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Neil Eisberg French chemical major Rhodia has reported a doubling of its 2007 net profit to €129m, compared to €62m in 2006, with operating profit up 25% to reach €448m (€359m in 2006). Net sales in...
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Neil Eisberg Privately-held UK chemical major Ineos and US private equity group Carlyle have completed their merger of Ineos Silicas and PQ Corporation to form a global producer of speciality ino...
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Neil Eisberg Chance & Hunt, the UK arm of European chemical distributor Azelis, is acquiring the carbon dioxide liquefaction business based at Billingham, UK, of GrowHow, the joint venture betwee...
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DSM Venturing, the corporate venturing arm of Dutch chemical major Royal DSM has made an undisclosed investment in US green plastics company Novomer, based in Ithaca, New York, in a financing round th...