Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, today announced the completion of its new state-of-the-art research and development facility in Seneffe, Belgium. The Solar Energy Exploration and Development (SEED) center includes a Solar Application Center and a Silicone...

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BP Wind Energy and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power announced plans to further expand their strategic relationship by jointly developing the Mehoopany Wind Farm in Pennsylvania and the Flat Ridge 2 Wind Farm in Kansas that represent a combined investment of more than $1 billion.  Both wind farms are...

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Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced that it has submitted a proposal to Georgia Gulf Corporation (NYSE: GGC) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Georgia Gulf for $30.00 per share in cash. The proposal represents a 51% premium to Georgia Gulf's 30-day volume-weighted average...

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BASF announced that it is concentrating its plant biotechnology activities on the main markets in North and South America. The company will adjust the portfolio and site footprint of its subsidiary BASF Plant Science to reflect this change. The headquarters of BASF Plant Science will be moved from Limburgerhof,...

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BASF is participating with $30 million through BASF Biorenewable Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG in the American technology firm Renmatix Inc. The BASF subsidiary led a $50 million financing round, joined by new and existing investors.

The technology company Renmatix has developed the Plantrose™...

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DuPont has achieved zero landfill status in its Building Innovations business by reducing, reusing and recycling manufacturing byproducts and waste at manufacturing sites globally. After three years of focused effort, DuPont Building Innovations has become completely landfill free, reducing its environmental...

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Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., a leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers or "SBCs," tested performance properties of an industrial coatings starting point formulation made with Kraton™ FG1901 using the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards.  The testing...

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The Vietnam Rubber Group has currently 24 ongoing projects to grow rubber trees outside of the country, 15 of which are in Cambodia and 9 in Laos.  

This was revealed at a year-end summarization meeting on January 7, which also stated the total investment of all 24 projects to be nearly VND20...

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Cooper Standard acquired the automotive sealing business of Sigit S.p.A. The business acquired in the transaction is operated primarily from Sigit’s manufacturing locations in Chivasso, Italy and Poland. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

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Styron Europe GmbH announced the official opening of its new European Operating Center in Horgen, Switzerland.

Servicing the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, the brand new office building will house more than 70 sales & marketing personnel, as well as supporting functions'...

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DIC Corporation (Tokyo, Japan) announced that wholly owned Singapore-based subsidiary DIC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd reached an agreement with Pacific Inks Limited of New Zealand for the DIC Group to take over all of Pacific Inks businesses.

In addition to its mother plant in Auckland, New Zealand,...

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