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February 1, 2013
Sumitomo Chemical recorded a net loss of ¥40.7 billion ($442 million) for its fiscal first 9 months, ended 31 December 2012, compared with a net loss of ¥11.3 billion in the...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Sumitomo-Chemicals-loss-widens-downgrades-earnings-projections_49501.html February 1, 2013
The European Commission said on Thursday that it wants EU member states to suspend for two years the use of three neonicotinoid insecticides on sunflowers, rapeseed, corn and cotton...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/EU-seeks-two-year-ban-on-neonicotinoids-producers-strongly-disagree-with-proposal_49499.html February 1, 2013
Zoetis (Madison, NJ), the animal health unit owned by Pfizer, raised $2.24 billion in its previously announced initial public offering. Zoetis sold 86.1 million of its Class A...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Pfizers-Zoetis-animal-health-unit-raises-$2-24-billion-in-IPO_49497.html February 1, 2013
Sumitomo Chemical says it has decided that it will close its 415,000-m.t./year ethylene plant at Chiba, Japan, by September 2015. Sumitomo says it is also considering the possibility...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Sumitomo-Chemical-to-close-permanently-Chiba-ethylene-plant-Update_49496.html February 1, 2013
SK Global Chemical, the petrochemical business of SK Innovation (Seoul), formerly SK Energy, recorded a 49% rise in operating profits for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2012...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/SK-Global-Chemical-reports-rise-in-quarterly-profits_49495.html February 1, 2013
Novozymes says it will acquire Iogen Bio-Products, the industrial enzyme business of Iogen (Ottawa, ON) for C$67.5 million ($67.6 million) and potential earn-out payments of up to...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Novozymes-acquires-enzyme-business-from-Iogen_49494.html February 1, 2013
Sinochem (Beijing) and Pioneer Natural Resources (Irving, TX) say that they have signed an agreement, under which Sinochem will acquire 40% of Pioneer’s interest in about 207,000...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Sinochem-and-Pioneer-Natural-Resources-sign-$1-7-billion-shale-deal_49463.html January 31, 2013
An explosion at the headquarters of state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex; Mexico City) at about 4 pm local time on 31 January has killed at least 14 people and injured another...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Explosion-at-Pemex-headquarters-kills-14-and-injures-dozens_49493.html January 31, 2013
The CEOs of Ecolab, Clorox and Amway described a focus on persistently weak consumer demand, sustainability and other global trends, at an executive leadership panel at ACI's annual...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/ACI-2013-CEO-panel-focuses-on-weak-demand-sustainability_49491.html January 31, 2013
Innovation and sustainability were top concerns at ACI's annual conference in Orlando this week, as raw materials price volatility eased up and soap and detergent manufacturers look...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/ACI-2013-Emphasis-returns-to-innovation_49490.html January 31, 2013
Eastman Chemical reported a loss of $44 million for the fiscal quarter ended 31 December, compared with $19 million in the year-ago quarter. Excluding one-time items, including costs...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Eastman-swings-to-a-loss-on-restructuring-acquisition-charges_49488.html January 31, 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/home/top_of_the_news/ACC-renews-calls-for-federal-action-on-rail-competition_49479.html January 31, 2013
EU chemicals production decreased 1.8% in the first 11 months of 2012 compared with the same period of 2011, according to Cefic’s latest Chemicals Trends Report. EU chemicals...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/EU-chemicals-output-declines-1-8-percent-in-first-11-months-of-2012_49471.html January 31, 2013
Dow Chemical reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $716 million, reflecting more than $1.1 billion in restructuring and other charges, compared with a loss of $20 million in the year-ago quarter. Revenues fell 1%, to $13.9 billion on lower prices and flat volume. Adjusted net income, excluding the charges, was $389 million, up 35% from the year-ago quarter. Reported adjusted earnings of 33 ct/share were 1 ct below analyst expectations as reported by Thomson Reuters....http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Dow-posts-loss-on-$1-billion-restructuring-charge_49476.html January 31, 2013
Regulation and sustainability issues are topping agendas at international trade associations for makers of cleaning chemicals, association executives said yesterday at a panel at ACI's...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/ACI-2013-Regulation-sustainability-top-global-trade-group-agenda_49461.html January 31, 2013
S-Oil, South Korea's major oil refiner and aromatics producer, said today that it posted a 99% fall in net profit in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with the year-ago period due to...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/S-Oil-reports-huge-drop-in-profit-on-sluggish-refining-margin-and-polysilicon-losses_49467.html January 30, 2013
Agrium, Mosaic, and PotashCorp say they will pay a total of $97.5 million to settle class-action antitrust claims filed in 2008 by direct and indirect potash buyers. Mosaic and...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Fertilizer-firms-settle-antitrust-claims-for-$97-5-million_49452.html January 30, 2013
Oxis Energy (Abingdon, UK) and GP Batteries International (Singapore) today announced a joint manufacturing agreement to accelerate the commercialization of Oxis’s proprietary...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Oxis-Energy-and-GP-Batteries-to-commercialize-breakthrough-Li-S-battery-systems_49432.html January 30, 2013
Monsanto says it has purchased certain assets from privately held Agradis (San Diego), an agricultural biotechnology company firm formed in 2011 by Synthetic Genomics Inc (SGI) and...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Monsanto-acquires-select-ag-biotech-assets-from-Agradis_49445.html January 30, 2013
ThyssenKrupp Uhde says it has been awarded a turnkey contract by Bandirma Gübre Fabrikalari (Bandirma, Turkey) to build a fertilizer complex. The new facility will be integrated...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Uhde-awarded-large-fertilizer-plant-contract-in-Turkey_49444.html |
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