- 11 April 2008 -
J M Huber sells kaolin business
IMin Partners has purchased the kaolin business of Huber Engineered Materials.

- 2 October 2007 -
New appointment at minerals company
Rio Tinto Minerals names new commercial officer.

- 3 August 2007 -
Nyco acquired by private equity firm
Company will continue to operate as they did prior to the acquisition.

- 23 November 2006 -
ExxonMobil Chemical builds new facility
Output to start in the second quarter of 2007.

- 23 November 2006 -
RTP Company introduces thermoplastic elastomer division
Launch will be marked with an expanded TPE product offering.

- 16 November 2006 -
Süd-Chemie anticipates high hydrotalcite demand
Company ups production in response to increasing demand.

- 16 November 2006 -
Clariant buys Ciba Specialty Chemicals’ masterbatches business
Sale to be completed by year end.

- 16 November 2006 -
DuPont Performance Elastomers opens new subsidiary in China
Company increases presence in Chinese market.

- 9 November 2006 -
Polykemi opens compounding production site in China
Annual output to start at 10 000 tons.

- 9 November 2006 -
Teknor Apex creates new TPE division to serve Europe
Division will offer direct sales and service to European processors of TPEs.

- 9 November 2006 -
Matrixx Europe signs distribution agreement with Azelis
Azelis to distribute products in Europe.

- 2 November 2006 -
New production plant for Ciba Specialty Chemicals
Plant will produce Ciba® MELAPUR® 200.

- 2 November 2006 -
High-performance pigment facility becomes operational
Clariant’s joint venture moves into action.

- 19 October 2006 -
BASF increases production of speciality plasticizer
Production capacity for Hexamoll DINCH is raised to 100,000 metric tons per year.

- 12 October 2006 -
SABIC and Huntsman Corp agree terms of acquisition
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) acquires Huntsman’s European Base Chemicals and Polymers business for $700 million.

- 28 September 2006 -
AXA Private Equity acquires majority shareholding in Eliokem
French company Eliokem has been bought by its management team and AXA Private Equity.

- 21 September 2006 -
Q-Lab starts major expansion
Q-Lab Corporation has started construction on an expansion of its headquarters and manufacturing facility in the USA.

- 14 September 2006 -
Machinery manufacturers see growth in Western Europe
EUROMAP says growth in Western Europe has fuelled strong performance from European machinery manufacturers.

- 14 September 2006 -
DSM to build two new engineering plastic plants
DSM is constructing two new manufacturing facilities at its Chemelot site in Geleen, the Netherlands.