DuPont has announced that it is investing approximately $150 million to expand and upgrade manufacturing facilities in Europe, the United States and Asia to meet strong demand for its specialty ethylene copolymers in photovoltaics, packaging and automotive markets, as well as for new infrastructure in emerging economies.
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Effective October 1, 2007, or as contracts allow, BASF
Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, will raise prices by up to 20% for
sizing agents and paper colorants in Europe, the Middle East and
Africa. This action is being taken because of significant raw
material cost increases for products based on ethylene, propylene,
fatty alcohols and acids, napthaline, aniline and amines.
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