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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 April 18, 2013
Toray Industries says it will increase production capacity of nylon fiber used for automobile airbags in Thailand. The company will raise capacity of nylon-6,6 fiber for automotive...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Toray-hikes-Thai-nylon-66-fiber-capacity-for-automotive-airbags_51272.html April 18, 2013
Syngenta reports an 8% increase in first-quarter integrated regional sales at constant exchange rates, to $4.6 billion. The company does not disclose first-quarter profits. Volumes...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Syngenta-reports-higher-first-quarter-sales-adheres-to-2020-target_51269.html April 18, 2013
AkzoNobel reports a 13% drop in first-quarter net income from continuing operations at €96 million ($125.2 million) on 7% lower revenues, of €3.47 billion, citing weak demand...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/AkzoNobel-hit-in-first-quarter-by-weak-European-demand-sees-no-early-pickup_51267.html April 18, 2013
Air Liquide says it is making an equity investment in Hydrexia (Brisbane, Australia) through its subsidiary Aliad, which is focused on investing in technology start-ups. Hydrexia...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Air-Liquide-invests-in-Australian-firm_51265.html April 18, 2013
Incitec Pivot Ltd. (IPL; Melbourne) has approved an $850-million investment for the construction of an 800,000-m.t./year ammonia manufacturing plant at Waggaman, LA, IPL announced...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Incitec-Pivot-approves-world-scale-ammonia-project-in-Louisiana_51246.html April 18, 2013
Members of the European Parliament (MEP) voted Tuesday against a proposal to temporarily freeze an auction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission quotas—known as back-loading. The...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/European-Parliament-votes-against-freezing-carbon-dioxide-quotas_51256.html April 18, 2013
Several people are feared dead and more than a hundred injured after a huge explosion and fire at a fertilizer plant at West, TX, say local press reports. The explosion occurred at...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Several-feared-dead-and-over-a-hundred-injured-following-explosion-at-fertilizer-plant-in-Texas_51263.html April 17, 2013
Connecticut lawmakers are set to vote today on a bill requiring food packaging products containing bisphenol A (BPA) be labeled. Senate Bill 16, sponsored by State Senator Beth Bye...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Connecticut-lawmakers-vote-on-bill-requiring-BPA-labels-on-food-packaging_51245.html April 17, 2013
Inter Pipeline Fund (IPF; Calgary, AB) has entered into a binding agreement with Nova Chemicals covering the long-term sale of ethane produced at IPF's Cochrane, AB, extraction plant...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/IPF-to-continue-supplying-ethane-to-Novas-Joffre-site-until-the-end-of-2024_51226.html April 17, 2013
Galaxy Resources (Perth, Australia), an integrated lithium mining and chemicals company with lithium production facilities, hard rock mines, and brine assets in Australia, China...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Galaxy-Resources-ramps-up-lithium-carbonate-output-in-China-to-meet-demand_51227.html April 17, 2013
Sibur (Moscow), Russia’s largest petrochemicals company, has outlined its investment plans and announced the completion of a 500,000-m.t./year polypropylene (PP) plant at...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Sibur-readies-world-scale-PP-plant-to-decide-soon-on-major-olefins-complex_51212.html April 16, 2013
Haltermann Holding (Hamburg) has completed the acquisition of Petrochem Carless (Leatherhead, UK) for an undisclosed amount. Completion of the deal was confirmed today by private...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Haltermann-completes-purchase-of-Petrochem-Carless_51210.html |
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