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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.
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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.
14-03-2005
Peguform Bohemia and Exatec teaming up to advance Polycarbonate Automotive Glazing
The cooperation of a leading automotive equipment supplier and the leading international polycarbonate glazing specialist heralds a new era in automotive design. Czech Republic based Peguform Bohemia and Exatec, the PC Glazing Technology Joint Venture of Bayer MaterialScience and GE Advanced Materials, announced on March 8, 2005 their cooperation in a major effort to bring advanced Exatec PC Glazing Technology to the automotive market. Peguform Bohemia will build a new polycarbonate glazing facility based on Exatec’s comprehensive glazing system technology. This will make Peguform Bohemia the first company to use Exatec’s advanced Glazing technology including Plasma technology to manufacture clear, light weight and impact resistant polycarbonate side and rear car windows as well as panoramic roofs for car manufacturers worldwide.
14-03-2005
Borealis choisit Ultrapolymers comme partenaire de distribution en Europe pour le rotomoulage
Borealis a choisi Ultrapolymers comme partenaire pour la distribution en Europe de l’ensemble de sa gamme de résines de polyéthylène et polypropylènes pour le rotomoulage, à compter du 14 mars 2003.
14-03-2005
GE Advanced Materials et Exatec associent la fonctionnalité à l'esthétisme pour des technologies innovantes de vitrage de larges surfaces
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — GE Advanced Materials Automotive, en collaboration avec Exatec, offre des possibilités de conception inédites pour les grands panneaux vitrés en trois dimensions (lunette arrière ou toit vitré) ou pour d'autres pièces en 3D, grâce à la combinaison de la résine haute performance LEXAN* GLX et des technologies de revêtement uniques d'Exatec.
10-03-2005
Borealis achieves major increase in operating profit to EUR 278 million for 2004
Borealis today announced its fourth quarter results, reporting an operating profit of EUR 104 million for the quarter. The result compared positively to the EUR 24 million achieved in the same quarter of 2003, benefiting from improved operations and higher industry margins.
