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14 Aug 2014
Clariant to Double its Ether Amines Production Capacity in Brazil to Supply Global Mining Industry
Muttenz, August 14, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals and one of the world's leading suppliers of specialty ether amines to the mining industry, announced the increase of the ether amines production at its Suzano, Brazil facility. Targeted specifically to meet the needs of the mining industry, the planned expansion will allow Clariant to meet the growing demands of customers in Brazil as well as support global customers who are also expanding mineral processing capacity.
14 Aug 2014
Songwon Industrial Group reports stable sales in Q2/2014
- Sales for Q2 with 172,909 Mil. KRW stable compared to 2013
- Gross profit of 23,927 Mil. KRW for Q2, a 25.6% shortfall compared to Q2/2013 due to increased production costs
- Strong recovery reported in U.S., Europe and Japan
- Expansion strategy continues with successful acquisition of SeQuent's specialty chemicals business in India
Ulsan, Korea – August 14, 2014 – Songwon Industrial Group (www.songwon.com) today reported its audited results for Q2 achieving sales of 335,808 Million KRW for the first half of the year. Revenue has increased by 6.14% quarter over quarter when compared to sales of the previous quarter (Q1/2014: 162,899 Mil. KRW).
Ulsan, Korea - August 6, 2014 - Songwon Industrial Group's acquisition of SeQuent's Specialty Chemicals business, which includes the polymer stabilizer business, the production site in Panoli and the local R&D division, has been successfully completed according to plan. 
With 190,000 caps per hour and 1.5 billion per year, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag together with its partners, Total and Plastisud, has set a new world record in the production of HDPE caps with tamper-evident band without post-moulding operations.