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Chemicals Press Releases and News distributed via EuropaWire

Bayer CropScience to further invest in innovative nematode control tools to help farmers combat destructive plant parasites

Broad-spectrum nematicide portfolio based on chemicals and biologicals / New products and formulations to combat nematode infestations Monheim, Germany, 16-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Bayer CropScience plans to further invest in innovative nematode control tools to help farmers combat these destructive plant parasites … Read the full press release

AkzoNobel’s new €80 million Imperatriz Chemical Island in Brazil starts operation

AkzoNobel’s new €80 million Imperatriz Chemical Island in Brazil is now operational and has started supplying the Suzano Maranhão Pulp Mill in northern Brazil. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 14-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Operated by the company’s Pulp and Performance Chemicals business, the state-of-the-art Imperatriz facility … Read the full press release

Solvay and INEOS obtain European Commission clearance for their proposed 50/50 chlorvinyls joint venture

Brussels, 9-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay and INEOS have today obtained European Commission clearance for their proposed 50/50 chlorvinyls Joint Venture. Commission clearance is subject to implementation of an agreed remedy package comprising divestment of the following INEOS owned assets: the … Read the full press release

SGL Group to supply 12kt of graphitized cathodes to Hangzhou Jinjiang Group in China

Major graphitized cathode supply contract concluded between Hangzhou Jinjiang Group and SGL Group Order volume: 12kt Serving a landmark smelter project in Inner-Mongolia, China Hangzhou / Wiesbaden, 30-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Hangzhou Jinjiang Group and SGL Group concluded a contract for … Read the full press release

SGL Group’s Dr. Hubert Jäger appointed Chair of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology at Technische Universität Dresden

• Dr. Hubert Jäger succeeds Prof. Werner Hufenbach at the ILK • Appointment will strengthen the strategic research area of lightweight engineering Wiesbaden / Dresden, 30-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr. Hubert Jäger, head of SGL Group’s R&D organization, has been appointed … Read the full press release

BASF and Sinopec opened two new plants for acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers at BASF-YPC Verbund site in Nanjing, China

New superabsorbent polymers, acrylic acid and butyl acrylate plants serve growing demand in China market Integrated production enables resource efficiency and energy conservation Nanjing , China, 16-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BASF and Sinopec today inaugurated two new plants for acrylic acid and … Read the full press release

Yara International acquired majority 63% stake in sulphur oxide scrubber supplier Green Tech Marine

Oslo, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara International will expand its emissions control business by acquiring a majority 63% stake in Green Tech Marine (GTM), a leading sulphur oxide (SOX) scrubber supplier to the marine industry. We are excited to get the GTM … Read the full press release

Yara International ASA to report first quarter 2014 results on 30 April 2014

Oslo, Norway, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara International ASA first quarter 2014 results will be released on Wednesday 30 April 2014. The results will be available at www.yara.com from 08:00 CEST. The results will be presented at 09:30 CEST by President and CEO Jørgen Ole Haslestad and CFO Torgeir … Read the full press release

Thomas Riegler appointed Chief Financial Officer at Lenzing AG

Lenzing, Austria, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Supervisory Board of Lenzing AG appointed Thomas Riegler (44) to serve as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer for a period of three years effective June 1, 2014. Born in Graz, Thomas Riegler studied business administration and … Read the full press release

Paint pioneers AkzoNobel to launch ultrasonic coating that turns surfaces into surround sound speakers

Paint pioneers AkzoNobel have developed new technology which is set to pump up the volume for 21st century lifestyles and revolutionize the way people listen to music. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The company’s scientists have created an ultrasonic coating – or singing … Read the full press release

Solvay Polyamide & Intermediates to double its copolymer production capacity at the company’s Freiburg site in Germany

Lyon, France, 1-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of its ongoing commitment to serve global customers with added-value polyamide solutions, Solvay Polyamide & Intermediates (P&I) is set to double its copolymer production capacity at the company’s Freiburg site (Germany). Copolymers are polymeric … Read the full press release

Solvay launches Jaguar® OPTIMA conditioning solution for silicone- and sulfate-free, oil-based and oil-free shampoos

Paris, France, 31-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay launches Jaguar® OPTIMA, the ideal conditioning solution to meet market demands for silicone- and sulfate-free, oil-based and oil-free shampoos. The natural, guar-based system will be unveiled at this year’s In-Cosmetics in Hamburg, Germany (Booth 1G20). … Read the full press release

Fraunhofer’s German Phosphorus Platform to show how to recover valuable substance from wastewater at Hannover Trade Fair / IndustrialGreenTec, April 7–11

Phosphorus can be found in fertilizers, drinks and detergents. It accumulates in waterways and pollutes them. For this reason the German Phosphorus Platform has the goal to recover this valuable, but at the same time, harmful element from water. How … Read the full press release

Henkel’s TCS Engineering department developed modular metering and control system under the brand name Lineguard

Lineguard ProcessControl 200 from Henkel for reliable regulation of pretreatment processes in the metals industry Düsseldorf / Germany, 17-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In the manufacture of metal components, the ability to continuously monitor surface pretreatment processes and to ensure the optimum infeed … Read the full press release

Innovative BASF materials provide safe barriers against mineral oil residues in food packaging

Ludwigshafen, Germany, 10-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Shelves filled with colorful items as far as the eye can see: row upon row of shelves containing packs of muesli, rice, noodles and baking mixes. The deep freezers tempt customers with pizzas, vegetables and fillets of … Read the full press release

Henkel: Seit Februar 2014 ist Pril mit einer neuen Formel gegen Fett und Stärke im Handel erhältlich

Düsseldorf, Deutschland, 25-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Seit Februar 2014 ist Pril mit einer neuen Formel gegen Fett und Stärke im Handel erhältlich: das erste universelle Handgeschirrspülmittel, das nicht nur Fett, sondern jetzt auch angetrocknete Stärkereste von Nudeln, Reis oder Kartoffeln im Handumdrehen … Read the full press release

Neue Henkel Fügeklebmittel bieten mehr Zuverlässigkeit und Prozessflexibilität

Düsseldorf, Deutschland, 25-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkels neue anaerobe Loctite-Fügemittel sind jetzt bis 180 Grad temperaturbeständig, zeigen hohe Öltoleranz und härten absolut zuverlässig auch auf passiven Metallflächen wie Edelstahl. „Loctite 638 und 648 bieten höhere Zuverlässigkeit und Temperaturbeständigkeit“, sagt Dr. Niamh … Read the full press release

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA: Familie Henkel verlängert Aktienbindungsvertrag

Düsseldorf, Deutschland, 24-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Der Henkel AG & Co. KGaA ist heute mitgeteilt worden, dass die Familie Henkel den Aktienbindungsvertrag, in dem rund 59 Prozent der stimmberechtigten Stammaktien gebündelt sind, verlängert hat. Der auf unbefristete Zeit abgeschlossene Vertrag, der … Read the full press release

Nationales Finale der Henkel Innovation Challenge – Deutschlands innovativste Studenten treten gegeneinander an

Düsseldorf, Deutschland, 21-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Die „Henkel Innovation Challenge“, Henkels internationaler Studentenwettbewerb, geht in die nächste Runde. Seit Wochen arbeiten die Studierenden an ihren visionären Ideen und Konzepten für eine Marke oder Technologie der Zukunft. Am 26. Februar 2014 ist es … Read the full press release

Henkel veröffentlicht Nachhaltigkeitsbericht 2013

Düsseldorf, Deutschland, 21-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel veröffentlicht heute seinen Nachhaltigkeitsbericht für das Jahr 2013. Er fasst die für das Unternehmen bedeutenden ökologischen, gesellschaftlichen und sozialen Fortschritte des letzten Jahres zusammen. Ein wesentlicher Aspekt dabei ist die aktive Einbindung und Schulung … Read the full press release