20-02-2004

Rhodia announced the sale of its 34% stake in the French company Baikowski Chimie to PSB Industries Group. PSB Industries currently owns 66% of Baikowski Chimie. Baikowski Chimie provides specialty ceramics products for applications in the lighting, medical devices and electronics markets, ...

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Emphasis on reorganization of global company group

19-02-2004

Change will continue to be an important aspect for the SCHOTT international technology group in the current 2003/2004 fiscal year (to Sept. 30). At the group's annual results press conference in Frankfurt am Main on February 17, 2004 the new Chairman of the Board of Management Dr. Udo ...

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19-01-2004

Air Products has donated a technology portfolio to the University of California, Davis, consisting of U.S. and foreign patents involving processes and catalytic materials for producing vinyl acetate monomer (VAM). VAM is a key raw material in the production of emulsion polymers and polyvinyl ...

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02-12-2003

Hercules Incorporated announced its acquisition of Quantum Hi-Tech Co. Ltd, a leading producer of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) products located in Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, China. The acquisition consists of a production facility commissioned in 1998 with current production capacity ...

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07-11-2003

Alcoa Inc. announced that Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals (AWAC), a global alliance between Alumina Limited (40%) and Alcoa (60%), has agreed to sell Alcoa Specialty Chemicals to Rhone Capital LLC. This sale is part of the divestiture program announced by Alcoa in January. Alcoa Specialty ...

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17-10-2003

Gastonia, N.C. -- FMC Lithium is implementing a price increase of three percent (3%) for all grades of butyllithium. The increase applies to all butyllithium pricing worldwide and takes effect on January 1, 2004, or as contracts allow. Rising energy and raw materials costs are factors ...

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12-05-2003

Microporous insulation materials from WACKER CERAMICS have already established a strong presence in growth markets via diverse application fields ranging from auto manufacturing to construction. An entirely new usage showcases how these materials can make it feasible to exploit previously ...

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09-05-2003

Ferro Corporation announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Specialty Ceramics business to the investment group CerCo LLC. The divestiture follows a recent announcement Ferro made regarding its intention to divest several small non-core businesses. The business has ...

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29-11-2002

The Solvay Group is merging its fluoropolymers activities with those of Ausimont into a new company, which will be officially launched under the name SOLVAY SOLEXIS on January 1, 2003. This new company will be one of the world leaders for the production and marketing of fluorinated materials ...

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06-09-2002

WILTON, CONNECTICUT September 5, 2002 - GE Specialty Materials, a unit of General Electric Company, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Advanced Ceramics Corporation and Advanced Ceramics International Corporation (ACC and ACIC). Advanced Ceramics is a specialty, high ...

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