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Imerys acquires 86.2% stake in Brazilian kaolin manufacturer Pará Pigmentos
Imerys announces the signing of an agreement with the Brazilian group Vale to acquire its 86.2% stake in the Brazilian company Pará Pigmentos S.A. (PPSA), as well as mining rights in Pará State for a total price of approximately USD 70 million. Through this operation, Imerys More
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Clariant reports net profit of CHF 25 million in 2Q 2010
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced sales of CHF 1.894 billion in the second quarter 2010, compared to CHF 1.609 billion in the previous year. Sales increased 18% in Swiss Francs and 20% in local currency. Volumes were up 20% over an extremely More
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Minerals Technologies to build satellite PCC plant for BILT in India
Minerals Technologies Inc. announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Specialty Minerals Inc., has agreed to construct a satellite precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) facility to supply Ballarpur Industries Limited's (BILT) Sewa Unit at Gaganapur in the state of Orissa, India. The facility will initially produce 15,000 metric More
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EC approves part of proposed acquisition of Eurochem by Univar
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation part of the proposed acquisition of the activities of Eurochem by Univar, both chemical companies. Eurochem is also known as Quaron. The Commission found that Univar's acquisition of the Belgian and Dutch activities of Eurochem would not More
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Domtar and FPInnovations to develop $41M nanotechnologies plant in Quebec
Domtar Corporation and FPInnovations today announced that they have formed a new joint venture company to build the world's first one metric ton per day commercial-scale nanocrystalline cellulose demonstration plant at the Domtar Windsor, Quebec pulp and paper mill site. Construction will begin in the coming weeks More
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Canada invests $20M in Domtar nanocrystalline venture in Quebec
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, Nathalie Normandeau, the Deputy Premier of Quebec, Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife, and Minister responsible for the Northern Plan, and Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, Chair of the Conseil du trésor, Minister responsible for Government Administration and Minister responsible for More
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Eka Chemicals to increase sodium chlorate prices globally
Eka Chemicals is to increase prices on sodium chlorate globally with immediate effect, where contracts allow. "Major price concessions were implemented in our sodium chlorate business during the latest global financial crises," said Lennart Nilsson, Director of Global Marketing at Eka Chemicals. "In order to More
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Penford to raise starch prices Aug. 1
Penford Products announced a $5/cwt price increase on all pearl, oxidized, acid thinned, ethylated and cationic industrial starches, effective with shipments Aug. 1. The increase will apply to dent corn and waxy maize starches, but not apply to Penford's line of specialty liquid products. The company said More
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Purac starts project to produce lactic acid from papermaking waste streams
Purac has signed a contract to participate in a consortium that will develop a process to produce feedstock from cellulosic waste derived from the pulp and paper industry. This feedstock is expected to be usable for production of lactic acid. The other partners in the program are More
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CP Kelco announces global price increase across all product lines
CP Kelco will raise prices up to 10% across all product lines, effective August 1, 2010, or as contracts allow. Major products lines affected include carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), pectin, xanthan gum and carrageenan, as well as select specialty biopolymers. "Increases in global demand have affected the supply More
