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Base Chemicals and Akzo Nobel news
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Waterzuiveringsproducten Akzo Nobel voldoen aan eisen KIWA 2007
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Thursday, July 20, 2006 9:26 AM
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source: Basechemicals
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Amersfoort, 24 november, 2005
De waterzuiveringsproducten van Akzo Nobel voldoen aan de verscherpte eisen van het
certificatie- en keuringsinstituut Kiwa N.V. die in mei 2007 van kracht worden. Dit is
overigens op dit moment reeds zo. Akzo Nobel kwalificeert zich hier opnieuw als een
leverancier die zich in de bovenkant van de markt beweegt voor wat betreft kwaliteitseisen
zoals deze zich maatschappelijk ontwikkelen.
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Akzo Nobel opens new plant in Skoghall
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Thursday, December 22, 2005 12:57 PM
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source: Basechemicals
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Skoghall, Sweden, 2005-12-15. On December 15, Akzo Nobel will open one of the most modern factories for water treatment chemicals in Europe in Skoghall, close to Karlstad. The new plant will have an annual production of 35 000 tons of ferric chlorides.
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Waterzuiveringsproducten Akzo Nobel voldoen aan eisen KIWA 2007
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Wednesday, November 30, 2005 1:01 AM
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source: Basechemicals
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Amersfoort, 24 november, 2005
De waterzuiveringsproducten van Akzo Nobel voldoen aan de verscherpte eisen van het
certificatie- en keuringsinstituut Kiwa N.V. die in mei 2007 van kracht worden. Dit is
overigens op dit moment reeds zo. Akzo Nobel kwalificeert zich hier opnieuw als een
leverancier die zich in de bovenkant van de markt beweegt voor wat betreft kwaliteitseisen
zoals deze zich maatschappelijk ontwikkelen.
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EURO CHLOR UPGRADES CHLORINE ONLINE
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Friday, September 23, 2005 10:46 AM
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source: Basechemicals
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Brussels 22 September 2005 - Chlorine Online, the website operated by Euro Chlor (www.eurochlor.org), has been upgraded and redesigned to enhance user-friendliness and access to information and data about the European chlor-alkali industry.
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Akzo Nobel strengthening water treatment business
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Thursday, May 12, 2005 9:27 AM
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source: Basechemicals
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Amersfoort, The Netherlands, 11 May 2005 - Akzo Nobel is planning to significantly strengthen its position in the European water treatment market by investing in a new plant at its Skoghall site in Sweden. Financial details have not been disclosed.
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Problem of harmful micropollutants originating from chlorine plants is limited
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Wednesday, February 02, 2005 11:06 AM
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source: Basechemicals
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There is no general problem in the Netherlands with so-called PBT (persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic) substances in the chlorine production cycle, nor with substances occurring in chlorine products. However, in a limited number of cases, chlorinated micropollutants have been found that, for the most part, were present in low concentrations. This was revealed in a thorough study conducted by the Institute of Environmental Studies of the Free University of Amsterdam.
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Successful start-up pilot hydrogen power plant
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Monday, January 17, 2005 4:52 AM
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source: Basechemicals
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Amersfoort/Arnhem, January 14, 2005 NedStack Fuel Cell Technology and Akzo Nobel Base Chemicals report successful start-up and operation of a PEM fuel cell system in Akzo Nobel’s chlorine electrolysis pilot plant. Measured electric efficiency of the fuel cells in this “real life” condition is 61,8%. Installation and operation of the pilot-plant is the first step in the development of a 50 MW fuel cell power plant. The pilot plant will be located in Rotterdam, the largest industrial area in the Netherlands.
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Western European chlorine production up on same period last year
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Friday, December 17, 2004 10:14 AM
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source: Basechemicals
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Brussels, December 16, 2004 – Monthly Western European chlorine production in November (820,405 tonnes) was up 5.5% on the same period last year (777,458 tonnes). Daily production rose slightly by 1.2% from 27,023 tonnes in October to 27,347 tonnes in November.
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New building office Akzo Nobel (Base) Chemicals has started
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Friday, December 10, 2004 4:26 AM
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source: Basechemicals
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AMERSFOORT December 9, 2004 – With champagne, music, light and firework the building of the new office of Akzo Nobel in Amersfoort has officially started. As of November 2006 the 400 employees of the chemical companies of Akzo Nobel, will be located in the new building. The building plan comprises two office blocks, an hotel and a double underground parking areas.
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Base Chemicals successful at Aquatech
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Tuesday, October 26, 2004 1:59 AM
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source: Basechemicals
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AMSTERDAM – Over two thousand people visited the stand of Akzo Nobel during the 20th Aquatech in Amsterdam from September 28 until October 1.
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Construction start of new production plants Akzo Nobel Delfzijl
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Friday, October 15, 2004 2:02 AM
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source: Basechemicals
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Delfzijl, the Netherlands, October 15, 2004 – The construction of the Akzo Nobel chlorine plant and the monochloroacetic acid (MCA) plant will officially begin this afternoon. René Scheffers, General Manager Base Chemicals, and Jon Meijnen, General Manager Functional Chemicals, will together break ground for the two new plants.
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Production milestone for Akzo Nobel chlorine plant
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Friday, October 08, 2004 3:28 AM
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source: Basechemicals
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Rotterdam, October 7, 2004 – This week the chorine plant of Akzo Nobel Base Chemicals b.v. in Rotterdam reached a production milestone of 6,000,000 tons of chlorine.
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Akzo Nobel closes down chlorine production in Bohus (Sweden)
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Monday, September 20, 2004 11:34 AM
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source: Basechemicals
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Bohus/Amersfoort, September 14th 2004 – Akzo Nobel has decided to stop production of chlorine at the Bohus site (Sweden) as of the end of 2005. The closure will affect about 150 jobs on the site. Akzo Nobel will negotiate the reduction of the workforce with labor unions.
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Euro Chlor holds sixth technical seminar in Prague
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Monday, August 30, 2004 10:59 AM
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source: Basechemicals
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BRUSSELS, August 27, 2004 – Improving Health, Safety and Environmental Practice in the Chlor-Alkali Industry is the title of Euro Chlor’s Sixth International Technical Seminar & Exhibition to be held 19-22 January 2005 in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Chlorine production jumps in May
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Monday, July 05, 2004 2:44 AM
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source: Basechemicals
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Brussels, June 22, 2004 - Western European chlorine production in May jumped to 853,253 tonnes, the highest level recorded in the last 10 years, and more than an 8% increase on both the previous month (787,298 tonnes) and May 2003 (788,239 tonnes).
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Brussels supports end of chlorine transports
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Wednesday, June 23, 2004 9:23 AM
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source: Basechemicals
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Arnhem/The Hague, June 23, 2004 – The European Commission has backed Dutch plans
to cease chlorine transport by rail in the Netherlands. The support from the EU means that
the government in the Netherlands will subsidize the relocation of chlorine plants. This
approval now makes it possible for Akzo Nobel to start its planned construction of plants
for chlorine activities in Delfzijl.
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Chlor-alkali technology change no threat to mercury market stability
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Monday, March 29, 2004 12:19 PM
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source: Basechemicals
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Brussels, 29 March 2004 - - Fears about a possible collapse of the global mercury market as European chlor-alkali plants switched to non-mercury technology were ill-founded, an industry executive said in Brussels.
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Slight dip in February chlorine production
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Thursday, March 25, 2004 11:26 AM
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source: Basechemicals
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Brussels, March 25, 2004 - Western European chlorine production for February stood at 770,646 tonnes, a 4.6% decrease on the previous month (807,594 tonnes).
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