Meanings of speciality chemicals in English

Atotech makes speciality chemicals and equipment for printed circuit boards and semiconductors.

ICL, a maker of fertilizer and speciality chemicals, is Israel's second-largest traded company and is controlled by conglomerate Israel Corp.

The ratings also reflect Officedge's standing as a supplier of speciality chemicals to HUL's personal care products division for over five-years.

According to a media report at the time, the group was also interested in the speciality chemicals business of Akzo Nobel .

Johnson Matthey, the speciality chemicals group best known for its catalysts to control car emissions, went into reverse after a broker downgrade.

French speciality chemicals group Arkema is also mentioned by analysts and traders as a potential entrant to Paris' CAC 40 to replace Alcatel-Lucent.

Some of the investors are also participating in the auction of Dutch paint maker Akzo Nobel's AKZO.AS 9 billion euro speciality chemicals business.

French speciality chemicals group Rhodia continued to bask in the spotlight as a further bout of merger speculation drove shares another 10 per cent higher.

The French speciality chemicals group said on Wednesday it plans to close the Ceriano facility by mid-2009, possibly affecting 212 people.

The company, which has 18 businesses and 16,000 staff, works in the manufacturing, distribution and sales of speciality chemicals and petrochemicals.

Seltzer, which supplies nutritionals such as premixes and speciality chemicals to the food, beverage and pharmaceutical markets, had revenues of $52.6 million last year.

Speciality chemicals maker Elementis also posted a market-beating pretax profit for the first half.