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ARSENAL CAPITAL PARTNERS
Purchase of pigments supplier Plasticolors / Merger of Plasticolors with Evonik's colourants business / Separate MMA adhesives deal announced
07.05.2012
SONGWON
OPS capacities in Germany to be doubled / Project size increased following strong demand
20.04.2012
HELM
German distributor quits all standard thermoplastics activities
16.04.2012
BASF
USD 2.7m investment in flame retardants producer FRX / Environmentally friendly alternative
04.04.2012
FRX POLYMERS
Lease agreement with Bayer to build first commercial-scale polyphosphonate flame retardant plant in Antwerp
27.03.2012
BAERLOCHER
Turkish subsidiary for additives established in Istanbul
01.03.2012
LANXESS
Minority shareholding acquired in BioAmber / USD 10m investment in phthalate-free plasticisers
24.02.2012
POLYONE
Sales and income rise in 2011 / Record operating profit from specialty platform / “Critical point” reached in transformation into specialties business
21.02.2012
DOW
Latest polymeric flame retardant licence illustrates increased substitution of HBCD in insulation foam / Smooth transition to REACH norms
01.02.2012
ISRAEL CHEMICALS
Dow technology selected for new brominated polymeric flame retardants / Manufacturing plant under construction
30.01.2012
DOW
Teknor Apex appointed to market “Ecolibrium” bio-based plasticisers in North America
30.01.2012
EASTMAN
Definite agreement to acquire fellow US specialty chemicals producer Solutia / Transaction valued at USD 4.7 bn / Official go-ahead expected by mid-2012 / Annual cost synergies of about USD 100m
27.01.2012
EMERALD
Building new “K-Flex” non-phthalate plasticiser operation in Rotterdam / Multi-million dollar investment
26.01.2012
IMCD
Distributing Eastman's plasticisers in Germany
26.01.2012
POLYONE
Follow-up: Acquisition of ColorMatrix completed
02.01.2012
SONGWON
MoU for one pack systems joint venture with Pan Gulf Holdings and Polysys Industries / Production to kick off in late 2012
16.12.2011
SUMITOMO
Collaboration with Germany's Nabaltec on flame retardant additive / Distributing Nabaltec's aluminum trihydroxide in East Asia
15.12.2011
SONGWON
German one pack systems producer Additive Technology Greiz acquired
14.12.2011
ECOLOGIC
Follow-up: Brazil's health agency approves four more “Eco-One” additives for food contact
14.12.2011
CLARIANT
Third upgrade stage for non-halogenated flame retardants at Knapsack / Tripling of capacity
09.12.2011
BASF
Global HQ of dispersions & pigments to relocate to Hong Kong / Asia is the largest market
16.11.2011
POLYONE
Agreement to establish Jeddah-based specialty colour concentrates jv with E.A. Juffali & Brothers
25.10.2011
LANXESS
Co-operation with BioAmber to produce phthalate-free plasticisers / Feedstock succinic acid will be made from renewable resources
24.10.2011
LANXESS
Acquisition of US specialty chemicals producer Unitex / Strengthening its phthalate-free plasticiser portfolio
18.10.2011
ECOLOGIC
Agreement to supply Argentine flexible packaging manufacturer with biodegradation-enhancing “Eco-One” additive / Latest foray into Latin American market
13.10.2011
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