05-Oct-2006

Effective October 1, 2006, or as contract terms allow, Degussa business line Textile Care will increase the price of its fabric softener raw materials, Esterquats, in Europe by up to 10 %. These increases are mandatory due to the continued increase in raw material cost especially for ...

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Creation of a new mid-sized enterprise in Bavaria

27-Sep-2006

Effective October 1, 2006 Degussa AG, Dusseldorf, will be placing the NCN business at its Trostberg and Schalchen sites in Bavaria, Germany, into a new legal entity known as AlzChem Trostberg GmbH. AlzChem will be a mid-sized player with clear regional roots. Dr. Klaus Engel, Chairman of ...

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22-Sep-2006

Degussa´s Methacrylates Business Unit is increasing its prices for methacrylate monomers. The new pricing structure applies to customers worldwide with the exception of NAFTA. NAFTA pricing has been communicated separately by CYRO Industries, a 100% subsidiary of Degussa. Effective October 1, ...

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13-Sep-2006

Degussa AG is selling Oxxynova GmbH & Co. KG, Marl, to a subsidiary of the ARQUES Group, Starnberg. On a debt free basis, the purchase price is 22 million euros. The divestment still has to be approved by the German antitrust authorities. Degussa and ARQUES assume that the transaction will be ...

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11-Sep-2006

The sale of Kemira's South Korean hydrogen peroxide unit to DegussaHeadwaters Korea has been confirmed. Kemira Pulp & Paper Chemicals' (PPC) primary objective is to serve the customers in the pulp and paper industry whereas South Korean plant has mainly served the needs of the customers outside ...

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29-Aug-2006

The Coatings & Colorants Business Unit of Degussa AG announced a price increase of 21% for VESTAGON EP grades (B 31, B 55, B 68 - epoxy hardener and matt-hardeners for epoxy- and hybrid systems), as contracts allow. This increase is effective worldwide October 1, 2006. The VESTAGON EP product ...

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01-Aug-2006

As of September 1, 2006, High Performance Polymers Business Unit of Degussa AG, will be raising its prices for the copolyamide hotmelt adhesives VESTAMELT® by approximately 5%. Existing contracts are not affected. The business unit attributes its price hike to raw material, energy, and ...

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New Production Plant for Solar Silicon

28-Jun-2006

Degussa AG is significantly expanding its silane capacity with the construction of a monosilane plant in Rheinfelden, Germany. In a parallel project, Joint Solar Silicon GmbH & Co. KG (JSSI), Freiberg, a joint venture of Degussa AG (51 percent) and SolarWorld AG, Bonn, will be building a ...

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21-Jun-2006

Degussa's Methacrylates Business Unit is increasing its prices for the monomers methyl methacrylate (MMA), butyl methacrylate (BMA) and methacrylic acid (GMAA) as well as for hydroxy esters. Effective July 1, 2006, as far as permissible under existing agreements, Degussa will increase prices by ...

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14-Jun-2006

Degussa AG celebrated the start-up of its new polyesters and colorants plants at its multi-user site (MUSC) in Shanghai. On June 12, 2006, Dr. Alfred Oberholz, Dr. Manfred Spindler, and Dr. Hans-Peter Schaufler welcomed a large number of guests from the worlds of politics and business to the ...

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