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May 6, 2013
The West Fertilizer Co. plant that exploded on 17 April killing 14 people, injuring over 200 others, and causing millions of dollars in damage was recently found to be holding...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/West-Fertilizer-Co-held-$1-million-in-liability-coverage-faced-multiple-robberies_51770.html May 3, 2013
A fire at an ethylene purification unit at Formosa Plastics’ complex at Point Comfort, TX yesterday, injured 14 people. Eight of the injured have been treated and released as of Friday morning, according to a company spokesperson. The fire occurred in an ethylene purification area near the site’s “PE 1” high-density polyethylene (HDPE) production unit. ...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Fire-injures-14-at-Formosas-Point-Comfort-TX-site_51743.html May 3, 2013
Cambrex (East Rutherford, NJ) reports a 58.6% increase in net profits for the first quarter, ended 31 March, compared with the year-ago period, to $11.16 million. First-quarter sales...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Cambrex-reports-rise-in-profits-and-sales_51752.html May 3, 2013
Dragon Aromatics (Xiamen, China), also called Tenglong Aromatic PX, will begin trial operation of the previously announced para-xylene (p-xylene) plant at Gulei, near Zhangzhou, China...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Dragon-Aromatics-para-xylene-project-set-for-trial-runs_51751.html May 3, 2013
Sahara Petrochemicals (Riyadh) says the Saudi Acrylic Acid Co., its equally owned joint venture with National Industrialization Co. (Tasnee), has begun trial runs at some of its...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Saudi-acrylic-acid-EDC-and-caustic-soda-projects-begin-trial-runs_51746.html May 3, 2013
Bayer CropScience is changing its management structure following the retirement at the end of May of Rüdiger Scheitza, head of strategy and business management (SBM) and...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Bayer-CropScience-changes-management-structure_51744.html May 2, 2013
Chemtura today reported a first-quarter net loss from continuing operations of $22 million, compared with a profit of $22 million in the year-ago period. Net sales declined 1.9%...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Chemtura-earnings-fall-short-of-estimates-on-soft-demand_51715.html May 2, 2013
Eastman Chemical announced first-quarter operating earnings of $393 million, an increase of 48.9% from the year-ago quarter on lower raw materials and higher sales of interlayers in...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Eastman-posts-first-quarter-profit-gains_51516.html May 2, 2013
Fluor Corp. announced today that it was awarded a contract by Dow Chemical “to execute a significant portion of its US Gulf Coast investments.” Fluor’s scope includes...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Fluor-awarded-Dows-Freeport-ethane-cracker-propane-dehydrogenation-contract_51666.html May 2, 2013
Iowa Fertilizer Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Orascom-owned OCI NV, has issued $1.2 billion of bonds to institutional and retail investors in the US tax-exempt market through the...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Iowa-Fertilizer-raises-funds-for-$1-8-billion-nitrogen-fertilizer-project_51662.html May 2, 2013
Westlake (Houston) has completed its previously announced $175-million acquisition of CertainTeed's pipe and foundation group (PFG) business. The business provides specialty polyvinyl...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Westlake-closes-purchase-of-CertainTeeds-PFG-business_51657.html May 2, 2013
Phillips 66’s chemical segment, comprising a 50% interest in Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (CPChem), contributed first-quarter adjusted earnings of $282 million, a 30%...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Phillips-66-chemical-earnings-up-30-percent-on-olefins-and-polyolefins_51638.html May 2, 2013
BASF says it has appointed Kenneth Lane, currently senior v.p./isocyanates in Europe, as president/catalysts division headquartered at Iselin, NJ effective 1 June 2013. Lane succeeds...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/BASF-appoints-Kenneth-Lane-as-presidentcatalysts-division_51667.html May 2, 2013
DSM's core net profit fell 13.4%, to €129 million ($170 million) during the first quarter of 2013, compared with the same period last year when it stood at €149 million, the...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/DSMs-net-profit-falls-13-percent-in-the-first-quarter-as-performance-materials-sales-decline_51661.html May 2, 2013
Styron Europe (Horgen, Switzerland), leader in the production of styrene butadiene (SB) latex, has reduced SB latex capacity in Europe, the company announced today. Styron reduced...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Styron-cuts-styrene-butadiene-latex-capacity-in-Europe-on-declining-demand_51663.html May 2, 2013
India is cutting subsidies on phosphate and potash fertilizers in fiscal year, which began in April, in an effort to cut fiscal deficit. The Indian government said on Wednesday that...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/India-cuts-phosphate-and-potash-subsidies-move-could-hit-consumption-and-imports_51664.html May 2, 2013
The petrochemical business segment of Idemitsu Kosan reported a 34% rise in operating profits for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2013, compared with the previous fiscal year, to...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Idemitsu-Kosans-petrochemical-business-reports-rise-in-profits-and-sales_51659.html May 1, 2013
Dow Corning, a 50-50 joint venture between Dow Chemical and Corning and the majority shareholder in leading polysilicon producer Hemlock Semiconductor, says sales and earnings fell in...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Solar-shakeout-continues-to-impact-Dow-Corning-results_51637.html May 1, 2013
Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Co. (Orpic; Muscat) plans to build an olefins complex and a polyethylene plant at the Port of Ṣuḥār, Oman at a cost of about $3...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Oman-plans-steam-cracker-and-polyethylene-plant-at-ur_51328.html May 1, 2013
Saudi Kayan, a Sabic affiliate, says that its polycarbonate manufacturing facility at Al Jubail has been brought back onstream following maintenance. Kayan announced end of...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Saudi-Kayan-brings-polycarbonate-plant-back-online-amines-units-to-follow_51629.html |
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