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Snapshots from the Forum Hunter D |
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M & A - AlliedSignal buys Honeywell Westervelt R |
9 - 9 |
Acrylic acid - Rohm and Haas links with Stockhansen in JV Walsh K, Westervelt R |
10 - 10 |
Transport - Yellow buys Jevic Morris GDL |
10 - 10 |
Plant biotech - Will RP pop Monsanto's corn? Walsh K |
10 - 10 |
Polyester - DuPont plans deeper fiber and job cuts Westervelt R, Alperowicz N |
10 - 10 |
Laboratory chemicals - Merck KGaA takes over VWR Scientific Moore SK |
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Metallocenes - Players, catalyst options widen at MetCon Fairley P |
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Phosphates - Produces ponder new lineup as FTC investigates Moore SK |
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Strategies - Proctor & Gamble to cut 15,000 jobs and close 10 plants Walsh K |
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Engineering plastics - Cyclics buys GE patents Adams J |
13 - 13 |
Antitrust - Vitamin case near settlement Hume C |
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Finance - SEC scrutiny raises Monsanto debt costs Nielsen K |
14 - 14 |
Water treatment - Calgon Carbon courts shareholders Nielsen K |
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Industrial gases - MG expands regional packaged gas stake Moore SK |
15 - 15 |
Acetyls - Celanese and BP Amoco lead acetic acid, VAM price push Terry L |
15 - 15 |
Divestitures - Owens Corning to sell expandable polystyrene unit Adams J |
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Legislation - Canada's Senate holds up environment bill Fairley P |
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Brazil - Financing tight despite recovery Sissell K |
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Polypropylene - Appryl and BP Amoco form JV Alperowicz N |
17 - 17 |
Companies - Dow delays Tarragona PP, outlines European ambitions Alperowicz N |
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Life sciences - Sanofi-Synthelabo sells animal health Young I |
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Antibiotics - Europe urges broader controls Scott A |
18 - 18 |
Finland - Kemira announces share buyback; Earnings fall Young I |
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R & D - Ciba to research essential oils Hume C |
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Restructuring - Celanese to be listed in October; Hoechst advances divestments Alperowicz N |
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Mergers and acquisitions - SKW interested in Wacker Alperowicz N |
19 - 19 |
Fine chemicals - BTP acquires Roche plant in US Hume C |
20 - 20 |
Plastics - Montell formalizes polypropylene JV with Showa Denko, Nippon Petrochemicals Young I |
20 - 20 |
India - Orica links up with ICI's explosives Young I |
20 - 20 |
Japan - Mitsui, Mitsubishi rationalize PTA production Mollet A, Young I |
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Wacker invests in Nuenchritz silicones [Anonymous] |
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Kvaerner gets cancer drug contract in US [Anonymous] |
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Croda expands cosmetics formulation in Japan [Anonymous] |
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Mitsubishi studying Taiwan for pure hydrogen peroxide [Anonymous] |
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IPCL completes study of Baroda cracker [Anonymous] |
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Hanwha-Daelim plan ethylene capacity hike [Anonymous] |
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Dow Corning picks Korea for sealants [Anonymous] |
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Rio complex in final evaluation [Anonymous] |
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Polibrasil builds propylene splitter [Anonymous] |
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Nippon synthetic chemical studying EVOH in Europe [Anonymous] |
21 - 21 |
Erdolchemie approves cracker expansion [Anonymous] |
21 - 21 |
Contractors vie for Shell's alpha-olefins order [Anonymous] |
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Ferro's challenge - Pulling out all the stops for growth Schmitt B |
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Debt - Zeneca specialties gets funds Nielsen K |
26 - 26 |
M&A - C&K upgrade, Witco downgrade Nielsen K |
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Flame retardants - Albemarle offers nonhalogens Walsh K |
30 - 30 |
Media - Cambrex buys FMC's biotech unit Moore SK |
31 - 31 |
Paints and coatings - Do-it-yourself markets are shaping up Walsh K, Hume C |
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Ethylene glycol - Producers announce third hike Terry L |
32 - 32 |
Chlor-alkali - Caustic drops as chlorine rises Adams J, Noor-Drugan N |
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Ortho-xylene [Anonymous] |
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Price commentary [Anonymous] |
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Hazardous waste - Taiwan gives Formosa a break Mollet A, Fairley P |
37 - 37 |
Combinatorial chemistry - DuPont strikes royalty-free deal Mollet A, Fairley P |
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Process design - Integration offers hassle-free MMA Fairley P |
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Global stock report Nielsen K |
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Ports and terminals - Storage operators pursue ventures Morris GDL |
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Ports and terminals - Chemical shipowners grapple with overcapacity Young I |