Chemical Week

1. The pricing is right.(viewpoint)
On the tact of it, there should be little good news for chemical producers resulting from the dramatic run-up in energy and feedstock prices that ...
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2. UCB to close Boston site.(Brief Article)
UCB Group's Pharma division (Brussels) says it is reorganizing its R&D operations following its acquisition of biopharmaceutical firm Celltech (Slough, U.K.) earlier this year, and ...
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3. Tight supply drives another caustic soda increase.(Brief Article)
Dow Chemical and PPG Industries have separately announced increases of $45/ton on diaphragm-grade and $55/ton on membrane-grade caustic soda. Dow and PPG say the latest ...
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4. DOJ okays Syngenta buy.(Department of Justice)(Advanta )(Brief Article)
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved Syngenta's acquisition of 90% of the North American com and soybean business of Advanta (Kapelle, the Netherlands) from ...
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5. BASF's E-Commerce sales rise.(Brief Article)
BASF says it has generated about 2.65 billion [euro] ($3.18 billion) in sales via online channels in the first half of 2004, an increase of ...
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6. Brussels to strengthen enforcement of EU environment law.(Brief Article)
Incoming European environment commissioner Stavros Dimas has pledged to prioritize enforcement of European Union (EU) environmental legislation when he takes up the job at the ...
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7. Sanofi-Synthelabo clinches acquisition of Aventis.(Brief Article)
Sanofi-Synthelabo has completed the 54-billion [euro] ($66.6 billion) acquisition of Aventis to create Sanofi-Aventis (CW, May 5, p. 5). Sanofi-Synthelabo has purchased 95.47% of Aventis ...
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8. Asahi to end Fiber production in Indonesia.(Brief Article)
Asahi Kasei Fibers (AKF), an Asahi Kasei subsidiary, says it will wind up its PT Indonesia Asahi Kasei (Indaci; Jakarta) fibers subsidiary with the loss ...
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9. Fatal explosion hits LG butadiene plant.(Brief Article)
An explosion and fire killed one worker and injured another at LG Petrochemical's Yeosu, Korea butadiene plant on August 25. The fire caused about won30 ...
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10. Custom manufacturing woes force Siegfried to restructure again.(Brief...
Siegfried (Zofingen, Switzerland) says it plans to cut 130 jobs, 13% of its total, as part of a restructuring designed to cut annualized costs by ...
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