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Chemtura seeks approval of amended and restated DIP credit facilityChemtura Corporation, debtor-in-possession (DIP), announced that it filed a motion with the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York seeking approval of an amended and restated DIP credit agreement. Citibank, N.A. together with Bank of America N.A., Barclays Bank PLC and Wells Fargo Foothill LLC and other lenders are parties to the new DIP facility. |
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Evonik to increase prices for select PU additives in North AmericaEffective 15 March 2010, the Polyurethane Additives business line of Evonik Goldschmidt Corporation will increase Kosmos 29 stannous octoate prices by 10 – 12 % in North America because of rising raw material costs. |
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Consumption of MDI predicted to reach 1.2 million tonnes this yearAn export recovery that proved to be better than expected, combined with explosive growth in domestic demand for appliances and automotives caused Chinese MDI consumption in 2009 increase by double digit rates. MMDI consumption is reported to have increased by 10% to 300,000 t and PMDI by nearly 25% to 700,000 t. |
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Vita sells family silver – Crest Foam now 100 % Inoac ownedCrest Foam was jointly owned by The Vita Group, UK (80%) and Inoac Corporation, Japan (20%). For many years Crest has been a small, but profitable operation within the Vita Group. With effect from 13 January, Inoac USA Inc. has acquired 100% shares of Crest Foam Industries. Inoac has been the minority shareholder since 1997 and is quite familiar with the operations, personnel and business of Crest Foam and, as such, the acquisition indicates a strong confidence in Crest's business and growth prospects within the technical and specialty urethane foam business. |
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Puren expands investment in ChinaShanghai Huafon Puren Polyurethane Co. commissioned a 500,000 m³ PU rigid block foam manufacturing facility this month. This will be the largest facility in Asia. |
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BMS consolidates Chinese unitsBayer MaterialScience announced it has consolidated its four units in China, now its third-largest market globally, to offer improved services and prepare for bigger growth in the Chinese market. |
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Dow Chemical to shut down Freeport TDI plantDow Polyurethanes has decided to shut down its TDI plant in Freeport, TX, USA, in the second quarter of 2010. The Freeport site is the company’s sole TDI plant in the United States. |
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Hungary BorsodChem owners to raise capital jointly with Yantai WanhuaPermira and Vienna Capital Partners (VCP), the main owners of Hungarian chemicals producer BorsodChem (BC), have agreed with Yantai Wanhua Polyurethanes, who are aiming to become a strategic owner in BC, to provide enough fresh capital for the company to put it back on a growth track, BorsodChem’s chief told on Monday February 1st.. |
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BMS acquires worldwide marketing and usage rights for DurflexBayer MaterialScience AG (BMS) has acquired the worldwide marketing and usage rights for the Durflex track superstructure system from Hyperion Verwaltung GmbH, Frankfurt/Main, Germany. The two companies have signed an agreement to this effect. Financial details have not been disclosed. |
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BMS opens world’s largest carbon nanotube pilot facilityBayer MaterialScience (BMS) has opened a new pilot facility for the manufacture of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) at Chempark Leverkusen, Germany. The company has invested some EUR 22 million in the planning, development and construction of the facility, which is the largest of its kind in the world and has an annual capacity of 200 tonnes. |
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