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April 29, 2013
Saudi Arabian Mining Co.’s (Ma’aden; Riyadh) subsidiary Ma’aden Phosphate (MPC) has taken its Ras Az Zawr, Saudi Arabia–based ammonia plant off-line after...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/fertilizers/Maaden-shuts-down-ammonia-and-DAP-complex-because-of-technical-problems_51548.html April 26, 2013
The catastrophic explosion at a Texas fertilizer facility has raised renewed concerns about plant safety....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/fertilizers/Texas-fertilizer-disaster-raises-safety-regulatory-concerns_51489.html April 26, 2013
K+S has raised the planned capital expenditure for its potash project near Moose Jaw, SK, by roughly a third, to C$4.1 billion ($3.9 billion), reflecting higher costs for...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/fertilizers/K+S-increases-budget-for-Canadian-potash-project_51464.html April 26, 2013
Olin (Clayton, MO) on Thursday reported first-quarter 2013 net income of $40.5 million, up 5% year-on-year (YOY). Weak results in the chlor-alkali business were more than balanced by...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/Olin-earnings-up-despite-weak-chlor-alkali_51532.html April 26, 2013
Shell Chemicals' steam cracker at Moerdijk, Netherlands, is experiencing technical difficulties that have delayed the plant's restart following planned maintenance, unconfirmed reports...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/butadiene/Reports-Technical-difficulties-delay-restart-of-Shells-Moerdijk-cracker_51527.html April 26, 2013
Stamicarbon, the licensing subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont (Milan), has signed a contract with the engineering firm First Global (Baghdad) to revamp a urea plant for the State...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/fertilizers/Stamicarbon-signs-contract-to-revamp-and-expand-urea-plant-in-Iraq_51525.html April 26, 2013
PetroLogistics (Houston) on Thursday reported first-quarter 2013 net income of $57.1 million, up from a loss of $45.4 million in the first quarter of 2012. Sales totaled $208.7...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/propylene/PetroLogistics-earnings-up-on-propylene-spread_51485.html April 26, 2013
Production at Solvay's chlor-alkali unit at Torrelavega, Spain, could be under threat unless €30 million ($39.1 million) is invested to transform the unit from mercury-cell based...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/Solvay-chlor-alkali-site-in-Spain-under-threat-from-EU-mercury-cell-phaseout_51521.html April 25, 2013
Methanex (Vancouver) reports quarterly and year-on-year earnings improvement for the first quarter of 2013, citing higher pricing. Adjusted net income of 92 cts/share easily exceeded...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/methanol/Methanex-reports-strong-earnings-announces-second-plant-relocation-from-Chile_51450.html April 25, 2013
Construction has started at Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos's (YPFB; La Paz) previously announced ammonia and urea project in the department of Cochabamba...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/Bolivias-YPFB-breaks-ground-on-urea-project_51441.html April 25, 2013
Improved global potash demand and record first-quarter nitrogen contributions helped contribute to stronger earnings and sales for PotashCorp. (PCS), with net income up 13%...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/fertilizers/PotashCorp-reports-improvement-in-earnings-drops-bid-for-ICL_51452.html April 24, 2013
Methanex says it has reached a final investment decision to proceed with the relocation of a second 1-million m.t./year methanol plant from its Cabo Negro, Chile site to Geismar, LA...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/methanol/Methanex-to-relocate-another-methanol-plant-from-Chile-to-Geismar_51433.html April 24, 2013
Reports indicate that the death toll has risen to 14 and over 200 people were injured, with several people still unaccounted for, following a huge explosion at a fertilizer plant at...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/fertilizers/Texas-fertilizer-plant-that-exploded-and-killed-14-found-to-be-storing-excessive-amounts-of-ammonium-nitrate-Update_51274.html April 24, 2013
India’s Ministry of Finance has imposed a definitive five-year antidumping duty on imports of soda ash from Russia and Turkey. The Department of Revenue said that the duty in the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/India-imposes-antidumping-duty-on-soda-ash-imports-from-Turkey-and-Russia_51401.html April 24, 2013
UOP, a Honeywell subsidiary, will provide technology for the production of aromatics at Brunei Hengyi Industries' new petrochemical complex in Brunei, Honeywell announced today. Brunei...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/benzene/UOP-to-supply-technology-for-aromatics-complex-in-Brunei_50888.html April 24, 2013
PhosAgro (Moscow) reports a 9% rise in full-year 2012 net income, to 24.5 billion Russian rubles ($788 million), on 5% higher revenues, of R105.3 billion. Ebitda, however, was 2%...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/fertilizers/PhosAgro-reports-higher-2012-sales-and-earnings-starts-construction-on-several-projects_51398.html April 23, 2013
Europe's butadiene producers are expected to benefit from growing demand and limited yields despite recent uncertainty over the short-term direction of butadiene prices, IHS Chemical...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/butadiene/European-butadiene-producers-poised-to-benefit-from-limited-supply-and-new-capacity_51362.html April 23, 2013
Polymer manufacturer Nizhnekamskneftekhim (Nizhnekamsk, Russia) formally commissioned a 60,000-m.t./year acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) unit, during a visit by Rustam...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/acrylonitrile/Nizhnekamskneftekhim-commissions-60000-m-t-year-ABS-unit_51364.html April 23, 2013
Potash producer Belaruskali (Solihorsk, Belarus) has acquired a 30% stake in the Lithuania's Port of Klaipeda's bulk terminal, media reports say. Belaruskali will pay up to $30 million...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/fertilizers/Reports-Belaruskali-acquires-stake-in-terminal-at-Lithuanian-port_51359.html April 23, 2013
Ethiopian Potash Corp. (EPC; Toronto) and AIM-listed Premier African Minerals (London) have signed a definitive contract for the sale of Premier's G&B African Resources Mali...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/fertilizers/Ethiopian-Potash-acquires-exploration-authorization-rights-in-Mali_51356.html |
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