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April 17, 2013
Moderate economic growth in North America is supporting credit ratings at US and Canadian chemicals companies, according to credit ratings service Standard & Poor’s (S&P...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/S-and-P-Chemicals-credit-quality-supported-by-economic-growth_51262.html April 17, 2013
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has urged the Office of Budget Management (OMB) to exercise its oversight role to ensure that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) applies the peer-review process for its Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP) report on phthalates following its de novo scientific review....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/ACC-calls-for-peer-review-of-pending-phthalates-study_51261.html April 17, 2013
Intrepid Potash announced today its preliminary production results for the first quarter 2013, ended 31 March, with potash production expected to reach between 215,000 and 225,000...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Intrepid-Potash-reports-preliminary-first-quarter-production-results_51259.html April 17, 2013
New revenue source will help position LS9 to advance its own technology....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/LS9-announces-successful-pilot-testing-for-Cobalt-Technologies_51243.html April 17, 2013
NexSteppe (Malibu, CA), an energy crop firm backed by DuPont, says it has launched its first sorghum hybrid products in the United States and Brazil. The company says its Malibu sweet...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/NexSteppe-launches-sorghum-hybrid_51242.html April 17, 2013
Connecticut lawmakers are set to vote today on a bill requiring food packaging products containing bisphenol A (BPA) be labeled. Senate Bill 16, sponsored by State Senator Beth Bye...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Connecticut-lawmakers-vote-on-bill-requiring-BPA-labels-on-food-packaging_51245.html April 17, 2013
Inter Pipeline Fund (IPF; Calgary, AB) has entered into a binding agreement with Nova Chemicals covering the long-term sale of ethane produced at IPF's Cochrane, AB, extraction plant...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/IPF-to-continue-supplying-ethane-to-Novas-Joffre-site-until-the-end-of-2024_51226.html April 17, 2013
MBAC Fertilizer (Toronto) has completed a C$51.7-million ($50.5 million) private placement of shares. A total of 23.48 million shares were issued and sold at C$2.20/share. The shares...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Canadas-MBAC-Fertilizer-completes-C$51-7-million-private-placement-for-Brazil-phosphate-project_51223.html April 17, 2013
BASF and Promega (Madison, WI), a provider of solutions and technical support to the life sciences industry, have jointly developed an alternative method to animal studies that can...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Promega-and-BASF-develop-alternative-method-to-identify-allergenic-substances_51229.html April 16, 2013
Cobalt Technologies (Mountain View, CA), a developer of biobased chemicals, says it has completed production of over 100,000 liters of n-butanol at fermentation scale. This surpasses...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Cobalt-completes-successful-butanol-production-run_51208.html April 16, 2013
Air Products announced today that, effective 1 May, it will increase product pricing and monthly charges for merchant customers in North America. Pricing adjustments include up...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Air-Products-increases-North-American-bulk-and-liquid-gas-prices_51207.html April 16, 2013
Under the terms of the deal, Monsanto will provide Bayer CropScience with a royalty-bearing license to Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield and Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Xtend technology in soybeans in the United States and Canada....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Monsanto-and-Bayer-CropScience-cross-license-soybean-traits_51211.html April 16, 2013
Jacobs Engineering has been awarded a three-year process engineering contract to supply services at BASF's integrated chemicals complex at Antwerp, Jacobs announced today. Jacobs...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Jacobs-awarded-process-engineering-contract-for-BASF-Antwerp-site_51209.html April 16, 2013
DuPont Nutrition & Health is expanding its microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) offering through an extended agreement with Mingtai Chemical (Bade City, Taiwan), one of the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/DuPont-signs-deal-with-Taiwanese-firm-for-microcrystalline-cellulose_51202.html April 16, 2013
LyondellBasell Industries and Phillips 66 have separately announced plans to add natural gas liquid (NGL) fractionation capacity at sites in Texas. LyondellBasell says TexStar...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/LyondellBasell-Phillips-66-plan-new-NGL-fractionation-capacity-in-Texas_51139.html April 16, 2013
Ecolab last week closed on its $2.3-billion acquisition of Champion Technologies. The company secured US antitrust approval for the deal when it agreed to sell a Champion chemical...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Ecolab-closes-Champion-deal-to-sell-deepwater-unit-to-Clariant_51109.html April 16, 2013
Argentinean biofuel exports have shrunk by a half so far this year, according to statistics published by Carbio, the Argentinean biodiesel chamber. During the first quarter of this...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/argentina/Argentinas-biodiesel-exports-drop-by-almost-50-percent-during-first-quarter_51201.html April 16, 2013
ABB (Zurich) has been selected by BHP Billiton (Melbourne) to supply mine-hoisting systems for the Jansen Potash Project, located 130 kilometers east of Saskatoon, SK, ABB announced...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/ABB-to-supply-hoisting-systems-to-BHPs-potash-project-in-Canada_51198.html April 15, 2013
PPG Industries has completed the $1.05-billion purchase of AkzoNobel’s North American architectural coatings business. The acquired business had 2012 sales of €1.19 billion...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/PPG-completes-AkzoNobel-decorative-coatings-acquisition_51140.html April 15, 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-polypropylene_51138.html |
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