- 12 October 2007 -
Flame retardant price increase
Price rise for phosphorus flame retardant.

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

- 10 August 2007 -
ICL acquires Supresta
Purchase price of US$352 million reported.

- 5 July 2007 -
GE Plastics expands in Pacific region
Japanese facility to manufacture LNP Faradex compounds.

- 25 June 2007 -
Albemarle increases ATH production capacity
Production capacity expansion at Bergheim manufacturing site in Germany.

- 29 May 2007 -
Chemtura announces price rises
Increases on metallic stearates and HBCD-based flame retardants.

- 16 May 2007 -
Albemarle opens Technical Center in China
Work also starts on flame retardant manufacturing plant.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

VELOX signs distribution agreement with Supresta
19 October 2006
Supresta names new distributor for flame retardant plasticizers.

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

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