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Coating, plastics and chemical maker Eastman Chemical Co. has agreed to sell two European plants to Indonesia''s Indorama Group for about $330 million, the Associated Press reports. The deal is

Dow Chemical Co. is cutting 1,000 jobs, or about 2.3 percent of its workforce, as part of a plan to rid itself of underperforming businesses and boost its global efficiency,

European Union regulators levied about $350 million in fines against DuPont and three other chemical companies for fixing the price of a type of rubber used to make shoe soles,

According to the Associated Press, the Environmental Protection Agency found potential clean-air and hazardous waste violations at Dow Chemical Co.''s Midland, Mich. facility. EPA issued a finding of violation under

European Union antitrust regulators cleared Basell''s $12.6 billion acquisition of its U.S. rival Lyondell Chemical Co., a deal that will create one of the world''s largest chemical companies, according to

The Associated Press reports that Dow Chemical Co. has agreed to negotiate a settlement over dioxin contamination in the Tittabawassee River system, the Environmental Protection Agency said recently. The EPA

The Associated Press reports that the chief financial officer of chemical maker Rohm & Haas Co. sold 3,333 shares of stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. In

Packaging products maker Sealed Air Corp., which makes Bubble Wrap, is buying The Dow Chemical Co.''s Ethafoam foam packaging line, the Associated Press reports. The sale is likely to affect

Mexican industrial company ALFA SAB de CV said it''s buying polymer production facilities in Mexico and Argentina from coatings and adhesives maker Eastman Chemical Co., the Associated Press reports. Financial

Rohm and Haas Co. will lay off 200 employees in a restructuring that it anticipates will save the Philadelphia chemical company $15 million, bizjournals.com reports. The restructuring will directly hit