Effective 1 February 2009, LyondellBasell Industries will increase prices in Europe by EUR 100.00 per tonne on all of its polyethylene grades.

Huntsman today announced that its ethyleneamines joint venture plant currently under construction in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, is proceeding on schedule and is ...

A press release, published by ICIS news on 26 January 2009, reported that the “US specialty chemicals producer Rohm and Haas sued Dow Chemical on Monday, ...

Graco Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA, recently added the new Reactor IPH-25 with 15.3 kilowatt heaters to its line of in-plant PU foam processing systems. The new ...

Huntsman announced that it will reduce its full-time employment by approximately 1,175 positions by year-end 2009 - more than 9 % of its 12,770 employees. ...

The chemical maker Rohm and Haas plans to cut 900 jobs, or approximately 6 % of its workforce, due to the slowing economy and widespread market weakness.

Invista Textiles (UK) Ltd. is in talks with trade unions and employee representatives to cease production at the company’s Wilton site on Teesside. Up to 300 ...

As a result of significantly reduced order levels for isocyanates over recent months, especially in the construction and the automotive industry, BorsodChem is ...

BASF has expanded its coatings business in ASEAN, with Thailand at the centre, to serve the large coatings market in the region for motorcycles, industrial ...

AkzoNobel said in a press release from 16 January that it has agreed to divest its non-stick coatings business to privately-owned, US-based company Whitford ...

Dow Chemical International Pvt. Ltd. and Royal Castor Products Ltd., Sidhpur, Gujarat have signed a commitment to conduct research in sustainable, bio–based ...

Recticel has announced that in the past few weeks it has bought back a portion of the subordinated convertible bond loan it issued in July 2007. Given the sharp ...

BASF has announced that it plans to permanently close its production facility for 1,4-butanediol (BDO) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) in Ulsan, which has been ...

A new isocyanate with improved adhesive properties and medium functionality has been developed by Huntsman Polyurethanes. Suprasec 2330 can be used in variety ...

Elastogran announced today that the company has decided not to participate in this year’s UTECH Europe in Maastricht. In order to face the economic crisis ...

LyondellBasell Industries, one of the world's largest polymers, petrochemicals and fuels companies, has issued the following statement on 8 January 2009, ...

LyondellBasell Industries announced on 6 January that, in order to facilitate a restructuring of its debts, its U.S. operations and one of its European holding ...

Stepan Europe has purchased two product lines from CECA, a subsidiary of Arkema with headquarters in Paris, France.

Based on lithium-ion technology from Evonik Industries AG, Essen, and with the expertise of Daimler AG, Stuttgart, both groups will drive forward the research, ...