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Reach Registration: 'Panic is Starting to Set In'

12:37 PM EST | February 8, 2010 | Alex Scott

A significant number of chemical companies are starting to panic as they could miss the December 1 deadline for registering their chemical substances under the Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation of Chemicals (Reach) program, says Jo Lloyd...

M&A Expected to 'Improve Substantially' in 2010

12:07 PM EST | February 8, 2010 | Vincent Valk

The chemical M&A market is set to "improve substantially" this year, according to Peter Young, president of Young & Partners (Y&P; New York), a boutique investment bank. "We hit a trough in volume in the first quarter of 2009, and a...

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Canpotex Settles Chinese Potash Deal at Undisclosed Price

12:56 PM EST | February 8, 2010 | Rebecca Coons

Canpotex rival Belarusian Potash Company settled 2010 potash contracts with Chinese buyers in December at a sharply discounted price of $350/m.t. in an effort to normalize consumption levels....

Europe

India's KDCL Completes Acquisition of DyStar

9:08 AM EST | February 5, 2010 | Ian Young

DyStar filed for insolvency last year....

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Asia/Pacific

DIC Swings to Profit in Third Quarter

3:53 AM EST | February 8, 2010 | Deepti Ramesh

DIC Corp. reported a net profit of ¥2.3 billion ($25.5 million) for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009, compared with a net loss of ¥900 million in the year-ago period. Sales decreased by...

Mideast/Africa

Indian Firm Plans PTA Venture in Oman

9:11 AM EST | February 3, 2010 | Ian Young

The unit will consume locally produced para-xylene....

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Bounce Back

8:29 PM EST | February 1, 2010 | Robert Westervelt

Chemical makers have returned to profit and volumes are starting to turn positive again, but a look at volume trends makes clear that recovery still has a long way to go. Double-digit volume gains year-over-year are being seen in Asia and Latin America, but...

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