By Julia Scott A new fire retardant product with unknown long-term impacts on human health and the environment has been discovered in two wastewater treatment plants that discharge into San Francisco Bay, according to a scientist with the San Francisco Estuary Institute who made the find.

By Mike Armstrong, The Philadelphia Inquirer Jan. 29--No doubt, if credit remains tight, the mergers and acquisitions market will continue to dry up. But deals are being done. The deals have certainly changed since the eye-popping, hedge-fund-led transactions of early 2007.

By Marc Silvestrini, Waterbury Republican-American, Conn. Feb. 13--Chemtura Corp. on Monday reported a wider net loss for the fourth quarter, but a narrower loss for the fiscal year.

By Marc Silvestrini, Waterbury Republican-American, Conn. Feb. 6--Chemtura Corp. said Monday it has agreed to sell several non-core business units to a private chemical company.

By Anonymous Increases in capacity for epoxy plasticizers used in PVC are under way at Chemtura Corp., Middlebury, Conn., and Ferro Corp.'s Organic Specialties Group, Independence, Ohio.