BASF has successfully closed the previously announced transaction to divest its PolyAd Services business unit to Edgewater Capital Partners, L.P., a private equity firm based in Cleveland, Ohio. Edgewater Capital Partners intends to further ...
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The June US butadiene contract price settled down 2-3 cents/lb from May at a 65-76 cents/lb ($1,433-$1,675/mt) split, sources said Monday. TPC Group, Shell Chemicals and LyondellBasell each were 3 cents lower than May at 65 cents/lb, ...
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North America-based petrochemical companies are likely to enjoy a competitive advantage over their rivals based elsewhere for the next several years as a result of the US shale gas revolution, which provides both inexpensive feedstocks and ...
Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. First Quarter 2014 Highlights -Total revenues increased 8% to $1.29 billion primarily reflecting increased volumes in our oilfield, ...
Following clearance from the European Commission, INEOS Enterprises has successfully completed its agreement to purchase one of Europe’s leading solvent manufacturers, Sasol Solvents Germany. The acquisition includes production ...
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Asian paraxylene buyers placed their counterbids for June at $1,150-1,170/mt CFR, more than $100/mt lower than nominations for the Asian contract price, sources close to the negotiations said Thursday. There are four PX ACP sellers in ...
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The much awaited proposed FDA ecig regulation has already been announced. It was Thursday morning, April 24th, when the FDA has posted these policies on the Federal Register. These first ever federal regulations on ecigarettes will ban ...
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The increasing demand for affordable housing, robust infrastructure, and other public amenities among the younger generation is fuelling the market for paints and coatings in Egypt. Nearly 65 per cent of Egypt's population is in the 15 to ...
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The global market for acrylic acid is expected to reach $22.78 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Increasing adoption of super absorbent polymers in emerging economies such as India, China and Brazil is ...
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India International Leather Fair – Delhi 2014 will be held from 3rd to 5th July, 2014 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. It will have on display the entire range of products relating to leather industry from raw material to finished ...
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Nature's Path, North America's largest independent organic cereal company, lives by the mantra "always leave the earth better than you found it." This week, the Canadian company took another step along that path with the purchase of 2,760 ...
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You are struggling to maintain a prominent name mint which is the nicotine off of flavor cigarettes of electronic equipment to be used by the owner of the brand for children of all ages , cinnamon toast , such as Tootsie roll crunch . ...
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H.B. Fuller celebrated the official opening of its refurbished plant and laboratory in the historic town of Blois, France. The ceremony was attended by the local mayor, Marc Gricourt, together with employees and representatives from the ...
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Q: What are electronic cigarettes? A: Electronic cigarettes are products designed to deliver nicotine or other substances to a user in the form of a vapor. Typically, they are composed of a rechargeable, battery-operated heating element, ...
Asahi Kasei Chemicals' US-based subsidiary Asahi Kasei Plastics North America will open a new production facility with an investment of about $30m at the Elm Industrial Park in Limestone County, Alabama. The new facility, which represents ...
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