Ferro sale of Specialty Plastics to Wind Point Partners collapses

• Book ID: 104370981
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2006
• Weight: 50 KB
• Volume: 2006
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0969-6210
• DOI: 10.1016/s0969-6210(06)71219-x

✦ Synopsis

classical organic pigments from Indian and Chinese suppliers. Pigments from these sources will be refined or further processed at Dainichiseika's existing pigment plants in Japan and Europe. This strategy will enable Dainichiseika to reduce its unit production costs at the same time as meeting customer price and quality criteria.

Japan Chemical Week, 7 Sep 2006, 47 (2382), 3

Degussa spins off NCN chemicals as Alzchem

Degussa plans to spin off its NCN business as a separate entity, named Alzchem, which will continue to manufacture carbon-nitrogen-carbon products at Trostberg and Schalden in Germany. NCN chemicals are used in the manufacture of certain pigments, fertilisers, crop protection chemicals and pharmaceuticals.