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15 Aug 2016
Archroma Pakistan wins ‘Employer of the Year’ and ‘CEO of the Year’ Awards
Reinach, Switzerland - 15 August 2016 - Archroma, a leader in color and specialty chemicals, today announced that its Pakistan affiliate has been named ‘Employer of the Year’ in the multinationals segment in a nationwide contest organized by the Employers Federation of Pakistan (EFP).
12 Aug 2016
Songwon Industrial Group Releases Financial Results for Q2/2016
Ulsan, Korea – August 12, 2016 – Today, Songwon Industrial Group (www.songwon.com) released its financial results for Q2. The Group announced sales of 179,071 Mil. KRW and a gross profit margin of 26.8% for Q2 - an increase of 6.7 percentage points compared to Q2/2015. For the first half of the year, the Group realized consolidated sales of 362,145 and generated a gross profit of 99,173 – a 76.8% increase compared to the first 6 months of 2015.
Reinach, Switzerland - 10 August 2016 - Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, is present at Febratex 2016, where it will underscore its commitment to sustainability and introduce to the Brazilian market its recently launched Color Atlas, all under the motto: “Go for colors! Go for sustainability! Go for Brazil!”
Azelis, a leading global speciality chemicals distributor, announces today that it has agreed to acquire 100% of Milan-based Ametech, a leading distributor for a complementary product basket of speciality chemicals for agrochemical and fertiliser formulations, feed and veterinary, polymerisation in emulsion, industrial applications and other markets. 
Brussels, August 8, 2016 - Total is pleased to introduce a new range of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) Circular Compounds with high levels of recycled content to its packaging segment customers. With performance equal to or exceeding that of virgin resins, this new product range valorizes Total’s superior process and catalyst technology and actively contributes to the Circular Economy.
“Clariant has considerably expanded operating cash flow and also significantly improved its profitability in the first half of the year,” said CEO Hariolf Kottmann. ”Our good business performance was primarily achieved by means of a continued shift to high margin specialities, the impact of the differentiated steering in Plastics & Coatings as well as good cost management. For 2016, we are on track to achieve our targets despite the continued challenging economic environment.” 