Chemicals/Minerals: Update

www.paper360.org | Aug 20, 2008

With price increases arriving almost daily, short supplies resulting from natural disasters and increasing demand, and the continuation of large mergers and acquisitions, chemicals/minerals is an industry in transition 26 Paper360º August 2008 Chemicals/Minerals: Update MERGER MANIA

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Ashland Will Aquire Hercules

www.gcimagazine.com | Jul 29, 2008

Global Cosmetic Industry (GCI) is the business magazine for the cosmetics and personal care industry. It covers the latest trends, new product concepts, technologies, packaging and innovations in marketing.

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Weekly Mergers and Acquisitions Report (07/14/2008 - 07/18/2008)

www.istockanalyst.com | Jul 20, 2008

As widely reported and analyzed since yesterday (7/17), Commissioner Adelstein has issued a proposal to approve the companies' license transfer application contingent of significant concessions involving a six-year price cap on subscriptions<a

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Ashland To Acquire Hercules

www.happi.com | Jul 11, 2008

Ashland Inc. will acquire Hercules Inc. for $3.3 billion. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year.The acquisition of Hercules fulfills our objective to become a leading specialty chemicals company, said Ashland chairman and chief executive officer James

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Not limiting ourselves to current and visionary aqueous technologies, we also offer innovative additive chemistry for the emerging lines of energy curable products

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Ethox Chemicals, LLC

www.ethox.com

Ethox Chemicals located in Donaldson Industrial Park, Greenville, South Carolina, on a 40-acre site. Along with three affiliates, Piedmont Chemical, Custom Synthesis, and Dooley Chemicals, Ethox provides a broad range of technology and products.

http://www.ethox.com/

Materials distributor, processing aids, plasticizers, reinforcements, compound ingredients,

HM Royal is the solutions-based materials supplier for manufacturers, formulators and compounders in North America. Target markets include, but are not limited to, rubber, adhesives, sealants, plastics and protective coatings.

http://www.hmroyal.com/

Kemira / Solutions & Products / Mining / White Pigments

www.kemira.com

We are a global leader in providing our white pigments mineral processing customers the technology to ship high-solids slurries intact and over long distances to their customers.

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