Evonik Aids Solar Racing Car

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• JBF RAK intends to build a 390,000-metric-ton-per-year polyethylene terephthalate plant in Geel, Belgium...
• BWA Is Sold To Investment Firm
• BWA Water Additives, a maker of water treatment chemicals, has been sold for the third time in five years...
• Dow Expands Films
• Dow Chemical is building two new plants to produce its Enlight polyolefin encapsulant films, used in solar panels...
• Lanxess Advances Projects In China
• Lanxess broke ground late last month on a new leather chemicals plant in Changzhou, China...
• BASF, Total Take Over Sabina
• BASF and Total Petrochemicals have taken over Shell Chemicals’ 60% stake in Sabina Petrochemicals...
• Shokubai Invests In Acrylic Acid
• Nippon Shokubai will spend nearly $200 million to expand its capacity for acrylics...
• Investment Firm Seeks To Buy AMAG
• MSMB Capital has proposed acquiring AMAG Pharmaceuticals for $18.00 per share, or $378 million...
• Codexis, Chemtex Join In Detergent Alcohols
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• Evonik Aids Solar Racing Car
• Students at Delft University of Technology, in the Netherlands, have designed a 145-kg solar-powered racing car using lightweight materials...
• Fujifilm, Reddy’s Form Generics Venture
• Fujifilm and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories have agreed to form a joint venture to develop and sell generic pharmaceuticals in Japan...
• Yara Sells Stake In Russian Plant
• Norwegian fertilizer maker Yara plans to sell its 30% stake in OAO Minudobreniya, a fertilizer plant in Rossosh, Russia...
• Shionogi Buys China’s C&O
• In a bid to establish a presence in China, Japanese drug firm Shionogi will pay roughly $185 million for most of C&O Pharmaceutical Technology...
• Business Roundup
• BASF, Cytec Industries, Kumho Mitsui Chemicals, Cabot, Dow Chemical, Sibur, Eastman Chemical, Dynaloy, Chemtura, TA Instruments, Anter Corp, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Depomed...

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solar energy, cars, lightweight materials