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March 15, 2013
Biobased fuels and chemicals firm Amyris (Emeryville, CA) and Firmenich have again expanded their collaboration for development of renewable ingredients for the flavors and fragrances...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Amyris-and-Firmenich-expand-fragrance-ingredient-collaboration_50565.html March 15, 2013
Stepan says it will delist its common shares and 5.5% convertible preferred shares from the Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) effective on or around 4 April. The company will file with the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Stepan-to-delist-from-Chicago-Stock-Exchange_50564.html March 15, 2013
Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America rose 2.5% year-on-year (YOY) during the week ended 9 March, to 42,751 cars, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Chemicals-sector-rail-traffic-rises-2-5-percent_50533.html March 15, 2013
Univar has signed an exclusive five-year agreement with Molycorp Advanced Water Technologies (Molycorp; Greenwood Village, CO) to distribute Molycorp’s cerium-based water...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Univar-signs-water-treatment-distribution-agreement-with-Molycorp_50561.html March 15, 2013
Poet-DSM Advanced Biofuels (Sioux Falls, SD), a 50-50 joint venture between Poet (Sioux Falls, SD) and Royal DSM (Delft, the Netherlands) has appointed Steve Hartig, as general manager...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Poet-DSM-Advanced-Biofuels-appoints-general-manager_50560.html March 15, 2013
Bayer says that its Bayer CropScience subgroup has signed an agreement with research company Nature Source Genetics (Ithaca, NY), to expand their existing cooperation. They have...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Bayer-CropScience-expands-research-cooperation-with-Nature-Source-Genetics_50555.html March 14, 2013
Dow Chemical says it plans to divest up to $1.5 billion worth of businesses over the next 18 months, including its polypropylene licensing and catalysts business and its plastic...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Dow-details-$1-5-billion-divestiture-plan_50507.html March 14, 2013
The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy on 14 March held a progress and oversight hearing on the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/ACC-Socma-testify-to-House-on-CFATS-security-improvements_50506.html March 14, 2013
LyondellBasell Industries said today that it will add 800 million lbs/year of ethylene capacity at its Corpus Christi, TX, site by late 2015. Company officials also announced plans to add as much as 1.2 billion lbs/year of polyethylene (PE) in the United States by 2016 at an analyst meeting in New York today....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/LyondellBasell-details-ethylene-boost-at-Corpus-Christi-plans-PE-unit_50474.html March 14, 2013
Lubrizol says it will invest more than $400 million over the next four years to expand its chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) resin and compounding manufacturing capacity globally...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Lubrizol-to-invest-$400-million-to-expand-chlorinated-PVC-capacity-globally_50498.html March 14, 2013
DuPont Pioneer is partnering with the United Soybean Board (Chesterfield, MO) to develop new high-oleic soybean products. Food companies are increasingly requesting high-oleic soybean...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/DuPont-Pioneer-partners-with-United-Soybean-Board_50499.html March 13, 2013
Shareholders of Spartech (Clayton, MO), a custom plastic sheet, rollstock, and packaging solutions company, have approved PolyOne's $393-million acquisition of the company...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/PolyOne-acquisition-of-Spartech-approved-by-shareholders_50470.html March 13, 2013
Air Liquide announced today that it is building a new carbon dioxide (CO2) liquefaction plant in Tulare County, CA. The 450-m.t. facility will capture CO2 gases from Calgren Renewable...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Air-Liquide-builds-new-carbon-dioxide-plant-expands-production-in-California_50478.html March 13, 2013
ZeaChem (Lakewood, CO) says it has successfully produced commercial-grade cellulosic chemicals and ethanol at its 250,000-gal/year demonstration biorefinery at Boardman, OR...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/ZeaChem-starts-production-of-commercial-grade-cellulosic-chemicals_50471.html March 13, 2013
BASF and Shell Brazil have agreed to a payout plan to compensate some former workers of a Paulinia, São Paulo, chemical production site allegedly exposed to chemical...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Reports-BASF-and-Shell-agree-to-payout-in-Brazil-contamination-case_50441.html March 12, 2013
Brenntag has agreed to acquire Lubrication Services (Oklahoma City) for $42 million. The company serves the oil and gas sector through a network of facilities in six states that cover...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Brenntag-acquires-US-lubricants-distributor_50449.html March 12, 2013
Omnova is amending its $200-million term loan credit facility to extend the maturity by 1 year, to May 2018, and reduce borrowing spreads by 1.25%. The facility has a floating interest...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Omnova-amends-credit-facility_50448.html March 12, 2013
Calgon Carbon has agreed to nominate two new independent directors, potentially expanding the size of its board by one seat, in an agreement with hedge fund Starboard Value (New York)...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Calgon-Carbon-to-expand-board-in-agreement-with-hedge-fund_50447.html March 12, 2013
Cereplast says that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted the company patent protection for its biodegradable nanopolymer compositions and other...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Cereplast-receives-patent-protection-for-biodegradable-polymers_50446.html March 12, 2013
Enterprise Products Partners (Houston) announced it is developing a 270-mile pipeline that will deliver ethane to petrochemical plants in the US Gulf Coast region after receiving...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Enterprise-to-develop-Gulf-Coast-ethane-pipeline_50445.html |
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