Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, cited weakness in the solar-grade silicon and semiconductor wafers markets as reasons for the company’s sales, which dipped to EUR 4.63 billion in 2012, six percent lower than the previous year’s earnings of EUR 4.91 billion.
Fort Dearborn Co., a top label manufacturer headquartered in Elk Grove, IL, has acquired the coatings label business of FetterGroup, a printing and manufacturing company located in Louisville, KY.
A U.S. District Court jury in Kansas City, KS, has awarded plaintiffs $400 million in a urethane price-fixing class action against The Dow Chemical Co.
Specialty chemicals manufacturer Croda Inc., Edison, NJ, has recently won approval by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for participation in the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), achieving Star certification at its site in Mill Hall, PA.
