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January 11, 2013
China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP; Beijing) says that the provincial government in Shanxi Province, China, has ordered Tianji Coal Chemical Industry Group...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Tianji-Coal-Chemical-ordered-to-suspend-production-following-aniline-leak_48914.html January 11, 2013
Methanex says it expects to idle its Chile operation located at Cabo Negro, in March 2013 because of anticipated insufficient natural gas supply. Methanex is currently operating one...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Methanex-to-temporarily-shut-operations-in-Chile_48913.html January 10, 2013
Westlake Chemical has begun the previously announced expansion of the Petro 2 ethylene unit at its complex at Lake Charles, LA, the company said today. The expansion work, taking place...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Westlake-commences-ethylene-expansion-at-Lake-Charles_48861.html January 10, 2013
The Lenzing Group (Lenzing, Austria) has announced a partnership with nanotechnology R&D firm NanoCarbons (Fort Lauderdale, FL), aimed at developing and exploring the use of new...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Lenzing-and-NanoCarbons-to-partner-in-developing-activated-carbons_48867.html January 10, 2013
Biesterfeld Group (Hamburg) says it has acquired all shares of Küttner (Speyer, Germany), with immediate effect. The acquisition is expected to help Biesterfeld Plastic, a...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Biesterfeld-acquires-rubber-distributor-in-Germany-forms-jv-with-Swedish-firm_48862.html January 9, 2013
Showa Denko and Mitsubishi Corp. say they have entered into a strategic partnership for the fullerene business. As part of the deal, Showa Denko acquired, from Mitsubishi...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Showa-Denko-and-Mitsubishi-Corp-form-partnership-in-fullerene-business_48822.html January 9, 2013
BASF has signed an agreement with Serafin Group (Munich) for the sale by BASF of the Conica Sports Surfaces business together with its site at Schaffhausen, Switzerland, to Serafin...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/BASF-divests-Conica-Sports-Surfaces-business-to-Serafin-Group_48828.html January 9, 2013
Dow Corning says it will cut approximately 4% of of its workforce to better align the its cost structure with the "realities of today's volatile global economy." The company...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Dow-Corning-to-cut-500-jobs_48829.html January 9, 2013
Mitsubishi Chemical has reached an agreement with Shell Chemicals for the licensing of Mitsubishi's oxo-alcohols production technology at the Al-Karaana Petrochemicals complex at...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Mitsubishi-Chemical-to-license-oxo-alcohol-technology-to-Qatar-Petroleum-Shell-jv_48826.html January 8, 2013
Bayer CropScience has signed an agreement to acquire microbial crop protection supplier Prophyta (Malchow, Germany), including the target’s R&D laboratories and its...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Bayer-CropScience-to-acquire-German-microbial-crop-protection-supplier-Prophyta_48807.html January 8, 2013
Monsanto raised its 2013 earnings outlook as first-quarter corn seed and traits results pushed profits far above Wall Street expectations. The company posted net income of $339 million...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Monsanto-lifts-2013-outlook-as-corn-sales-surge_48804.html January 8, 2013
Ongoing discussions could lead to the development of additional PDH capacity, says the company....http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Enterprise-PDH-unit-sold-out_48766.html January 8, 2013
Styron Europe has announced a price increase of €110/m.t. ($144) across its polystyrene (PS) range, including its general-purpose PS and high-impact polystyrene (HIPS)...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Styron-announces-&euro110m-t-PS-increase-on-the-back-of-rising-feedstock-costs_48803.html January 8, 2013
Air Liquide has announced the conclusion of its acquisition of BiotechMarine (Pontrieux, France) by its health-care subsidiary Seppic. Financial details of the transaction were not...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Air-Liquide-expands-its-health-care-offering-with-BiotechMarine-acquisition_48802.html January 8, 2013
Mitsui Chemicals says it has decided not to continue production of resorcinol at its Iwakuni-Ohtake production complex at Waki, Japan; the company exited the business in December 2012...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Accident-causes-Mitsui-Chemicals-to-exit-resorcinol-business_48790.html January 7, 2013
Rain CII Carbon (Kingwood, TX) says it has acquired Rütgers (Zelzate, Belgium), a producer of coal tar pitch and coal tar–based chemicals, from private equity firm Triton...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/US-petroleum-coke-firm-acquires-Rutgers_48794.html January 7, 2013
EPA has released for public comment draft risk assessments for five chemicals used in household products, a move that represents a significant step in defining EPA’s approach to...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/EPA-proposes-risk-assessment-plans-for-five-chemicals_48759.html January 7, 2013
Dow estimates that the plant’s operation will increase Ebitda by $150 million this year....http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Dow-restarts-idled-St-Charles-cracker_48752.html January 7, 2013
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) says it will recommend to its board that it reject a citizens' petition for a ban on the use of bisphenol...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Maine-DEP-recommends-rejection-of-citizen-BPA-petition_48736.html January 7, 2013
Washington state's outgoing governor, Chris Gregoire (D.), has been added to the list of contenders for the top job at EPA, and President Obama is "about to nominate"...http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/Report-Obama-plans-to-nominate-outgoing-Governor-Gregoire-to-lead-EPA_48755.html |
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