From INDUSTRIAL GOODS Dec 3, 2012

Cookson demerger to lure potential buyers

New companies Alent and Vesuvius likely to attract the attention

Nov 26, 2012

Cookson name to die in split

Engineering group’s shareholders vote to demerge divisions

Nov 21, 2012

Platinum price fall hits Johnson Matthey

Group offers little hope of respite for the full year

Number Cruncher from TECHNOLOGY Nov 20, 2012

Carclo pins hopes on second half

Delays to payments weigh on sales

From MARKETS Nov 13, 2012

China offers a taste of R&D to come

Multinational companies flock to create R&D centres

Nov 12, 2012

Sherwin-Williams buys Mexican paint maker

All-cash purchase to expand US group’s presence in North America

Nov 9, 2012

VTB and CIC secure option on UralKali

Move comes amid consolidation in the global fertiliser industry

From ENERGY Nov 9, 2012

Europe’s fears over US energy gap

Cheap American gas hitting competitiveness, Germans warn

Nov 8, 2012

DSM acquires US food group for €495m

Fortitech latest addition to Dutch group’s nutrition arm

Nov 7, 2012

Hindujas’ Gulf Oil agrees $1bn US deal

Indian group seeks to expand into metalwork lubricants

From LEX Nov 6, 2012

Chemical sector – a cooler wind

Sector in better shape to weather latest economic headwinds

Nov 6, 2012

DSM suffers from sharp fall in prices

Earnings at Dutch chemicals group fall by quarter

Nov 1, 2012

Cookson confirms split and board shuffle

Ceramics and performance materials units to demerge

From ENERGY Oct 31, 2012

Potash in talks to buy Israel Chemicals

ICL seen by Israel as a strategic asset

From LEX Oct 30, 2012

Bayer – vitamin A to Z

US deal adds diversity and growth, but chemicals division look lonely

Oct 29, 2012

Linde plans to cut costs further

Expected uptick in global economy failed to materialise

From LEX Oct 29, 2012

Linde – a breath of fresh air

So far, so good on the operating front after Lincare purchase

Oct 25, 2012

BASF sees no ‘visible upturn’ in China

Net profit falls 21% at world’s biggest chemical maker

Oct 24, 2012

Global slowdown weighs on Dow Chemical

Industrial group warns of ‘extended’ difficult conditions

Oct 23, 2012

DuPont cuts 1,500 jobs as profits vanish

US chemicals group cites declining demand

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