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August 23, 2010
PPG declared force majeure on all grades of caustic soda at its Natrium, WV chlor-alkali facility on August 13, amid already tight market conditions, market players say...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/PPG-Declares-Force-Majeure-on-Caustic-Soda_28980.html August 19, 2010
Gulf Resources says its subsidiary Shouguang City Haoyuan Chemical Company Limited (SCHC; Shouguang City, China) has started production at its recently acquired bromine and crude salt...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/Gulf-Resources-Starts-Up-New-Bromine-and-Crude-Salt-Assets-Ahead-of-Schedule_28866.html August 17, 2010
European operating rates and production levels were released for the month of July by European chlor-alkali industry group Euro Chlor (Brussels). European chlorine production in July...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/Chlor-Alkali-Production-Rates-Fall-in-Europe_28833.html August 5, 2010
Dow Chemical and Mitsui and Co. have named Todd A. Prey as chief executive officer of their recently announced a 50-50 chlor-alkali joint venture at Freeport, TX. The companies...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/Dow-and-Mitsui-Name-CEO-for-Chlor-Alkali-JV_28574.html July 20, 2010
U.S chlor-alkali operating rates rebounded in June, jumping 8-percentage points to 89%, according to the latest statistics from the Chlorine Institute (Arlington, VA). May operating...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/U-S-Chlor-Alkali-Industry-Operating-Rates-Rebound-in-June_28168.html July 16, 2010
Dow Chemical and Mitsui & Co. have formed a 50-50 joint venture to build a chlor-alkali facility at Freeport, TX. The jv will produce about 880,000 m.t./year of caustic soda and...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/Dow-and-Mitsui-and-Co-Form-Chlor-Alkali-JV_27780.html July 12, 2010
RusVinyl, an equally owned joint venture between Sibur Holding (Moscow) and SolVin, has begun construction on a previously announced integrated polyvinyl chloride (PVC) manufacturing...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/Sibur-and-SolVin-Break-Ground-on-Big-PVC-Project-in-Russia_27993.html July 6, 2010
Westlake Chemical says it has raised $100 million in new revenue bonds due August 1, 2029 with an interest rate of 6.5%/year. The bonds were issued by the Louisiana Local Government...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/Westlake-Issues-$100-Million-in-Bonds_27844.html June 23, 2010
Soda ash plant operating rates in China will drop to 60% If all soda ash capacity additions go ahead there by 2012 as announced, says Roger Pechey, senior analyst at Harriman Chemsult...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/World-Soda-Ash-Conference-Capacity-Still-Constraining-Prices_27580.html June 16, 2010
Canexus (Calgary) says it has completed its $206-million technology conversion project for its North Vancouver, BC chlor-alkali facility. The project replaced the site’s existing...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/Canexus-Completes-Chlor-Alkali-Plant-Upgrade_27472.html June 10, 2010
The seller has decided instead to sell the business to a local company....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/Solvay-Edged-out-of-Soda-Ash-Acquisition-in-Russia_27322.html June 8, 2010
Mining firm BHP Billiton (Melbourne) says it expects to begin producing potash at Jansen, Saskatchewan by 2015, marking the company’s entry into the potash market. BHP expects to...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/BHP-Plans-to-Start-Up-Potash-Plant-in-2015_27275.html May 11, 2010
Dow Chemical says it will idle its 195,000-m.t./year methylene chloride and chloroform production unit at Plaquemine, LA indefinitely due to weak market economics. The methylene...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/Dow-Closes-Plaquemine-Methylene-Chloride-Unit_26625.html May 10, 2010
PPG Industries and PVS Technologies (Detroit) say they will build a 50,000-m.t./year iron salts facility at PPG’s Natrium, WV chlor-alkali plant. PVS will construct and operate...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/PPG-and-PVS-to-Build-Iron-Salts-Facility-at-Natrium-WV_26634.html May 6, 2010
Georgia Gulf reported a first-quarter net loss of $19 million, compared to net income of $48.3 million for the year-ago quarter. The company posted an operating loss of $10.5 million...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/Georgia-Gulf-Posts-Loss-on-One-Time-Charge_26568.html May 5, 2010
PolyOne reported first-quarter net income of $18.4 million, compared to a net loss of $17.7million for the year-ago period. Earnings per share were 19 cts/share, beating analyst...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/PolyOnes-Earnings-Soar-on-Increased-Volume-Demand_26548.html May 4, 2010
Westlake Chemical reported first-quarter 2010 net income of $17.6 million, nearly tripling from the year-ago quarter, on sales of $778.3 million. Earnings per share were 27 cts/share...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/Westlakes-Earnings-Boosted-by-Improved-Sales-Higher-Margins_26524.html March 30, 2010
Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) has confirmed that it will build a chlorine plant based on common salt. The plant will be designed to produce 20,000 m.t./year of chlorine and will be...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/Bayer-Builds-Eco-friendly-Chlorine-Plant-in-Germany_25725.html March 25, 2010
Potassium Ferrate is also now available in kilogram quantities, which process developers Ferratec and Battelle hope will drive new uses for the formerly pricey chemical....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/New-Production-Process-Slashes-Potassium-Ferrate-Price_25597.html February 15, 2010
Olin says it has lifted its force majeure on chlorine, diaphragm grade caustic soda, hydrogen, hydrochloric acid, sodium hypochlorite, and sodium chloride from its McIntosh, AL...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/inorganic_chemicals/chloralkali/Olin-Lifts-Force-Majeure_24765.html |
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