International Business News - Chemtura http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday cut the corporate family rating of Chemtura Corp. and lowered its outstanding debt ratings on the specialty chemicals producer. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/172222-urban-renewals-legacy.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/moodys-cuts-corporate-family-rating-of-chemtura.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/moodys-cuts-corporate-family-rating-of-chemtura.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:39:10 EST Shares of Chemtura Corp. lost more than a quarter of their value Wednesday as broader economic woes led to concern about the specialty chemical maker's revenue stream. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/chemtura-shares-tumble-on-economic-woes.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:30:56 EDT Chemtura Corp. a manufacturer of consumer and crop protection products, announced Monday it will increase capacity for high performance lubricants at a Canadian plant. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/chemtura-to-increase-lubricant-capacity-at-plant.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:10:56 EDT Chemtura Corp., buffeted by rising costs of raw materials, energy and transportation, is again increasing prices. The manufacturer of consumer and crop protection products and polymer additives including flame retardants announced Tuesday that in response to significant inflation, it will increase the price of the flame retardants DE-83R and Firemaster 2100 up to 15 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/chemtura-hit-by-rising-costs-increases-prices.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:57:19 EDT Chemtura Corp. said Friday it will increase the price of its Weston and Naugard TNPP liquid phosphite antioxidants by 15 percent because of escalating costs of raw materials, energy and transportation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/chemtura-hikes-price-of-some-chemicals-by-15-pct.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:15:36 EDT Chemtura Corp. said Wednesday it will increase some chemical prices because of significant raw material and freight cost inflation. The maker of polymer additives including flame retardants, antioxidants and heat stabilizers will raise prices of all polybrominated styrenes and brominated carbonate oligomers, used in flame retardants, by up to 15 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/chemtura-announces-new-price-increases.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:36:18 EDT Chemtura Corp. on Friday declared force majeure for its Blendex line of chemical products and also said it was raising prices on Blendex products as well as other chemicals it makes, due to escalating raw materials costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/chemtura-declares-force-majeure-on-blendex.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:00:08 EDT Chemtura Corp. announced price increases Friday, the second in as many days. Chemtura, which makes polymer additives including flame retardants, antioxidants and heat stabilizers, will increase the price on several flame retardants by up to 50 percent effective Aug. 18 or as contract terms allow. It cited rising prices for elemental phosphorus, a key component of the products, and increases in other raw materials. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/chemtura-announces-more-price-increases.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:53:28 EDT Chemtura Corp. will raise prices on flame retardants used in polyurethane cushioning by 30 cents a pound, the company announced Wednesday. The price rise, the company's third announced increase in six weeks, is necessary due to escalating costs of elemental phosphorus, a key component of fire retardants, and cost increases in other raw materials, Chemtura said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/chemtura-announces-more-price-increases.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:52:17 EDT Specialty chemical maker Chemtura Corp. said Wednesday it will raise the price for Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBA), a flame retardant, due to rising prices for raw materials and freight. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/chemtura-to-increase-prices-on-flame-retardant.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:36:57 EDT Chemtura Corp. said Thursday that it will raise the prices of all of its sulfonates by up to 25 percent, citing rising costs. The company also will increase prices on alkylated diphenylamine and High Viscosity PAO by up to 25 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/chemtura-ups-prices-on-sulfonates-other-products.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:43:42 EDT Chemtura Corp. said Monday it is raising prices of nonylphenol, a chemical used in cleaning products, by 14 cents per pound. The price hike, effective for all deliveries on or after July 15 or as contracts allow, reflects continued increases in raw material and energy costs, the company said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/chemtura-raising-nonylphenol-prices-next-week.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:54:50 EDT Chemtura Corp. said Monday it will raise prices for all of its polymer additives products by up to 9 cents per kilogram globally, effective July 1 or as contracts allow. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/chemtura-lifts-polymer-additives-prices.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:33:34 EDT Shares of Chemtura Corp. dropped Thursday morning after the chemicals maker said it decided not to sell itself. Chemtura, which makes flame retardant materials and plastic additives, said it did not expect to get a strong enough buyout offer. The company has been investigating its options since December, and said it will continue mulling other possibilities including selling particular businesses, buying other companies or starting joint ventures. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/out-of-the-gate-chemtura-sinks-as-sale-talks-end.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:30:24 EDT Chemtura Corp. said Thursday it has decided to remain as a stand-alone company after failing to attract a strong enough bid during a six-month review of strategic alternatives. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/chemtura-after-review-says-it-wont-sell-itself.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:34:16 EDT Specialty chemical maker Chemtura Corp. said Wednesday it will raise prices on polymer additives used primarily by the rubber industry because of mounting raw material, energy and transportation costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/chemtura-to-raise-prices-on-polymer-additives.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:02:22 EDT Chemical producer Chemtura Corp. said Thursday that it will raise the price of some brands of phosphite antioxidants and stabilizers due to cost increases for phosphorus-based chemicals. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/chemtura-hikes-phosphorus-based-chemicals-prices.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:49:44 EDT Chemical producer Chemtura Corp. said Friday it will raise its prices on its core and performance phosphate ester flame retardants by 15 percent in all regions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/chemtura-to-raise-prices-on-flame-retardants.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:08:02 EDT Chemical producer Chemtura Corp. said Wednesday it will raise the prices of bisphosphate flame retardants by 65 cents per kilogram because of rising phosphorous, transportation and other costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/123581-mccain-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/chemtura-raises-prices-on-flame-retardants.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/chemtura-raises-prices-on-flame-retardants.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:51:05 EDT Two private equity firms are in talks to acquire specialty-chemicals company Chemtura Corp., a person familiar with the situation said Tuesday. Blackstone Group LP and Apollo Management LP are considering acquiring Chemtura, according to the person who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak publicly about it. Middlebury-based Chemtura makes plastic additives and flame-retardant materials. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/private-groups-said-to-be-discussing-chemtura-deal.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 16:33:39 EDT