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May 29, 2013
Monsanto increased its full-year earnings outlook for 2013, citing growth in the company's global corn portfolio and better-than-expected market conditions for its glyphosate segment...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Monsanto-raises-2013-profit-outlook_52363.html May 28, 2013
Air Products says that its South American affiliate Indura will build a plant at Antofagasta, Chile, as well as expand capacity of its Graneros, Chile, plant. Antofagasta’s new...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/Air-Products-Indura-to-build-expand-in-Chile_52332.html May 28, 2013
MACROECONOMIC STATUS Our running tab of positive indicators was 13 out of 20 this week. Thus, we continue to post a green banner. Existing home sales up 0.6%; up 9.7% year-on-year...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/ACCs-economic-outlook-for-the-week-ended-24-May_52325.html May 28, 2013
The European Commission's decision to impose provisional antidumping duties on biodiesel imported from Argentina and Indonesia has entered into force following its publication in the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/argentina/EU-dumping-duties-on-biodiesel-from-Argentina-and-Indonesia-come-into-force-EU-trade-body-calls-for-higher-antisubsidy-duties_52320.html May 28, 2013
AstraZeneca today announced that it has agreed to acquire Omthera Pharmaceuticals (Princeton, NJ), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/AstraZeneca-acquires-specialty-pharma-company-Omthera-for-$323-million_52319.html May 24, 2013
Dow Chemical today announced plans to use up to $2 billion of its $2.2 billion payout from Petrochemical Industries of Kuwait (PIC) over the K-Dow joint venture termination to pay down...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Dow-to-use-K-Dow-award-for-debt-repayment_52292.html May 24, 2013
Croda has completed the acquisition of Arizona Chemical's (Jacksonville, FL) specialty products business, a producer of naturally derived polyamides. "The varied...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Croda-acquires-Arizona-Chemicals-specialty-products-business_52288.html May 24, 2013
Braskem (Sao Paolo) is still planning to build a previously reported $3.5-billion petrochemical complex in Peru, in alliance with the country's state-run energy company PetroPeru...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Report-Braskem-still-planning-$3-5-billion-petrochemical-complex-in-Peru_52285.html May 24, 2013
BASF says it plans to expand manufacturing capacity for products marketed under the Joncryl trade name at plants located at Wyandotte, MI, and Monaca, PA, to support customer growth in...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/BASF-to-expand-production-capacity-for-water-based-polymers-in-US-to-close-Delaware-site_52279.html May 23, 2013
Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and David Vitter (R-LA) today announced the introduction of the Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013—a bipartisan effort to modernize the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Lautenberg-Vitter-announce-bipartisan-bill-for-TSCA-modernization-UPDATED_52239.html May 23, 2013
Air Liquide has realigned its executive management team in the US, including the recent hire of former Dow Chemical executive Jeff Buckley to lead the company's US industrial gas...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Air-Liquide-names-Dow-executive-as-head-of-US-industrial-gas-business_52277.html May 23, 2013
Since early April, the BASF-Total steam cracker has been able to produce up to 40% of its ethylene from ethane and another 40% from butane and propane....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/BASF-Total-Port-Arthur-steam-cracker-to-process-ethane_52267.html May 23, 2013
Polystyrene (PS) demand is expected to be lower worldwide this year compared with last year, according to the latest IHS Chemical Market Advisory Service: Global Plastics &...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Global-PS-demand-expected-to-be-lower-in-2013-because-of-high-feedstock-costs-product-substitution_52256.html May 23, 2013
Pfizer intends to reduce its holding in Zoetis, the animal health business it spun off via an initial public offering earlier this year, through an exchange offer, the company said on...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Pfizer-to-reduce-holding-in-animal-health-unit-Zoetis_52254.html May 23, 2013
The low cost of natural gas gives US chlor-alkali producers a great advantage on the global market, but capitalizing on the opportunity means maintaining the industry’s strong...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Chlorine-Institutes-safety-mission-supports-chlor-alkali-opportunity_51682.html May 23, 2013
Demand for chlor-alkali products is growing on the back of recovery in the construction sector, but the benefit will not be spread evenly around the globe, according to Steve Brien...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/US-chlor-alkali-exports-margins-rising-on-shale-advantage_51681.html May 23, 2013
ICA Fluor, the construction joint venture of Empresas ICA and Fluor, has been awarded a contract for the construction of a titanium dioxide (TiO2) train at DuPont’s complex at...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/ICA-Fluor-awarded-titanium-dioxide-contract-from-DuPont-in-Mexico_51677.html May 23, 2013
Braskem (São Paulo) has launched its line of biobased low-density polyethylene (LDPE) derived from sugarcane ethanol, the company has announced. Annual production of biobased...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Braskem-launches-biobased-LDPE-line_52262.html May 23, 2013
BASF and Monsanto plan to commercially launch their jointly developed drought-tolerant corn in the U.S. market in time for the next growing season, according to Dow Jones reports. The...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Monsanto-BASF-plan-to-launch-drought-tolerant-corn-next-year_52263.html May 22, 2013
The ACC echoed other industry groups in suggesting the rules would be redundant....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/ACC-says-proposed-fracking-rules-could-derail-energy-development_52249.html |
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