This month's edition
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Speciality Chemicals Magazine News archive from December 2009
| Industry raises white flag over decaBDE
Flame retardant to be phased out in US by 2013 | |
| German fund to buy Isochem?
SNPE in exclusive negotiations, says French press | |
| Two UK biologics facilities change hands
Avecia Biologics to Merck, Cobra to Recipharm 21 December 2009 | |
| A taste for expansion
Sensient opens Chinese, Costa Rica facilities | |
| Ashland exits wood rosin and terpenes
Former Hercules site sold in continuing core focus | |
| ICL completes six acquisitions
Water and hygiene the focus of spate of buys | |
| Kiri rides to DyStar’s rescue
All facilities bar one to be acquired 14 December 2009 | |
| Nalco opens Shanghai centre
Key functions for Asia-Pacific under one roof | |
| Chemtura, Huntsman looking to Saudi market
New venture moves on, facility mulled | |
| Chemspec is coming to the USA
First show heading for Philadelphia in May 2011 | |
| Recovery still fragile, say CEFIC and ACC
Outlook for specialities better in Europe | |
| BASF opens CPon and CDon facility
Facility uses nitrous oxide as raw material | |
| Jubilant in two academic alliances
CRAMS leader to work with three in US | |
| Majors continue push on photovoltaics
DuPont, Dow and Evonik all invest | |
| 'GANO’ project axes Clariant plants
570 jobs to go, more to follow | |
| Chemtura one step nearer to exiting Chapter 11
Form 8-K report filed | |
| BASF opens CPon and CDon facility, reorganises paper chemicals
New facility uses nitrous oxide | |
| Dishman opens API lab
Former Solvay site sees new facility inaugurated | |
| Finding NEMO
Merck to head OLED development group | |