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Trend presentations for customers from the worldwide automotive industry - optimal working conditions for designers - - Münster. BASF Coatings is opening the first design Studio in europe for the coati... [WebWire - Wednesday, September 03, 2008]

Shanghai, PR China - Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals, today announced the official opening of its Asia Pacific technology Centr... [WebWire - Wednesday, September 03, 2008]

BEIJING (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Reichhold Incorporated (Durham, North Carolina) has signed a letter of intent with the Tianjin Economic Development Area to start a new unsaturated polyester resins project in China's growing port municipality of Tianjin. Reichhold intends to build a 50,000-ton-per-year unsaturated polyester resins project in Tanggu in the development zone. The proposed plant is expected to attract a total investment of $40 million and has a registered capital of about $120 million. To date, 3,300 foreign companies have established branches in the

SUGAR LAND, TX (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- The North American Chemical Processing Industry (CPI) has weathered the storm of volatile energy and feedstock costs exceptionally well over the past year. Although some project cancellations have been directly tied to increased operating costs, an even larger number of new projects are moving forward, and the outlook for CPI project investments remains very strong well into 2009.

Former chair of chemical safety board succumbs to cancer

Debate over the safety of low-level exposure to the plastics chemical continuesr

SUGAR LAND, TX (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Hurricane Gustav moved slowly through the tropics but sped quickly across the Gulf of Mexico, ultimately making landfall in a fragile portion of Louisiana. The storm has left thousands of people and dozens of chemical plants with no power due to high winds, although, fortunately, flood waters seem to be minimal. An estimated 100 plants operating in the Chemical Processing Industry (CPI) were in the path of Hurricane Gustav, threatening billions in installed assets vital to the Gulf Coast's industrial food chain. Power remains

Deal continues trend of overseas deals by Japanese firms

3M announced it has completed its acquisition of Ligacon AG, a Switzerland-based manufacturer and supplier of filtration systems and filter elements for the pharmaceutical, biotech and general ...

H.B. Fuller company announced that it has completed the acquisition of the majority of the assets of privately held Egymelt, a manufacturer and marketer of hot melt and specialty water-based ...