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Chemistry World March 25, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	Chinese copycat chemical spat Chemical producer Ineos has lodged a legal challenge against China's state-owned Sinopec and several of its subsidiaries over intellectual property relating to acrylonitrile production.
Chemistry World March 25, 2014 Eugene Gerden	Russian chemical industry to take a hit The Russian chemical industry looks set for a serious crisis, as the country's flagship chemical producer, Khimprom, faces liquidation. The closure could have a knock-on effect on other Russian producers.
Chemistry World March 21, 2014 Hamish Crawford	Waste plastics unzipped into useful chemicals A team from Northland College in Wisconsin, and from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, have developed a way to depolymerize polyesters and polycarbonates into diols and methanol, using ruthenium based pincer catalysts.
Chemistry World March 14, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	Minerals Technologies wins tussle over Amcol US firm Minerals Technologies has outbid European rival Imerys to acquire polymer and speciality minerals supplier Amcol for $1.7 billion
Chemistry World March 7, 2014 Emma Stoye	Bayer agrees seed firm takeover in Argentina Agrochemicals giant Bayer CropScience has signed an agreement to acquire Biagro Group, a biological seed treatment producer with headquarters in Argentina.
Chemistry World March 7, 2014 Patrick Walter	Europe's chemical industry faces extinction in 10 years Jim Ratcliffe, chairman of Ineos, the UK's largest chemical producer, has warned the European commission that most of Europe's chemical industry will close in the next 10 years thanks to the high cost of energy and feedstocks.
Chemistry World March 5, 2014 Emma Stoye	Evonik acquires US silicic acid ester supplier German specialty chemicals firm Evonik has acquired Silbond, a top supplier of silicic acid esters based in Michigan, US. The deal, which Evonik says is in the mid-double digit million euro range, was completed on 28 February.
Chemistry World March 4, 2014 Patrick Walter	Europe's chemical sector stagnated in 2013 Europe's chemical sector did not grow at all in 2013, according to the latest chemical trends report from the European Chemical Industry Council. This leaves industry's output 6.4% below its peak back in 2007.
Chemistry World February 26, 2014 Hepeng Jia	Dangerous delivery problems dog chemical transport in China A lethal accident caused by the leak of a laboratory reagent being delivered by untrained couriers in an inappropriate vehicle has once again highlighted the difficulty of transporting small quantities of chemicals in China.
Chemistry World February 24, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	Toray backs US shale gas boom Japanese chemical maker Toray is planning to build a new carbon fiber and advanced materials production site in South Carolina, US.
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