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April 30, 2013
Stepan says it has reached an agreement with Bayer MaterialScience to acquire the North American polyester resins business, including a production facility located at Columbus...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Stepan-to-acquire-Bayers-North-American-polyester-resins-business-Updated_51594.html April 30, 2013
Mexichem (Tlalnepantla, Mexico) reports a net profit of 836 million Mexican pesos ($69 million) during the first quarter of this year, down 54% from the peso1.8 billion reported during...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Mexichems-net-profit-drops-54-percent-during-the-first-quarter_51593.html April 30, 2013
University of Wisconsin–Madison (Madison, WI) chemists have identified an approach to using oxygen gas to convert lignin, a by-product of biofuel production, into a form...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/U-of-Wisconsin-Madison-researchers-identify-way-to-transform-biomass-waste-into-biobased-chemical-feedstock_51589.html April 30, 2013
Air Products announced it has received a liquefied natural gas (LNG) heat exchanger order for a liquefaction project at Lusby, MD. The company will supply its LNG liquefaction...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Air-Products-to-supply-LNG-exchanger-for-Cove-Point-liquefaction-project-in-Maryland_51566.html April 29, 2013
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) and Amyris (Emeryville, CA) says they have agreed to a multi-year collaboration to jointly develop and commercialize a set of biobased...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/IFF-Amyris-sign-biobased-fragrance-ingredients-pact_51582.html April 29, 2013
MACROECONOMIC STATUS Our running tab of positive indicators rose by one to 15 out of 20 this week. Thus, we continue to post a green banner. Existing home sales down 0.6%; up 10.3%...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/ACCs-economic-outlook-for-the-week-ended-26-April-2013_51565.html April 29, 2013
KMG Chemicals has agreed to acquire OM Group’s electronic chemicals business in a $60-million deal, the company says. The business, known within OM Group as ultrapure chemicals...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/KMG-to-acquire-OM-Groups-electronic-chemicals-business_51564.html April 29, 2013
Late winter snow helped sales and earnings for Compass Minerals, which reported several increases today in its first-quarter results. Net income grew 16% year-on-year (YOY), to $46.6...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Compass-Minerals-reports-sales-surge-due-to-late-winter-snow_51561.html April 29, 2013
Pemex's petrochemical products generated 7.64 billion Mexican pesos ($618 million) in domestic sales for the group during the first quarter of 2013, the company has announced. The...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Pemexs-petchem-production-volume-falls-7-1-percent-during-the-first-quarter_51558.html April 29, 2013
ICA Fluor, the construction joint venture of Empresas ICA and Fluor, announced today that it has been awarded a contract for the construction of a new titanium dioxide (TiO2)...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/ICA-Fluor-awarded-titanium-dioxide-contract-from-DuPont-in-Mexico_51557.html April 29, 2013
Potash Minerals (West Perth, Australia) has been awarded a potash exploration permit for its K2O Utah Hatch Point exploration project by the US Bureau of Land Management (Washington)...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Australias-Potash-Minerals-awarded-exploration-permit-for-Utah-project_51552.html April 29, 2013
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME; Chicago) has launched nine new futures contracts for Renewable Identification Numbers (RIN), the group has announced. The new RINs contracts...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Chicago-Mercantile-Exchange-to-launch-9-new-biofuel-futures-contracts_51550.html April 29, 2013
Bayer HealthCare has signed a merger agreement with Conceptus (Mountain View; CA), the developer of the Essure procedure—a leading nonsurgical, permanent birth-control...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Bayer-to-acquire-birth-control-firm-Conceptus-for-$1-1-billion_51545.html April 26, 2013
The catastrophic explosion at a Texas fertilizer facility has raised renewed concerns about plant safety....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Texas-fertilizer-disaster-raises-safety-regulatory-concerns_51489.html April 26, 2013
Specialty chemical makers generally posted earnings declines as economic weakness dragged down results. Coatings makers were an exception, as the rebound in the North American...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Specialty-earnings-mostly-down-on-soft-economy_51488.html April 26, 2013
Jana Partners (New York), an activist investor that agitated for the breakup of Agrium last fall, has purchased a 7.4% stake in Ashland, according to a regulatory filing. While Jana...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Activist-investor-buys-Ashland-stake_51487.html April 26, 2013
A consortium of industry groups, including ACC and the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, have filed a joint petition seeking a US Supreme Court review of a landmark...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Industry-seeks-Supreme-Court-review-of-EPAs-CAA-provisions_51486.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/regions/north_america/K+S-increases-budget-for-Canadian-potash-project_51464.html April 26, 2013
Williams Partners (Tulsa, OK) is partnering with Shell in a midstream joint venture that will provide services for gathering and processing gas extracted from the Marcellus and Utica...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Williams-Shell-plan-midstream-JV-for-northwest-Pennsylvania_51463.html April 26, 2013
M&G Group (Tortona, Italy) has licensed Alpek’s IntegRex technology for its planned 1.2-million m.t./year purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant at Corpus Christi, TX, the company announced 16 April....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Alpek-licenses-PTA-to-M-and-G-pays-$350M-for-PET-offtake_51462.html |
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