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Akzo’s purchase

AKZO Nobel NV, the world’s biggest paint maker, agreed to buy Boxing Oleochemicals, China’s leading nitrile amines and derivatives supplier, for an undisclosed sum. The purchase is subject to approval…

Lanxess building $40m Changzhou plant

German leading specialty chemicals company Lanxess AG started the construction of its largest leather chemical plant in China in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, on Monday. Analysts have said China’s rising demand…

BASF sales jump

GERMAN chemical company BASF boosted China sales by 40 percent in 2010, but at the same time reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 3.6 percent due to better efficiency, Johnny Kwan,…

New rules to target chemical accidents

THE Chinese chemical industry faces a raft of new regulations as it has become the number one source of man-made environmental disasters in the country The Ministry of Environmental Protection…

Estee Lauder raises prices

US-BASED Estee Lauder said it is raising prices of several skin-care products by 8 to 10 percent this month due to rising costs. Brands such as Estee Lauder, Lamer and…

Dow Chemical says Q1 sales in Greater China top 1.04 bln U.S. dollars

Dow Chemical Co., the largest U.S. chemical maker, said Tuesday that its sales in China totaled 1.04 billion U.S. dollars in the first quarter of this year. The figure accounted…