Great Lakes
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation is the world's leading producer of various specialty chemicals for such applications as flame retardants, polymer stabilizers, fire extinguishants, water treatment, as well as a growing line of performance and fine chemicals for the life sciences industry. The stock of the company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
9025 North River Road
Suite 400
Indianapolis
Indiana 46240
U.S.A.
5 Aug 2005
大湖公司在2005年中國國際塑膠橡膠工業展覽會展示其聚合物穩定劑的創新理念
印第安那州印弟安納波里斯市——大湖化工公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：GLK）在2005年中國國際塑膠橡膠工業展覽會上展示了其聚合物穩定劑解決方案的創新理念。這些創新的聚合物穩定劑專為一些特定應用或加工需求所生產，能夠解決之前尚未滿足的有關聚合物穩定劑的需求。
12 Jul 2005
康普頓公司和大湖化工公司宣佈新公司名稱將在合併完成後立即啟用
美國康乃狄格州米德伯理和印第安那州印弟安納波里斯消息——康普頓公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：CK）和大湖化工公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：GLK）近日發表聲明，宣佈一迄完成合併後，將立即啟用新的公司名稱，新公司名稱將為“科聚亞”（Chemtura）公司。
7 Jun 2005
GREAT LAKES INCREASES PRICES FOR FIREMASTER® 2100 FLAME RETARDANT
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced it is increasing off-list prices for Firemaster® 2100 (decabromodiphenylethane) flame retardant by $0.20/kg worldwide with all shipments effective July 1, 2005, where contracts allow.
2 Jun 2005
GREAT LAKES INCREASES PRICES OF BROMINE-BASED FLAME RETARDANTS FOR BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SEGMENTS
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced it will increase prices worldwide on Firemaster® 550/Firemaster® 552, Tetrabromophthalic anhydride (PHT4), Tetrabromophthalic anhydride derivatives, and HBCD (Hexabromocyclododecane) flame retardants. These price increases are in addition to all other increases previously announced and will be effective for shipments beginning July 1, 2005, or as contracts allow.
20 May 2005
大湖公司將在2005年中國國際塑膠橡膠工業展覽會推出新型添加劑
印第安那州印弟安納波里斯市 – 大湖化工公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：GLK）今天宣佈，該公司將在2005年中國國際塑膠橡膠工業展覽會中推出新的阻燃劑和聚合物穩定劑產品。
6 May 2005
GREAT LAKES ANNOUNCES PRICE INCREASE FOR POLYMER STABILIZERS
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced it will increase prices worldwide for its polymer stabilizer additives, effective for shipments after June 1, 2005, or where contracts allow.
15 Mar 2005
CROMPTON CORPORATION AND GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCE MERGER TO CREATE MAJOR NEW SPECIALTY CHEMICALS COMPANY
Middlebury, CT and Indianapolis, IN, March 9, 2005 –Crompton Corporation (NYSE: CK) and Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE: GLK) announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement for an all-stock merger transaction, which will create the third-largest publicly traded U.S. specialty chemicals company. The new company will have combined pro forma 2004 revenues of more than $4.1 billion and a market capitalization of nearly $3.2 billion. It will hold leading positions in high-value specialty chemical niche businesses including plastics additives, petroleum additives, flame retardants and pool chemicals. Additionally, the combined company will maintain strong positions in castable urethanes and crop protection chemicals.
14 Mar 2005
GREAT LAKES INCREASES PRICES OF ALL BROMINE-BASED FLAME RETARDANTS
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced it will increase prices worldwide on Firemaster® 550/552 flame retardants, Tetrabromophthalic anhydride and Tetrabromophthalic anhydride (PHT-4™) derivatives by $0.10/lb. Additionally, the company will increase prices on all other brominated flame retardants worldwide by up to 15%. These price increases are in addition to all other increases previously announced and will be effective for shipments beginning April 1, 2005, or as contracts allow.
28 Jan 2005
GLCC LAUREL INCREASES ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE AND ANTIMONY DERIVATIVE PRICES
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—GLCC Laurel, LLC today announced that it will increase prices worldwide by up to 20% for all grades of antimony trioxide, effective for shipments beginning February 1, 2005, or as contracts allow. The price for other antimony derivatives will also increase dependent upon antimony content.
20 Jan 2005
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION COMPLETES PHASE-OUT OF TWO FLAME RETARDANTS
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today confirmed that it voluntarily stopped production of penta- and octa- polybrominated diphenyl ether on December 31, 2004. The move, first announced by the company in November 2003, comes years ahead of legislative mandates and is a direct result of the company’s development of an alternative flame retardant called Firemaster® 550. An assessment by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found that the alternative flame retardant has a favorable environmental profile compared to penta-BDE. Customers have readily embraced Firemaster® 550 in the marketplace as the only penta-BDE alternative that simultaneously meets performance, fire-safety, and environmental standards.
7 Jan 2005
GREAT LAKES INCREASES PRICE FOR KP-140 SPECIALTY ADDITIVE
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced a worldwide price increase of 18 percent where contracts allow of its KP-140® specialty additive. The increase takes effect with all shipments from January 10, 2005, or as contracts allow. This price increase is necessary to keep pace with escalating global raw material and energy costs.
