Biocides

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Dow Boosts Biocide Capacity

Lube Report - March 19, 2008

Dow Biocides on Monday announced it would increase its U.S. production capacity for glutaraldehyde by 60 percent as of J ...

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Dow Hikes Biocide, Glycol Prices

Lube Report - November 21, 2007

Dow Biocides has announced price increases for biocides used in metalworking fluids, and Dow Chemical has announced a pr ...

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Dow Hikes Biocide Price

Lube Report - August 1, 2007

Dow Biocides, a business unit of Dow Chemical, Monday announced it is raising list and off-list prices for its entire gl ...

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Biocides: Fewer Choices, Higher Costs

Lube Report - December 27, 2006

As the lubricants industry girds for the introduction of the European Unions REACH legislation, metalworking fluid suppl ...

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Dow Biocides, BASF Raise Chemical Prices

Lube Report - November 22, 2006

Dow Biocides and BASF have recently hiked prices for chemicals used in lubricant manufacturing. Dow Biocides announced ...

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Dow Opens Biocide Centers

Lube Report - June 7, 2006

Dow Chemical Co. said last week that its biocides business unit and its Angus Chemical Co. subsidiary will open five new ...

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Biocide Sales Show Pep in Developing World

Lube Report - April 19, 2006

The global market for biocides in metalworking fluids was valued at $105 million in 2005, a 40 percent jump from a decad ...

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ISP Buys French Biocides Maker

Lube Report - February 1, 2006

Specialty chemical maker International Specialty Products Inc. announced Jan. 20 that it has purchased Progiven, a Frenc ...

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Bayer Beefs Up Biocides

Lube Report - January 15, 2003

Bayer Chemicals has expanded its portfolio of biocides by acquiring the Tektamer product line from Ondeo Nalco Co., part ...

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DaimlerChrysler Bans Biocide

Lube Report - October 9, 2002

Triazine and other formaldehyde-releasing biocides have been banned from the formulas of metalworking fluids at DaimlerC ...