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May 22, 2013
Idemitsu Kosan and Mitsui & Co. plan to locate their previously announced alpha-olefins production plant at Dow Chemical’s Freeport, TX, site, according to an application for...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Idemitsu-Kosan-and-Mitsui-and-Co-to-locate-alpha-olefins-plant-at-Freeport-TX_52228.html May 22, 2013
Pacific NorthWest LNG, a joint venture in which Petronas (Kuala Lumpur) holds 90% and Japan Petroleum Exploration (Tokyo) 10%, has awarded lump-sum contracts to 3 separate...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Pacific-NorthWest-awards-FEED-contracts-to-3-consortia-for-shale-gas-processing-into-LNG_52221.html May 21, 2013
The Department of the Interior has allotted 30 days for comments on the new draft....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Revised-fracking-rules-disappoint-industry-environmentalists_52218.html May 21, 2013
Airgas has named Chuck Broadus division president for the company’s South division, effective 1 July. Broadus succeeds Mike Rhode who is retiring after 15 years of service. The...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Airgas-names-South-division-president_52219.html May 21, 2013
Air Products says it has has successfully begun operating its carbon recovery project at Port Arthur, TX, as a part of a Department of Energy’s (DOE) demonstration project that will capture about 1 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Air-Products-begins-operating-DOE-carbon-capture-project_52135.html May 21, 2013
The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) has named Carsten Reinhardt president and CEO, effective 1 August. Reinhardt, a professor of the history of science at Bielefeld University, in...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/CHF-names-CEO_52121.html May 21, 2013
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) says it will close its fragrance ingredient manufacturing plant at Augusta, GA, by July 2014 as part of the company’s cost-cutting...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/IFF-to-close-GA-plant_52120.html May 21, 2013
Republican Senators on the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works have boycotted a vote to advance President Obama’s nomination of Gina McCarthy as EPA chief, saying...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/GOP-boycotts-EPA-nom_52118.html May 21, 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_52117.html May 21, 2013
Technip says it has been awarded the detailed engineering and procurement services contract for by Nova Chemicals’ previously announced polyethylene (PE) expansion project at...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Technip-awarded-Nova-Joffre-PE-expansion_52115.html May 21, 2013
Bayer CropScience says it will build a world-scale glufosinate-ammonium herbicide production plant near Mobile, AL, to help meet growing demand for glyphosate alternatives. The...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Bayer-CropScience-plans-Mobile-AL-herbicide-plant_52114.html May 21, 2013
Eastman Chemical has named Mark Costa, currently executive v.p./additives and functional products and advanced materials,...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Eastman-Chemical-names-Mark-Costa-as-next-CEO_52113.html May 21, 2013
Mitsui & Co. has reached an agreement to take a 50% stake in Celanese’s planned methanol project at Celanese’s Clear Lake, TX, site. Celanese announced the project last...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Mitsui-and-Co-to-take-50-percent-stake-in-Celanese-methanol-project-at-Clear-Lake-TX_52112.html May 21, 2013
Financial results from commodity and diversified firms continue to reflect persistent weakness in the global economy, although expanding ethylene margins have helped many stave off...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/First-quarter-profits-pressured-despite-strong-ethylene-margins_52111.html May 21, 2013
Lanxess says its Rhein Chemie (Mannheim, Germany) subsidiary has opened a previously announced new facility for high-performance curing bladders, which are used in the production of...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Lanxess-opens-production-facility-for-curing-bladders_52110.html May 21, 2013
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) says it is extending its regulatory review of two genetically modified seeds in order to evaluate the impact of increased use of the associated herbicides, a move that delays the commercial launch of potentially blockbuster product lines for Dow AgroSciences and Monsanto....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/USDA-orders-additional-review-of-Dow-Monsanto-traits_52108.html May 21, 2013
Ferro has reached an agreement with FrontFour Capital and Quinpario Partners, agreeing to support two out of three of the shareholder group’s board nominees. The deal comes after...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Ferro-shareholder-group-reach-agreement-on-board-nominees_52107.html May 21, 2013
Biobased succinic acid firm BioAmber (Minneapolis) raised $80 million in an initial public offering—capital it will use toward construction of its first production asset set to...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/BioAmber-raises-$80-million-in-initial-public-offering_52106.html May 21, 2013
The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) announced today that Christopher Jahn, current president of the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD), will become its president on 9...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/NACDs-Jahn-named-president-of-The-Fertilizer-Institute_52217.html May 21, 2013
Late-reporting specialty chemical companies mostly report solid earnings, since the US construction rebound lifted Valspar’s results and IFF benefitted from low raw materials...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Specialty-earnings-mostly-solid-on-steady-sales_52097.html |
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