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April 22, 2013
Alpek (San Pedro Garza García, Mexico) achieved $77 million in net consolidated income during the first quarter of 2013, down 20% on the $96-million income reported during the...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Alpeks-first-quarter-net-income-down-20-percent_51333.html April 22, 2013
Bhansali Engineering Polymers (Mumbai), a producer of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) resins in India, plans to set up a joint venture with Japanese partners, according to...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Bhansali-and-Nippon-A-and-L-to-form-specialized-styrenics-JV-in-India_51332.html April 22, 2013
Qatar Chemical and Petrochemical Marketing and Distribution Co. (Muntajat; Doha) has taken over the sales and marketing activities of Qatar Vinyl Co. (QVC), adding 1.2 million...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Muntajat-takes-over-marketing-activities-of-Qatar-Vinyl-Co-_51319.html April 22, 2013
SK Innovation (Seoul) plans to enter the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery market, the company said today. It will set up a joint venture at Beijing with two state-owned Chinese...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/SK-Innovation-to-form-car-battery-manufacturing-JV-in-China_51331.html April 22, 2013
Cefic today released an energy road map, entitled European chemistry for growth: Unlocking a competitive, low-carbon and energy-efficient future. The European Union needs secure...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Cefic-urges-EU-policy-shift-to-reducing-energy-costs-and-ensuring-chemical-industry-competitiveness_51330.html April 22, 2013
The Indian conglomerate Adventz Group (Gurgaon) says it plans to invest 40 billion Indian rupees ($738.2 million) in a urea plant in Ra's Al Khayma, United Arab Emirates. A...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Indian-firm-plans-to-build-urea-plant-in-Ras-Al-Khayma_51329.html April 22, 2013
Sabic’s first-quarter net income declined 10%, to 6.56 billion Saudi riyals ($1.75 billion) but increased 13% compared with the SR5.83 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Sabics-first-quarter-net-income-down-Petro-Rabigh-reports-loss-closes-cracker-for-maintenance_51325.html April 22, 2013
Yara International (Olso) today announced a 25% decline in first-quarter net income after noncontrolling interests, to 2.26 billion Norwegian kroner ($388 million), compared with the...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Yara-reports-lower-first-quarter-sales-and-earnings-Qafco-Lifeco-and-Yara-Pilbara-offset-decline_51322.html April 22, 2013
Mitsubishi Chemical says that it has acquired compounding business Comtrex (Warren, MI). Financial terms were not disclosed. Comtrex has been engaged in the polyvinyl chloride (PVC)...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Mitsubishi-Chemical-acquires-US-compounding-business_51321.html April 19, 2013
Honeywell’s performance materials and technologies (PMT) unit reports segment profit of $319 million for the company’s fiscal first quarter, ended 31 March, a 17% increase...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/UOP-lifts-Honeywells-first-quarter-profits_51308.html April 19, 2013
Versalis (Milan), the chemicals business of ENI (Rome), has outlined a major transformation program that aims to shift the company's portfolio from one dominated by commodities toward...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Versalis-announces-transformation-plan-mulls-import-of-US-gas_51306.html April 19, 2013
Albemarle’s first-quarter results fell short of analysts’ estimates as all three of its business units posted double-digit profit declines year-over-year. The company...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Albemarle-profits-fall-27-percent-miss-estimates_51260.html April 19, 2013
Air Liquide has signed an agreement with the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA; Paris), to develop a second-generation biofuel production unit in France...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Air-Liquide-signs-contract-to-develop-second-generation-biofuel-plant-in-France_51304.html April 19, 2013
Sherwin-Williams (SW) reports first-quarter gains on strong demand for architectural paint at its retail paint stores and reaffirmed its forecast for more than 20% profit annual...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Retail-business-lifts-Sherwin-Williams-first-quarter-profits_51281.html April 19, 2013
LG Chem posted a 10.6% decline in net profits for the first quarter of 2013 compared with the year-ago period, to 340.4 billion South Korean won ($305 million). First-quarter sales...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/LG-Chem-reports-fall-in-profits-and-sales_51303.html April 19, 2013
Vote against so-called back-loading seen as "good news for Europe."...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/German-industries-association-EID-welcomes-EU-vote-against-reducing-emission-permits_51275.html April 18, 2013
Celanese posted first-quarter net income of $142 million, a decline of 26% due mainly to a significant favorable tax benefit in the year-ago quarter. Excluding charges, Celanese says that adjusted Ebit and earnings were significantly higher. Reported adjusted earnings were $1.14/share, up 44% from the year-ago period and well above the consensus estimate of 78 cts. Adjusted Ebit for the quarter totaled $269 million. Sales of $1.6 billion reflected a year-on-year (YOY) decrease of 1.7%....http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Celanese-adjusted-earnings-up-44-percent-on-margin-expansion_51300.html April 18, 2013
PPG has reported first-quarter adjusted net income of $235 million, or $1.58/share, on sales that were flat, at $3.33 billion. Adjusted net income rose 8.8% from the year-ago quarter...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/PPG-beats-estimates-on-steady-sales_51283.html April 18, 2013
Honeywell’s UOP unit has licensed its methanol-to-olefin (MTO) to Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical (Jiangsu, China) for a project in Lianyungang, in China's Jiangsu...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Honeywells-UOP-methanol-to-olefin-technology-licensed-in-China_51279.html April 18, 2013
Sabic Europe (Sittard, Netherlands) has announced a major restructuring of its operations, resulting in 1,050 job cuts. Sabic employees represent two-thirds of the cuts announced...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Sabic-restructures-European-operations-cuts-more-than-1000-jobs_51273.html |
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