CHEMICAL UPDATE
OCTOBER 2011
McIlvaine Company
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INDUSTRY
Canada Updates Chemicals Management Strategy
EU Chemicals Sector Production Back to Positive in July
COMPANY NEWS
Dow Chemical Business Unit Building New Factory in Korea
DuPont, 3F Forming Second Joint Venture in China
Ford Introduces Castor Oil-Based Foam
Paper-to-plastic Plant to be Built in Michigan
Tronox Will Merge With Ore Supplier
GlaxoSmithKline Eyes Acquisitions in India
ACQUISITIONS/ EXPANSIONS
Ticona Opens World's Largest Acetal Plant
Eastman Plans More Non-Phthalate Plasticizer Production
Natronx Technologies to Spend $60M on NJ Plant
Berkshire Hathaway Completes Acquisition of Chemical Maker Lubrizol for $9
billion
Huntsman to Build Technology Center in China
Daikin’s New Production Facility for Fluoropolymer Coatings at Changshu Factory
Custom Polymers PET Invests To Handle More Curbside Bottles