Chemicals and the EU

BASF to build EUR 150m catalysts plant in Poland by EUbusiness — last modified 06 November 2012, 13:01 CET

German chemicals giant BASF said Tuesday it plans to build a 150-million-euro emissions catalysts facility in Poland with the creation of 400 jobs.

Romania privatisation head quits over failed Oltchim sale by EUbusiness — last modified 03 October 2012, 13:15 CET

The head of Romania's privatisation office (OPSPI) resigned on Wednesday over the failure of a bid to sell chemicals group Oltchim, saying he would sue the winner of a tender last month and alleging fraud.

Bid to sell Oltchim stake failed: Romania PM by EUbusiness — last modified 01 October 2012, 23:41 CET

Romania's bid to sell its loss-making chemicals group Oltchim failed, Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Monday, 10 days after a questionable TV mogul won a tender to buy a 54.8-percent stake.

Romania mulls new bid to sell Oltchim chemical group by EUbusiness — last modified 25 September 2012, 17:22 CET

Romania will make a new bid to sell its loss-making chemicals group Oltchim if the winner of a tender last week, a shady TV mogul, does not pay up before Monday, Prime Minister Victor Ponta said on Tuesday.

Romania says four bid to take over Oltchim chemical group by EUbusiness — last modified 20 September 2012, 16:07 CET

Four bids have been made to take over the loss-making Oltchim industrial chemicals group, which Romania has promised to the IMF and the EU to sell this month, the privatisation office said Thursday.

EU ministers slam 'monstrous' Syria chemical weapons threat by EUbusiness — last modified 23 July 2012, 19:42 CET

European Union foreign ministers branded as "monstrous" and "unacceptable" a threat by Syria on Monday that it would resort to the use of chemical weapons in case of a foreign attack.

'Serious' pesticide threat in former Soviet Union: UN agency by EUbusiness — last modified 12 April 2012, 15:48 CET

The European Union and the UN's food agency announced an agreement on Thursday to manage vast stocks of obsolete pesticides in the former Soviet Union, warning they had become a "serious threat".

Chemicals and the European Union by EUbusiness — last modified 18 September 2012, 17:13 CET

Latest business news about Chemicals and the European Union. REACH is the European Community Regulation on chemicals and their safe use. It deals with the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances. The law entered into force on 1 June 2007.

EU approves Total's partial acquisition of Polimeri of Belgium by Ina Dimireva — last modified 01 July 2010, 22:36 CET

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed sale of Polimeri's polystyrene business at Feluy, Belgium, to Total Petrochemicals Feluy S.A.

EU reduces chemicals fees for smaller businesses by Ina Dimireva — last modified 22 May 2010, 17:38 CET

The European Commission is taking further measures to ease the implementation of the new EU Regulations on chemicals for small and medium-sized enterprises and reduce costs.

Search for chemicals companies in Europe by EUbusiness — last modified 19 October 2010, 23:16 CET

Chemicals and pharmaceuticals companies in Europe