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Fuller completes powder unit sale.
December 13, 2006

Dow ends distribution agreement with Ashland.(UNITED STATES/AMERICAS)
December 13, 2006

SK Corp. shelves Incheon IPO.(business & finance news)
December 13, 2006

Pfizer to lay off 2,400.(pharmaceuticals & fine chemicals)
December 13, 2006

Third-quarter earnings grow: improved selling prices and volumes help ...
December 13, 2006

BASF cuts agchems in India.(business & finance news)(Brief article)
December 13, 2006

Malaysian firm expands biodiesel; Southeast Asian output ramps up.(ASI...
December 13, 2006

Degussa confirms methacrylates investment in China.(new construction p...
December 13, 2006

Thailand's PTT Phenol licenses Mitsubishi BPA technology.(new construc...
December 13, 2006

Fluor awarded Ineos-Delta petchem order ...(new construction projects)...
December 13, 2006

... Lands Kayan's offsites and utilities contract.(new construction pr...
December 13, 2006

Sahara plans chlor-alkali, EDC complex at Al Jubail.(new construction ...
December 13, 2006

Simon Carves bags EPC contract in Thailand.(new construction projects)...
December 13, 2006

Teijin ups para-aramid fiber capacity in the Netherlands.(new construc...
December 13, 2006

Lonza to build second plant in Singapore for $350 million.(BIOLOGICS)(...
December 13, 2006

Dottikon strengthens activities in hazardous synthesis.(MANUFACTURE)(D...
December 13, 2006

New round of supplier price hikes begins.(PAINTS AND COATINGS)(prices ...
December 13, 2006

Magnesium compound capacity boost.(specialties)(Kisuma Chemicals )(Bri...
December 13, 2006

Specialties price watch.(specialties)(prices and rates)(Brief article)
December 13, 2006

DuPont sells protective coatings and special adhesives units.(mergers ...
December 13, 2006

Bayer MaterialScience faces more isocyanate troubles.(POLYURETHANES)
December 13, 2006

Siegfried rediscovers growth habit: builds broad technology platform.(...
December 13, 2006

Sijbesma succeeds Elverding at DSM.(Feike Sijbesma appointed as chairm...
December 13, 2006

Mosaic completes refinancing.(Brief article)
December 13, 2006

3M sells Asia/Pacific pharma unit.(Ironbridge Capital)(Archer Capital)...
December 13, 2006

UP train derails in southern Illinois.(Union Pacific )(Brief article)
December 13, 2006

Airgas buys two welding businesses.(Southern Welding Supply)(Alpena Su...
December 13, 2006

Penford breaks ground on Iowa ethanol facility.(Brief article)
December 13, 2006

KMG reports strong first quarter.(KMG Chemicals Inc.)(Financial report...
December 13, 2006

China delays GM rice introduction amid biosafety concerns.(genetically...
December 13, 2006

Air Products to double membrane plant capacity.(Air Products and Chemi...
December 13, 2006

BASF fails to secure approval for starch potato ...(Brief article)
December 13, 2006

... U.K. trials for GM potato meet opposition.(genetically modified )(...
December 13, 2006

Industry anticipates tough implementation of Reach.(Registration, Eval...
December 13, 2006

Akzo Nobel interested in acquiring ICI?(Imperial Chemical Industries P...
December 13, 2006

Akzo rejects cartel damage claims.(Akzo Nobel N.V.)(Brief article)
December 13, 2006

VCI raises German output forecast.(Verband der Chemischen Industrie )(...
December 13, 2006

Lucite quits sodium cyanide in U.K.(Lucite International)(Brief articl...
December 13, 2006

Bayer squeezes out Schering.(Brief article)
December 13, 2006

Coal to play 'key role' in chemical production.(top of the week)
December 13, 2006

Monsanto signs two deals with Landec.(UNITED STATES/AMERICAS)(American...
December 13, 2006

Shulman details cost savings.(UNITED STATES/AMERICAS)(A. Schulman Inc....
December 13, 2006

Albemarle raises prices.(business & finance news)(Brief article)
December 13, 2006

Amvac acquires BASF's insecticides.(business & finance news)(Amvac Che...
December 13, 2006

Rohm and Haas focuses M&A on electronic materials.(UNITED STATES/AMERI...
December 13, 2006

RPM acquires Dane's special effect colorants business.(UNITED STATES/A...
December 13, 2006

Fuller finalizes Stroucken's exit.(business & finance news)(H.B. Fulle...
December 13, 2006

New soybean breeding site picked.(business & finance news)(Brief artic...
December 13, 2006

Clear metrics are critical to the innovation process: in this dialogue...
December 13, 2006

RAG's IPO set for second-quarter 2007; Degussa moves to Essen.(EUROPE/...
December 13, 2006

Russia outlines plans for 2015; industry association joins ICCA.(EUROP...
December 13, 2006

Rhodia confirms industrial fibers sale.(EUROPE/MIDEAST)(Butler Capital...
December 13, 2006

Showa Denko's profits fall.(business & finance news)(Financial report)...
December 13, 2006

U.S. demand drops in first nine months.(POLYMERS)(Brief article)
December 13, 2006

Arkema boosts HC-EVA.(basic chemicals & plastics)(Arkema)(ethylene vin...
December 13, 2006

Dow EPS unit down for maintenance.(basic chemicals & plastics)(expanda...
December 13, 2006

Huntsman picks Honeywell.(basic chemicals & plastics)(contracts)(Brief...
December 13, 2006

Basic chemical price watch.(basic chemicals & plastics)(Brief article)
December 13, 2006

CW price report.(COMMENTARY)
December 13, 2006

USDA declares Bayer CropScience's rice safe.(regulatory)(United States...
December 13, 2006

CW75 stock performance.(Statistical table)
December 13, 2006

Researchers link dioxin exposure and decreased testosterone.(HEALTH EF...
December 13, 2006

Lawmakers question EPA on proposed library closures.(INFORMATION MANAG...
December 13, 2006

Soda ash.(Industry overview)
December 13, 2006

BASF ponders use of alternative feedstocks.(RAW MATERIALS)
December 13, 2006

Responsible care: leveling the playing field.
December 13, 2006

Countdown to REACH: in early 2007, REACH--the massive legislation from...
December 13, 2006

Congress promises increased industry oversight for 2007.(UNITED STATES...
December 13, 2006

Congress locked in last-minute battle on OCS.(outer continental shelf)
December 13, 2006

CPhl India attracts 31,000 visitors.(pharmaceuticals & fine chemicals)...
December 13, 2006

EPA overhauls science review of air standards.(Brief article)
December 13, 2006

Time for a change in approach?(publisher's page)(Editorial)
December 13, 2006