IMCD, a distributor of speciality chemicals and food ingredients, has signed an exclusive agreement with Givaudan to distribute the latter's flavours range in the food and nutrition markets across Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the UK, ...
Global speciality chemicals distributor Azelis has expanded its African operations by opening a new office in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The new office forms part of Azelis’ commitment to invest in Africa. The company established its ...
Tags: speciality chemicals, Ivory Coast
Revenue for the three months to June 30, 2015 at speciality chemicals producer Eastman Chemical Company rose 3 per cent year over year. “Revenue for the second quarter of 2015 amounted to $2.5 billion, up 3 per cent over the same ...
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Speciality chemicals manufacturer Solvay has unveiled a two year profit sharing plan for its employees indexed to the Group's financial and sustainable development performance for 2015 and 2016. In a press release, Solvay said after the ...
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Netherlands based textiles speciality chemicals marketer, Tanatex Chemicals has launched Express FR; a flame retardant concept for PES. According to a Tanatex press release, ensuring flame retardant properties as a PES is difficult, ...
Tags: Tanatex, FR Chemical, Polyester Fabrics
Swiss speciality chemicals marketer, Archroma said it has launched Smartrepel Hydro line, a water repellent agent for outdoor clothing for polyester, polyamide and cotton-based textiles. “Smartrepel Hydro water repellent agents ...
Producer of speciality chemicals and NYSE listed, Eastman, has announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend for holders of the Company’s common shares in the amount of $0.40 per common share, ...
Tags: Chemical sales, free cash flows, Textile
Reported earnings per diluted share in the third quarter of 2014, at producer of speciality chemicals and NYSE-listed - Eastman Chemical Company, slipped 29% year on-year. “Reported earnings in the third quarter of 2014 stood at ...
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Producer of speciality chemicals and NYSE listed, Eastman Chemical said it expects to deliver greater than 12 percent EPS growth, from strong organic growth due to acquisition of Taminco. Alongside, Eastman also expects to generate more ...
The dispersions segment is continuing to be one of the most active in the European coatings sector in the development of new technologies as well as investing in mergers and acquisitions and expansions in production capacity. Demand for ...
Tags: Dispersions, coatings sector
Sustainability has been a concept which regional and national trade associations in Europe has been encouraging coatings producers and their suppliers to adopt to ensure that the coatings sector move in a more environmentally friendly ...
Tags: Marine coatings, coatings
Mumbai & India-based producer of speciality chemicals, Pidilite Industries said it has acquired the adhesive business of Ahmedabad-based Bluecoat Private Limited. The transaction was concluded on a slump sale basis for a consideration of ...
After failing to get South Korean LG Chemicals on board as a technology partner for its Kochi-based petrochemical project, Indian public sector refiner Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) said it will buy outright, the critical ...
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European coatings companies have been hoping that this year would bring a revival in their domestic markets as the European Union economies, particularly those in the eurozone, started to show signs of recovery around mid-2013. But the ...
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Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies Ltd. (JM Davy), a global provider of advanced process technologies and Rennovia, Inc., a development stage company focused on the production of commodity and speciality chemicals from renewable feedstocks, ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Chemicals, Adipic Acid