbatch markets
15.07.2009
DOW AUTOMOTIVE
Colour cooperation with PolyOne
02.07.2009
CLARIANT
Another 500 jobs to be axed worldwide / Swiss trade union fears group could be broken up
26.06.2009
OWENS CORNING
Gazechim acquires European distribution business
26.05.2009
CLARIANT
Losses widen in Q 1 2009 / More capacity cuts in Store for masterbatch and pigments divisions
13.05.2009
MITSUBISHI
Construction of carbon fibre plant halted / Demand slowdown leads to JPY 29bn net loss
30.04.2009
CYTEC
Expansion of carbon fibres plant postponed / Previously strong composites business contracted in Q1
28.04.2009
POLYONE
Worldwide job cuts also affect France
22.04.2009
BASF
Acquisition of specialities producer Ciba completed
20.04.2009
NGAI HING HONG
Fall in exports results in H2 2008 operating loss / Board postpones building of new plant in Shanghai
14.04.2009
ALTANA
DyStar's additives business business acquired
08.04.2009
CRISTAL GLOBAL
Temporary shutdown of titanium dioxide facilities in the UK and US
27.03.2009
ALBIS PLASTIC
Exclusive licence agreement with Ciba for oxygen absorber / Extension of Ampacet masterbatch agreement to UK
27.03.2009
CHEMTURA
US additives producer in Chapter 11 / European assets unaffected / Order volume down “markedly”
20.03.2009
ARKEMA
Hubron appointed as UK nanotube distributor
20.03.2009
TRONOX
German units of US titanium dioxide producer insolvent / Dutch plant at full run / Layoffs in the US
19.03.2009
DOW
Delayed takeover of Rohm & Haas sealed / Closing on 1 April 2009 / Price unchanged, but deal restructured
10.03.2009
FRX POLYMERS
Uhde to build and run flame retardants pilot plant
02.03.2009
CLARIANT
Masterbatches especially hard hit by demand slump / Job cuts and cash generation are 2009 focus
26.02.2009
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