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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 February 1, 2013
Adjusted Ebitda for the fourth quarter totaled $119 million, an increase of 14% over the third quarter’s $104 million....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Methanex-earnings-beat-estimates-on-healthy-demand_49509.html February 1, 2013
Minerals Technologies reported a 2% increase in net income for the fourth quarter, to $25.7 million with earnings per share at 50 cts/share—beating analyst estimates of 47...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Minerals-Technologies-reports-growth-in-earnings-strength-in-PCC-sales_49508.html February 1, 2013
Biobased fuels and chemicals firm Amyris (Emeryville, CA) says it has made the first commercial shipment of Biofene-brand farnesene from a purpose-built facility. The company, which...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/south_america/brazil/Amyris-reaches-commercial-milestone-for-biobased-farnesene_49507.html February 1, 2013
The active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) business segment of Perrigo (Allegan, MI) reported a 4.4% decrease in net sales, to $40.9 million in its fiscal second quarter ended 29...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Perrigos-API-activities-report-a-4-4-percent-year-on-year-drop-in-sales_49506.html February 1, 2013
Stolt-Nielsen posted unaudited results for its fiscal fourth quarter, ended 30 November 2012, showing net profit attributable to shareholders of $18.2 million, down from $22.2 million...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Stolt-Nielsen-reports-lower-quarterly-net-profits-sales_49504.html February 1, 2013
Tessenderlo Group (Brussels) has completed the sale of Profialis, its continental European polyvinyl chloride (PVC) profiles activities, to private equity firm OpenGate Capital (Los...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Tessenderlo-closes-Profialis-divestment_49502.html |
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