13-Jun-2003

Shell Nederland Chemie (SNC) BV's new polymer polyols plant at Pernis in the Netherlands came on stream in late May with the first commercial product expected to be available later this summer. The plant, one of the largest of its kind in Europe, will produce 50,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of ...

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28-May-2003

Akzo Nobel announced today its intention to divest its Impregnated Papers business to Deutsche Beteiligungs AG and Harvest Partners Inc. for EUR 114 million. Akzo Nobel expects the transaction to be concluded by the end of June 2003. "Although Casco Impregnated Papers improved its performance ...

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09-May-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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10-Jan-2003

PolyOne Corporation and Nanocor Inc.announced that they have formed a strategic alliance to manufacture and market nanocomposites made from polyolefin, polyvinyl chloride and related polymers. PolyOne will manufacture and market nanoclay concentrates and composites, using Nanocor's products and ...

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03-Dec-2002

Ciba Specialty Chemicals has launched Ciba® LIGNOSTAB(TM) 1198, a completely new wood photo-stabilization additive that inhibits lignin photo-oxidation. LIGNOSTAB 1198 provides outstanding protection of natural and tinted or stained wood and improves durability of wood substrates coated with ...

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02-Oct-2002

Oct. 1, 2002 - Basell USA Inc. and ConocoPhillips announced the signing of an agreement under which Basell will be the exclusive purchaser and marketer of the polypropylene resins produced at ConocoPhillips' new Bayway plant in Linden, N.J. The 775 million pounds-per-year plant is scheduled to ...

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BASF sells flame resistant fibers business to McKinnon-Land-Moran

20-Jun-2002

BASF and McKinnon-Land-Moran LLC (MLM) - an American manufacturer of products for the home furnishings industry - announced today that they have signed an agreement for MLM to purchase BASF's Basofil® heat and flame resistant fiber business. The purchase includes the intellectual property, ...

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30-May-2002

St. Louis, MO May 27, 2002 - Building on the successful launch in North America of one of the industry's most comprehensive lines of additive and specialty products, Solutia Inc. today announced the introduction of a new website (www.solutia-additives.com) designed to help coatings customers in ...

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10-May-2002

May 09, 2002 - DuPont will be 200 years old on July 19, 2002. To celebrate, we are counting down to our third century with a series of articles spotlighting interesting facts about DuPont products, services, values and milestones. For example, did you know ... This year, DuPont is also ...

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EUR 5 million for expansion of Dormagen facility

02-May-2002

Leverkusen ? In response to increasing market demand, Bayer is making further investment to expand facilities for the production of polyurethane (PUR) dispersions. At the company's site in Dormagen, Germany, capacities will be increased from 5,000 tons to 40,000 tons. This expansion will ...

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