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February 4, 2013
Agrochemical firm Nufarm (Melbourne) says that its wholly owned seed and traits subsidiary Nuseed has acquired a 51% stake in Atlantica Sementes (Curitiba, Brazil), a business...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Nufarm-acquires-majority-stake-in-Brazilian-seeds-firm_49527.html February 4, 2013
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has rejected an appeal by Honeywell International and DuPont, which sought to overturn a prior ruling regarding certain...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/US-court-rejects-DuPont-appeal-in-HCFC-lawsuit_49564.html February 4, 2013
Agrium, Mosaic, and PotashCorp say they will pay a total of $97.5 million to settle class-action antitrust claims filed in 2008 by direct and indirect potash buyers. Mosaic and...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Fertilizer-firms-settle-class-action-antitrust-suit_49560.html February 4, 2013
Socma says its legislative priorities for 2013 include reform of federal chemicals management law, regulatory reform, and chemical plant security. “Given that past comprehensive...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Socma-details-2013-legislative-priorities_49558.html February 4, 2013
The Supreme Court next month will hear arguments in a landmark case that will determine intellectual property rights involving unauthorized reuse of Monsanto’s genetically...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Parties-prepare-for-arguments-in-Bowman-v-Monsanto_49557.html February 4, 2013
The European Commission says it wants EU member states to suspend for two years the use of three neonicotinoid insecticides on sunflowers, rapeseed, corn and cotton, and crops...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/EU-seeks-suspension-of-some-neonicotnoid-insecticide-uses_49556.html February 4, 2013
Gina McCarthy, USEPA’s assistant administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, is a leading candidate to take EPA administrator Lisa Jackson’s place as EPA...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Report-Gina-McCarthy-a-favorite-to-replace-Jackson-as-EPA-chief_49555.html February 4, 2013
Lautenberg: Thorough risk reviews are needed. Senator Frank Lautenberg (D., NJ) has introduced two bills that would require operators of the highest-risk chemical and water treatment...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Senate-bill-would-require-IST-for-highest-risk-chemical-plants_49563.html February 4, 2013
Regulators in California have published a notice of intent to list bisphenol A (BPA) as a developmental toxicant under the state’s Proposition 65 (Prop 65) law...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/California-to-list-BPA-under-Prop-65_49561.html February 4, 2013
ACC says lack of competition among rail carriers continues to be a top concern for US chemical shippers, and higher shipping costs are increasingly seen to discourage...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/ACC-renews-call-for-action-on-US-rail-competition_49559.html February 4, 2013
Cabot’s purification solutions segment has received a $5-million contract to provide its Darco Hg-LH extra activated carbon to an undisclosed major power generating facility in...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Cabot-receives-activated-carbon-contract-to-supply-Northeast-utility-company_49534.html February 4, 2013
Gina McCarthy, US EPA’s assistant administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, is a leading candidate to take EPA administrator Lisa Jackson’s place as EPA...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Report-McCarthy-tops-list-of-candidates-to-replace-EPAs-Jackson_49554.html February 4, 2013
ScinoPharm (Tainan, Taiwan) and Foresee Pharmaceuticals (Newark, DE) have signed a joint venture agreement under which they will develop injectable peptide drugs, starting with a...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/ScinoPharm-and-Foresee-Pharmaceuticals-to-form-drug-development-JV_49542.html February 4, 2013
MACROECONOMIC STATUS Our running tab of positive indicators was steady at 14 out of 20 this week. Thus, we continue to post a green banner. Nonfarm payrolls up 157,000 Unemployment...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/ACCs-economic-outlook-for-the-week-ended-1-February_49537.html February 4, 2013
Ag Processing (AGP; Omaha, NE) says it has begun an extended shutdown of its corn processing plant at Hastings, Nebraska effective last Friday. The decision was based on ongoing...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Ag-Processing-shutters-corn-processing-plant-in-Nebraska_49538.html February 4, 2013
Aspen PharmaCare (Durban, South Africa) is in discussions with Merck Sharp Dohme (MSD; Darmstadt, Germany) regarding a possible acquisition of a Merck active pharmaceutical...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Aspen-Pharmacare-in-talks-for-Merck-API-facility-in-the-Netherlands_49535.html February 4, 2013
OxyChem says its fourth-quarter earnings for chemicals were up 19%, to $180.0 million, primarily because of higher export volumes for caustic soda and vinyl chloride monomer, and lower...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/OxyChem-reports-fourth-quarter-earnings-up-19-percent_49536.html February 4, 2013
Higher margins, mainly for commodity products, contributed $330 million of the $415 million increase, says the company....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/ExxonMobil-reports-quarterly-chemical-earnings-up-76-percent_49513.html February 4, 2013
In the Americas, 2012 Ebitda for olefins and polyolefins totaled $2.96 billion, up $823 million from 2011....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/LyondellBasell-posts-gains-on-strong-olefin-polyolefin-results_49512.html February 1, 2013
The Supreme Court next month will hear arguments in a landmark case that will determine intellectual property rights involving unauthorized reuse of Monsanto’s genetically...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Supreme-Court-to-hear-arguments-in-key-Monsanto-patent-case_49510.html |
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