Chemicals
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15 Mar 2006
ECMSA recently hosted a highly successful conference on commercialising innovation in the chemical industry
This innovation conference, organised last month in Barcelona by ECMSA in co-operation with AIQS (The Spanish federation of Chemical Engineers), focused on the actual experiences of companies in the chemicals, plastics and related industries that have succeeded in commercialising new ideas in the market profitably.
13 Mar 2006
CHEMTURA INCREASES PRICES ON BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS
MIDDLEBURY, CT— Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) today announced price increases of up to 10% on a wide range of brominated flame retardants, effective April 1st, 2006 or as contracts allow. These increases help to restore Chemtura’s Flame Retardants business to reinvestment economics and to capture the full value of elemental bromine. This reinvestment is essential to ensure a reliable supply chain; to fund research into future technology; and to support on-going product advocacy programs.
Univar N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: UNIVR), a world leader in chemical distribution, today announced the establishment of two new subsidiaries in the increasingly dynamic Eastern European region. The new businesses, Univar Czech s.r.o., located in Prague, and Univar Hungary Ltd., situated in Budapest, became officially operational on February 1, 2006, and are the latest developments in Univar’s planned growth in Europe. 
Brenntag Oil & Gas Europe has recently been SCC** certified by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance for its HSE working procedures. SCC**, which stands for Safety Checklist Contractors, is an international safety checklist to demonstrate that a contractor is in compliance with key requirements according to national HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) legislation. The checklist is applied and recognized in several EU member states.
Middlebury, Connecticut - Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) the worlds largest manufacturer of plastics additives and a leader in flame retardant technology, will launch its comprehensive product line for the Chinese plastics market at Chinaplas 2006. 
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — February 23, 2006 — ESTECH presents a new surgical device that features GE’s new hemocompatible1 Lexan* HPM 1914 polycarbonate (PC) resin. ESTECH, a California-based maker of cardiac surgery devices, selected the GE material for the paddle of its new single-use ClearView MV™ Atrial Depressor to help achieve a high level of device reliability and biocompatibility2 in minimally invasive mitral valve repair and replacement procedures. For ESTECH and other device manufacturers, GE’s Lexan HPM resins offer the typical strength of PC as well as new capabilities that provide improved hemocompatibility1, reduced protein binding, improved low temperature ductility, and the potential for improved flow and release.