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August 28, 2008
The California Assembly has passed a bill banning perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in food packaging. The bill already passed the Senate but undergo another Senate vote so lawmakers can...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13927.html
August 28, 2008
Monsanto says it has entered into a five-year partnership with Evogene (Rehovot, Israel) focused on identifying plant genes that improve yield, fertilizer utilization, and a...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13931.html
August 26, 2008
Chemtura says it has declared force majeure on its Blendex plastics additives sourced from North America due to “critical shortages” of butadiene, a key raw material. The...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13846.html
August 25, 2008
Chemical makers may welcome the recent retreat in energy prices but lower raw material costs are already creating downward pressure on chemical pricing. Crude oil hit $145/bbl in...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13748.html
August 25, 2008
Reliance Industries is in talks with Brazilian oil company Petrobras to set up two petrochemical joint ventures in Brazil, which could involve a total investment of up to $6 billion...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13749.html
August 25, 2008
Air Products says it has acquired Harvest Energy Technology (Sun Valley, CA), a firm specializing in fuel processing technology for hydrogen infrastructure applications. Terms were not...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13750.html
August 25, 2008
Alternative movement: Hydrogen cars hit the road. Air Products and Linde are providing mobile refueling stations and hydrogen fuel for the Hydrogen Road Tour, a 31-stop, cross-country...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13751.html
August 25, 2008
Cargill reported earnings from continuing operations of $744 million for its fiscal fourth quarter ended May 31, up 18% over the...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13753.html
August 25, 2008
Altana says it has agreed to acquire the effect pigment business of United States Bronze Powders (USBP; Flemington, NJ). Terms were not disclosed. USBP’s effect...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13754.html
August 25, 2008
Lanxess says it plans to combine its Canadian and U.S. operations into one regional unit that will be based in Pittsburgh. Both Lanxess Corp., the North...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13755.html
August 25, 2008
Chevron says it plans to build a 25,000 bbl/day base oil plant at its Pascagoula, MS refinery. The...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13756.html
August 25, 2008
Shook: Upbeat about sales volumes. Second-quarter basic chemical results fell in Europe because of rapidly rising raw material costs. Total’s chemical business posted a 70% fall...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13758.html
August 25, 2008
First-half specialty chemical earnings were mixed in Europe, depending on markets served. Producers did not report second-quarter results. Evonik’s Degussa chemicals division...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13759.html
August 25, 2008
An “adequate margin of safety” exists to prevent harm from bisphenol A (BPA) in food and beverage containers, according to an FDA draft assessment released earlier this...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13765.html
August 25, 2008
Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex, a 50/50 joint venture of Dow Chemical and Reichhold, says it will cease business activities before year-end. Dow and Reichhold say the shut down includes...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13766.html
August 25, 2008
Koch Industries’ (Wichita, KS) fibers subsidiary Invista has filed a lawsuit against DuPont and Rhodia, alleging that the two companies have “teamed up to steal”...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13767.html
August 25, 2008
A. Schulman says it is seeking a joint venture partner or “other strategic arrangements” for its Invision business, a recently launched line of thermoplastic elastomer...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13768.html
August 25, 2008
FMC says it has completed the acquisition of International Specialty Products’ (ISP)...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13769.html
August 25, 2008
Deal activity in the chemical sector continued at a robust pace in the first half, defying continued turmoil in credit markets, according to data from investment bank Young &...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13771.html
August 25, 2008
ACC, the Association of American Railroads (AAR; Washington), and other groups joined together recently to file a petition asking the Department of Transportation (DOT) to authorize...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/13772.html
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