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January22 2011 - Genzyme Corp. (Cambridge, Mass.; www.genzyme.com) plans to build an additional manufacturing plant in Geel, Belgium, to support the longterm growth of Alglucosidase alfa, known as Lumizyme Inthe U.S. and as Myozyme inthe rest of the world, for Pompe disease,The new f250-million plant will include 8,000 Lof production capacity,a complete purification Installation, and ample room for additional future capacity exponsions.Commercial approvals for the new site are expected to start In late 2014. gen peroxide production plant by Evodk and a propylene oxide facility by GACLThe aim isto produce propylene oxide using the environmentally friendly HPPO (hydrogen peroxide to propylene oxide) process developed jointly by Evonik and Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.eu).The project Is contingent upon the approval of the executive board and supervisory board of Evonlk Industries AG. Sememns to supply I&C sysem and turbines for olorwihenall power January 11, 2011 - Siemens Energy (Orlando, Flo.; www.siemens.com/energy) will supply an instrumentation &controls (Q&C) system and two steam-turbine generators for the Ivanpah solar-thermal power plant located in California's Mojave desert.The purchaser isBrightSource Energy Inc. (Oakland, Calff.).The three units for the tvanpah project will have a combined installed capacity of approximately 400 megawatts (MW).The start of commercial operation of the Ivanpah Units 2 and 3 Isscheduled for 2013.The plant's capacity will be sufficient to supply approximately 140.000 households with clean power and isexpected to reduce annual CO 2 emissions by more than 400,000 tons.
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January 14, 2011 - Evonlk Industries AG (Essen; www.evonik.com) and Boehrlnger Ingelheim Pharma GmbH &Co. KG (Ingelheim, both Germany; www.boehdngeringetheim.com) have an agreement on the sale of the Resomer business (blodegradable polymers based on lactic and glycolic acids) to Evonlk,The completion of the transaction Is subject to various conditions and closing isexpected early March 2011. Both companies agreed notto discbse informotion on the sale price.

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firm In Columnbi January,12,2011 -SNC-Lavaln inc. (Montreal; Canada;owww,sncoiIn.oom) has acquied kansuca Proyectosde kgeneria SA.aneng1neeong firm based InBogota.CAomblo. Lantmen xmks it first

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Joruory 11,2011 - Samsung Engineering (Seoul, Korea; www.samsungengineering. co.kr) has signed a $41 1-million contract for a chloralkali plant with Dow-Mitsui ChlorAlkali LLC, a joint venture (JV) comprised of The Dow Chemical Co.and Mitsui &Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.mitsul.co.jp/en).The chlor-alkali plant will be located In Freeport, Tex. and will produce 816,000 ton/yr of chlorine.The contract Isfor engineering, procurement and construction services (EPC) and Is scheduled for mechanical completion by January 2013. Undo and Air Products form a JV

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January 12, 2011 - Lanxess AG's (Leverkusen, Germany; www.anress.com) wholly owned subsidlary Rhein Chemie (Mannhelm, Germany), has acquired Argentinabased Darmex S.A. (Buenos Aires) - a loadIng manufacturer of release agents and curing bladders for the tire Industry. Both parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase prfce.The transaction will close with immediate effect and does not require prior approval by any authority

Clariant plans 424MIllon acquIsition of $10dOhonvAo

February 16,2011 - Clarlant AG (Muttenz Switzerland; wwW.clarlant.com) Isplanning to acquire the controlling majority in SOd-

to supply hydrogen chloride

January 13,2011 -- Unde Gas North America (Murray Hill, N.J.; www.indeus.com) and Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www. airproducts.com) have formed Hydrochlor, a 50-50 JV to supply high-purity anhydrous hydrochloric acid to the electronics and other industries.As part of the agreement, Hydrochlor will build a facility to process and package HCI supplied via pipeline from The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich,; www. dow.com).The new facility will be located on Dow's Freeport,Tex., site and isscheduled to be commissioned in the 2nd Q of 2012. lvornli and ACIL Ign an MoU or mutimillIon Euro HPPO projeot InhdNa January 12,2011 - Evonlk Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonlk.com) and the Indian chemical company Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd. (GACL) have signed a

Standoorbon acquires lklan engIneerlIng

January 6,2011 - Stamcarbon B.V. (Sittord, the Netherlands; www.stamicarbon.com), acquired Noy Engineering fromTe1nlrnont.

Chemle AG. As part of the planned tronsaction, Clarlant has come to agreements

with the majority shareholder One Equity Partners (50.4%) and the family shareholders the licensing and IPCenter of MaimTecnimont S.p.A. (www.moiretecnlmont.It) has
(approximately 46%). Clarlont will acquire slightly above 95%of the outstanding shares. The total value of the transaction isf2,0 billion (CHF 2.5 billion). After all necessary regulatory approvals, including anti-trust, are obtained. Clarlant expects the transaction will be completed in the first half of 2011.

BSFI complIelecoquilsiftonelf 00 CrItiston's styrene catalysds busintess January4,2011 -- BAWSE (Ludw0shof

Germany; www.bosf.com) has successfully oompieted its acquisition of CRI/rCrterlon's

Of complete. $34hill1ion aoqubMf on

of Dfetmw Inc. February 12011 -GE (Atlanta, Ga.; www. ge,com) has successfully closed Its $3-billion acquisition of Dresser, Inc., an energy Infrastructure technology and service provider, based In Addison,Tex.The Dresser buslnesses will be integrated into GE's Energy Services and Power &Water business units.

global. styene catalysts business.As part

of this agreement, BASF has acquired CRII Criterion's customer list, contracts and exclusive and nan-exclusive licenses for

memorandum of understanding (MoU) on

a proposed, multi-million-euro project for DaheJ, Indla.The plans Include a new hydro-

Intellectual propery Including applicable patents and know-how Inthe field of stymne catalysts, as well as CRl/Crlterlon's styrene catalysts Inventory.There were no plant assets associated with the deal. a

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