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May 21, 2013
As natural gas prices have rebounded, the oil field chemicals sector is attracting ever-greater interest from specialty chemical companies, producers and analysts say. Natural gas prices bottomed out last year and are now in the $4/million Btu range, says Ray Will, senior consultant/specialty chemicals update program with IHS Chemical....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Rising-consumption-of-natural-gas-backs-big-growth_52081.html May 21, 2013
ACC has launched a new Responsible Care product safety code, requiring member companies to implement 11 management practices to evaluate and continuously improve product safety performance....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/ACC-adds-product-safety-code-to-Responsible-Care_52080.html May 21, 2013
A final resolution has been completed in the K-Dow arbitration between Dow Chemical and the Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC; Kuwait City, Kuwait), with Dow confirming on 7 May...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Dow-awarded-final-$2-2-billion-payment-in-K-Dow-arbitration_52079.html May 21, 2013
Praxair and Air Products have announced their support of the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013, which seeks to to reform and reauthorize private helium sales from the federal helium...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Air-Products-Praxair-support-the-Helium-Stewardship-Act_52078.html May 21, 2013
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) and Amyris (Emeryville, CA) have agreed to a multiyear collaboration to jointly develop and commercialize a set of biobased fragrance...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/IFF-Amyris-sign-fragrance-deal_52068.html May 21, 2013
Solazyme (San Francisco) and AkzoNobel have entered into an agreement to develop ingredients for Akzo’s surfactants and coatings products using Solazyme’s algae-based...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/AkzoNobel-Solazyme-ink-oils-pact_52067.html May 21, 2013
Canergy (Brawley, CA) says it has chosen Beta Renewables’s Proesa process technology for a 25-million gal/year Imperial Valley, CA, cellulosic biofuels facility set to begin...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Canergy-chooses-Proesa-process-technology-for-CA-plant_52064.html May 21, 2013
Actavis (Parsippany, NJ) and Warner Chilcott (Dublin) have entered into a definitive agreement under which Actavis will acquire Warner Chilcott in a stock-for-stock transaction valued...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Actavis-to-acquire-Warner-Chilcott-in-deal-worth-up-to-$8-5-billion_52194.html May 21, 2013
Mosaic has decided to delay, by one to two years, the expansion of its Saskatchewan potash mines, CFO Lawrence Stranghoener said recently. The company is deferring the final 2-million...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Mosaic-delays-Saskatchewan-potash-expansion-on-poor-markets_52057.html May 21, 2013
BASF, Evonik Industries, Mitsubishi Chemical, and Mitsui Chemicals have signed a letter of intent with CPC (Taipei, Taiwan) to develop production of high-value specialty...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/BASF-Evonik-Mitsubishi-Mitsui-ink-LOI-with-CPC_52055.html May 21, 2013
Northern Plains Nitrogen (NPN; Valley City, ND) has announced plans to build a $1.5-billion nitrogen fertilizer complex northwest of Grand Forks, ND....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Northern-Plains-Nitrogen-plans-$1-5-billion-fertilizer-plant_52054.html May 21, 2013
Oil field chemicals maker Flotek Industries has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Winter Haven, FL–based Florida Chemical, the world’s largest processor of citrus...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Flotek-acquires-citrus-oils-company-for-$102-million_52053.html May 21, 2013
Koda Distribution Group (Stamford, CT), a specialty chemical distributor, has announced that it has acquired EW Kaufmann (Bristol, PA). Koda says this acquisition will strengthen its...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Koda-Distribution-acquires-PA-based-specialty-chemical-distributor_52202.html May 21, 2013
ACC's monthly chemical activity barometer (CAB) shows 0.1% growth over April on a 3-month moving average (3MMA) basis. The gain is the 10th consecutive month of increases in the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/ACC-CAB-grows-for-10th-consecutive-month_52200.html May 21, 2013
Specialty Products Holding Corp. (SPHC) and Bondex, RPM insulation products subsidiaries that are in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection because of asbestos claims, could be held liable...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Court-sets-RPM-subsidiaries-asbestos-liability-at-$1-17-billion_52203.html May 21, 2013
Ashland has entered into a $150-million accelerated share buyback program, with Citibank acting as the broker. Under the agreement, Citibank will deliver 1.3 million Ashland shares...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Ashland-launches-accelerated-share-buyback_52206.html May 21, 2013
Bio Plant Technologies (BPT; Boulder, CO) and GHP Biodiesel (Neumarkt i.d.Oberpfalz, Germany) are joining forces to establish a multifeed biodiesel plant that will consume used cooking...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Two-firms-jointly-develop-multifeed-biodiesel-plant-in-Colorado_52192.html May 21, 2013
PPG Industries has completed the previously announced acquisition of certain assets of privately owned specialty coatings firm Deft (Irvine, CA), PPG has announced...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/PPG-completes-acquisition-of-aerospace-coatings-firm_52197.html May 21, 2013
Ashland says its Ashland Specialty Ingredients commercial unit has opened a new R&D laboratory at The Woodlands, TX. The facility will serve as Ashland's technical support...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/us/Ashland-Specialty-Ingredients-opens-R-and-D-and-technical-center_52187.html May 20, 2013
Koch Nitrogen has announced plans to build a new urea plant at its Enid, OK, facility. In addition, the company is revamping existing production processes at the facility...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Koch-Nitrogen-to-invest-$1-billion-in-fertilizer-complex-at-Enid-OK_52162.html |
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