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April 9, 2013
Ecolab has entered into a consent agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding Ecolab’s previously announced $2.3-billion acquisition of Champion Technologies. The agreement requires Ecolab to divest certain assets and license technology that serves customers in US Gulf of Mexico deepwater drilling to Clariant. Ecolab now expects to close the Champion acquisition by 15 April....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Ecolab-to-sell-deepwater-product-line-to-Clariant-to-gain-antitrust-approval-of-Champion-acquisition-updated_51008.html April 9, 2013
Dow AgroSciences; the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) of the State of Victoria, Australia; and Sangamo BioSciences say they have developed an integrated delivery and analytical...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Consortium-develops-platform-for-wheat-and-canola-trait-development_51016.html April 9, 2013
Arcadia Biosciences (Davis, CA) and DuPont Pioneer today announced a formal collaboration to develop a high-value, specialty nutritional oil for global consumer markets. Under the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/DuPont-enters-into-safflower-oil-development-pact_51015.html April 9, 2013
A. Schulman today reported fiscal second-quarter net income up 29.7% year-on-year (YOY), to $11.8 million, on sales up 5.3%, to $522.4 million. A tax allowance and an acquisition drove...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Schulman-falls-short-of-estimates-on-Europe-weakness_51005.html April 9, 2013
"The placement of this order has secured vital manufacturing capacity,” says Johan du Preez, executive v.p./US megaprojects....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Sasol-orders-ethylene-compressors-for-planned-Lake-Charles-cracker_51004.html April 9, 2013
Ferro lifted its first-quarter and fiscal-year 2013 earnings guidance based on preliminary results and progress made to date on the company's cost-savings and value-creation strategy...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Ferro-increases-earnings-outlook_51003.html April 9, 2013
Myriant (Quincy, MA) and BCD Chemie (Hamburg) have signed a distribution agreement, under which BCD Chemie will market and distribute Myriant's biobased succinic acid and Myrifilm...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Myriant-and-BCD-Chemie-sign-biobased-succinic-acid-distribution-deal-for-Austria-Germany-Switzerland_51014.html April 9, 2013
Air Liquide says it has begun commercial production at the second of two new nitrogen liquefiers at the company's Cleburne, TX, facility. The second liquefier will enable Air Liquide...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Air-Liquide-starts-second-nitrogen-liquefier-at-Texas-site_51013.html April 8, 2013
MACROECONOMIC STATUS Our running tab of positive indicators remained steady at 16 out of 20 this week. Thus, we continue to post a green banner. Payroll employment up by 88,000...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/ACCs-economic-outlook-for-the-week-ended-5-April-2013_50990.html April 8, 2013
Apollo Management says it plans to sell 15 8 million shares, roughly a 24% stake, in amines producer Taminco as part of a planned initial public offering. The offering is being priced...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Taminco-seeks-to-raise-$300-million-from-IPO_50991.html April 8, 2013
Jurong Aromatics Corp. (JAC; Singapore) has chosen Pac Lab Instruments (Houston) as the provider of laboratory instruments at JAC's manufacturing complex at Jurong Island, Singapore...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/JAC-chooses-Pac-Labs-equipment-for-Singapore-aromatics-complex_50985.html April 8, 2013
DSM has completed the acquisition of animal nutrition firm Tortuga Companhia Zootécnica Agrária (São Paulo), the company announced today. The 1.16-billion reais...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/DSM-completes-acquisition-of-Brazilian-animal-nutrition-firm_50983.html April 5, 2013
A. Schulman announced several management changes, including an agreement with current CEO Joseph Gringo that would extend his employment for up to two years in the event of a...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/A-Schulman-announces-executive-changes-option-to-extend-CEOs-contract_50948.html April 5, 2013
Brazil has launched two investigations into the possible dumping in the Brazilian market of polypropylene (PP) originating from South Africa, India, and Korea. The probes cover the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Brazil-investigates-alleged-dumping-of-PP-from-South-Africa-India-Korea_50971.html April 5, 2013
Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America rose 0.6% year-on-year (YOY) during the week ended 30 March, to 43,944 cars, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Chemicals-sector-rail-traffic-rises-0-6-percent_50970.html April 5, 2013
Polycarbonate continues to face margin pressure as PC production costs increase on tighter supply and higher prices for feedstock benzene, an IHS Chemical report says. The demand...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/IHS-Chemical-Subdued-demand-volatile-benzene-likely-to-hurt-polycarbonate-margins_50922.html April 4, 2013
RPM’s fiscal third-quarter net income rose 30.8% year-on-year (YOY), to $8.7 million, on sales up 9.1%, to $843.7 million. Earnings totaled 7 cts/share, beating analysts’...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/RPM-earnings-rise-segment-results-hit-by-contract-investigation_50949.html April 4, 2013
Valent BioSciences (Libertyville, IL), a wholly owned biorationals subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical, says it is on track to bring a 15-million gal/year manufacturing facility online by...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Valent-advances-$150-million-biorationals-project-at-Osage-IA_50950.html April 4, 2013
Stolt-Nielsen posted a fall in net profits for the first quarter of 2013 to $1.5 million from $8 million in the corresponding quarter of 2012, on sales of $519.4 million, up from...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Stolt-Nielsen-reports-lower-first-quarter-net-profits_50945.html April 4, 2013
Nexeo Solutions (The Woodlands, TX) is expanding its distribution agreement for personal care chemicals with Dow Chemical in the United States, Nexeo announced today. "We are...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Nexeo-and-Dow-expand-US-personal-care-distribution-agreement_50940.html |
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