Dow Chemical, Shell Chemical, and MEGlobal have all declared force majeure on glycols due to the impact of Hurricane Gustave. Dow's announcement applies to ethylene oxide (EO) and... http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/14005.html
Dow Chemical says it declared force majeure for ethylene oxide and higher glycols triethylene glycol and tetra ethylene glycol due to the effects of Hurricane Gustav on its Hahnville... http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/14076.html
Bayer CropScience, buoyed by soaring demand and prices for agricultural crops, has announced plans to invest €3.4 billion in R&D between 2008 and 2012. Almost €2.7... http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/13990.html
Sigma Aldrich Fine Chemicals (SAFC; St Louis, MO) today announced plans to invest almost $30 million to build manufacturing capacity for high-potency active pharmaceutical ingredients... http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/13991.html
Clariant CEO Jan Secher is leaving the company "to pursue new activities," Clariant says. Further details were not disclosed. Secher was Clariant CEO since January 2006 and... http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/13992.html
Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine (New Haven, CT) have released a study showing low levels of bisphenol a (BPA) can affect brain activity in monkeys, the first study to... http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/13993.html
ExxonMobil Chemical says it has signed an agreement with Resin & Pigment Technologies (R&P; Singapore), a subsidiary of specialty cement and specialty polymer company EnGro... http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/13975.html
California lawmakers have passed a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Mike Feuer (D., Los Angeles) that would authorize the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (CDTSC... http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/13976.html
Additional chemical makers have reported shut or scaled back operations ahead of Hurricane Gustav's landfall earlier this week. Most major production sites near the Louisiana coast and... http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/13988.html
PPG Industries says it has declared force majeure at its Lake Charles, LA chlor-alkali plant following a shutdown over the weekend ahead of Hurricane Gustav. The site only sustained... http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/13961.html
Several chemical manufacturers that shut down operations ahead of Hurricane Gustav’s landfall are assessing damage and timelines for restarting operations. Damage appears to be... http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/13971.html
ExxonMobil says it has initiated preliminary safety procedures for its chemical plants and refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast as part of its preparation for Hurricane Gustav, which... http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/13955.html
An explosion occurred at a Bayer CropScience plant at Institute, WV last night, killing one Bayer employee, Bayer says. Another employee has been transported from a local hospital to a... http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/13941.html
Hexion Specialty Chemical has rejected a Huntsman shareholder plan to salvage Hexion’s proposed acquisition of Huntsman. Hedge funds Citadel Investment Group, D.E. Shaw &... http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/13943.html
The California Assembly has passed a bill banning perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in food packaging. The bill already passed the Senate but undergo another Senate vote so lawmakers can... http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/13927.html
The death toll from the explosions at a chemical plant in south China on Tuesday, has increased to 20, say reports. Several more are missing and nearly 60 have been injured, reports... http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/13834.html
PetroChina's chemicals business posted a 24% increase in first-half operating profits, to Rmb6.7 billion ($975 million) on sales up 21%, to Rmb60.5 billion. Second-quarter figures were... http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/13851.html
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (PotashCorp) says it began restarting potash mining and milling operations at its strike-hit Allan, SK facility on Monday using staff from both the... http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/13847.html
California’s piecemeal approach to restricting hazardous substances in certain consumer products would no longer be necessary under a broader approach for governing state action... http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/13824.html
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