PARIS - Specialty chemical producer Rhodia has completed the acquisition of Feixiang Chemicals (Zhangjiagang) after receiving approval from Chinese authorities. Located in Zhangjiagang near Shanghai, Feixiang Chemicals is one of China’s
HEERLEN, The Netherlands - Royal DSM N.V., the global life sciences and materials sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, announced that it intends to acquire a 51-percent stake in AGI
MUTTENZ, Switzerland – Clariant has decided to consolidate the Group Communications and Investor Relations functions into one single department, Group Communications & Investor Relations. Ulrich Steiner, currently Head of Investor
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – BASF and PETRONAS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to undertake a joint feasibility study to produce specialty chemicals in Malaysia, a move that would
PARIS - Arkema has announced plans to acquire the Coatings Resins (Cray Valley and Cook Composite Polymers) and Photocure Resins (Sartomer) businesses of Total’s Specialty Chemicals activities for a EUR
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, PA - ASTM International has recently established a presence on some popular social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. These social media platforms provide another outlet for
LUXEMBOURG - Flint Group announced the promotion of Mario Busshoff as President, Flint Group Flexographic Products division. The promotion will be effective on January 1, 2011. As part of his
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Univar, a global chemical distributor, has signed an agreement with GE Water & Process Technologies to become the company’s official distributor of its water-treatment products, starting initially
AMHERST, MA - A research team from the UMass Amherst Chemical Engineering department reports in the November 26 issue of Science that it has developed a way to produce high-volume
DECATUR, IL - Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) has named Paul Bloom Business Director, Industrial Chemicals. In this role, Bloom will be responsible for developing and commercializing renewable chemicals, and