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May 8, 2013
PPG Industries says its PPG Fiber Glass unit has sold its 50% interest in the PPG-Devold (Shelby, NC) fiber glass joint venture to the jv partner Hexagon Devold (Langevåg...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/PPG-sells-interest-in-PPG-Devold-joint-venture_51842.html May 7, 2013
Evelyn Acquisition Co., a subsidiary established by Bayer HealthCare (Tarrytown, NY), for the purpose of acquiring contraceptive device maker Conceptus (Mountain View, CA) on Tuesday...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Bayer-commences-cash-tender-offer-for-birth-control-company-Conceptus_51840.html May 7, 2013
KBR says it has been awarded a contract by an undisclosed “leading chemical company on the Gulf Coast” to provide turnaround services for its pyrolysis gasoline (pygas)...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/KBR-awarded-turnaround-contract-for-a-pygas-unit-on-US-Gulf-Coast_51839.html May 7, 2013
Praxair and Air Products have announced their support of the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013, which seeks to to reform and reauthorize private helium sales from the federal helium...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Air-Products-Praxair-announce-support-of-Helium-Stewardship-Act_51824.html May 7, 2013
Increased margins in the olefins/polyolefins business unit offset a $22 million write-off....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Nova-posts-first-quarter-earnings-of-$185-million-down-1-6-percent-YOY_51822.html May 7, 2013
Innospec today reported first-quarter net income down 26.8% year-on-year (YOY), to $18 million, on sales that were flat, at $199.4 million. Adjusted earnings totaled 72 cts/share, down...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Innospec-earnings-down-as-sales-remain-flat_51821.html May 7, 2013
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) today reported net income up 11.2% year-on-year (YOY), to $90.7 million, or $1.10/share, on sales up 2.4%, to $727.8 million. Adjusted net...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/IFF-earnings-beat-estimates-on-strong-sales_51820.html May 7, 2013
The final resolution has been completed in the K-Dow arbitration between Dow Chemical and the Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC; Kuwait City, Kuwait), with Dow confirming today...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Dow-awarded-final-$2-2-billion-payment-in-K-Dow-arbitration_51816.html May 7, 2013
Flexitallic Group (Houston) is in the process of being acquired by private equity firm Bridgepoint (London), Flexitallic has announced. The €450-million ($590 million)...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Private-equity-firm-Bridgepoint-acquires-sealant-solutions-firm_51803.html May 7, 2013
DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products (DuPont Tate & Lyle), a joint venture between DuPont and agrobusiness firm Tate & Lyle, says it has partnered with preservatives...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/DuPont-Tate-and-Lyle-RML-develop-biobased-personal-care-ingredients_51819.html May 7, 2013
Biobased plastics firm Cereplast (El Segundo, CA) says it will relocate its corporate headquarters to Seymour, IN, to save costs and move its European headquarters to Milan in order to...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Cereplast-announces-restructuring_51817.html May 7, 2013
(This story has been corrected. An earlier version stated that Westlake's first quarter net income increased by 190% YOY, whereas the actual increase was 40%. We regret the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Westlake-earnings-leap-40-percent-YOY-beat-street-estimate-corrected_51768.html May 7, 2013
A Harvard Law School study says disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing via FracFocus—a voluntary registry endorsed by 11 states and the Bureau of Land Management...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Study-says-fracking-disclosure-registry-FracFocus-deficient_51814.html May 7, 2013
Dow AgroSciences says US regulatory authorities have approved a new insecticidal active ingredient, sulfoxaflor, to be marketed in the United States. Sulfoxaflor belongs to a novel...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Dow-insecticide-receives-US-regulatory-approval_51812.html May 7, 2013
Mishaps and mechanical problems from 2012 exacted a heavy cost on the first quarter results of LSB Industries’ (Oklahoma City, OK) chemical business. On Monday the company...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/LSB-Industries-chemical-segment-reports-1Q-loss-on-downtime_51794.html May 7, 2013
Distributor Univar says it has appointed Marco Antonio Quirino as its new president of Univar Brazil. Quirino will manage the company’s Brazil business and operations and will...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Univar-appoints-new-president-of-Brazil-operations_51800.html May 6, 2013
MACROECONOMIC STATUS Our running tab of positive indicators slipped by 1, to 14 out of 20 this week. Thus, we continue to post a green banner. Payroll employment up 165,000...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/ACCs-economic-outlook-for-the-week-ended-3-May-2013_51769.html May 6, 2013
ACC today launched a new Responsible Care product safety code, requiring member companies to implement 11 management practices to evaluate and continuously improve product safety performance....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/ACC-adds-product-safety-Responsible-Care-code_51778.html May 6, 2013
Glass Lewis (San Francisco), a corporate governance research and proxy advisory firm, has endorsed Ferro’s three board nominees—Richard Brown, Gregory Hyland, and Ronald...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Proxy-advisory-firm-endorses-Ferro-director-slate_51779.html May 6, 2013
Calgon Carbon today reported net income up 27.3% year-on-year (YOY), to $9.8 million, on sales down 1.2%, to $135 million. Earnings totaled 18 cts/share, beating analysts’...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Calgon-Carbon-earnings-rise-27-percent_51777.html |
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