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June 17, 2013
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT; Cambridge, MA) chemical engineers have devised a cheaper way to synthesize gamma-valerolactone (GVL)—a potential feedstock of interest...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/MIT-researchers-devise-cost-efficient-process-to-produce-biosourced-GVL_52860.html June 17, 2013
Karnalyte (Okotoks, AB) has engaged BNP Paribas and Natixis (New York) to act as lead arrangers to underwrite a project finance credit facility of up to $300 million to help fund a...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Karnalyte-secures-$300-million-credit-facility-to-fund-potash-project_52855.html June 17, 2013
Air Liquide announced today that it has signed a contract with LyondellBasell Industries to provide steam, power, air gases, and water to three of LyondellBasell’s...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Air-Liquide-extends-agreement-with-LyondellBasell-to-invest-$230-million-in-upgrades_52867.html June 17, 2013
Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC), a group of leading apparel and footwear brands and retailers, has agreed to timelines for a phaseout of perfluorooctanoic acid, or C8, chemistry by January 2015, the group announced today....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Apparel-and-footwear-industry-group-agrees-to-2015-phaseout-of-PFOA-chemistry_52831.html June 17, 2013
OCI Partners, established in February by Orascom Construction Industries (OCI; Sittard, Netherlands) on Friday filed with the SEC to raise up to $480 million in apreviously announced...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/OCI-Partners-to-raise-$480-million-through-an-IPO_52856.html June 17, 2013
Myriant Corporation (Quincy, MA) announced the successful start-up of its 13,500 m.t./year biobased succinic acid plant at Lake Providence, Louisiana, the company's first large-scale...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Myriant-starts-up-Lake-Providence-succinic-acid-plant_52852.html June 14, 2013
Williams officials said Friday afternoon that a second employee has died following Thursday's propylene explosion and fire at the company's Geismar, LA, olefins plant. Williams...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Williams-confirms-second-death-from-Geismar-explosion_52850.html June 14, 2013
Williams immediately shut down the facility, which has 646,000 m.t./year of ethylene capacity -- 2.4% of the 27 million m.t./year of ethylene capacity in the US....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Impact-of-Williams-explosion-on-ethylene-market-uncertain-IHS-Chemical_52848.html June 14, 2013
Momentive Performance Materials announced today that it is expanding two production facilities in the US and Germany. The company says it is adding manufacturing capacity to its...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Momentive-Performance-Materials-to-expand-two-silicone-production-sites_52849.html June 14, 2013
Researchers at Georgia Tech (Atlanta) have developed an improved technique for producing nanocrystals with consistent sizes, compositions, and architectures—including metallic...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Georgia-Tech-researchers-use-polymer-structures-as-nanoreactors-to-develop-uniform-nanocrystals_52833.html June 14, 2013
Yara International (Oslo) is postponing its planned expansion project at Belle Plaine, SK, the company announced today. Yara says it views the Belle Plaine site as an optimal location...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Yara-postpones-Canadian-fertilizer-project-on-cost-and-overcapacity-concerns_52830.html June 13, 2013
The cracker has ethylene capacity of 646,000 m.t./year and coproduct propylene capacity of 43,000 m.t./year, according to IHS Chemical. An ongoing $450–500-million expansion project will increase ethylene capacity by 272,000 m.t./year, according to Williams, which had targeted completion of the project for the second half of 2013. Williams also operates a 270,000-m.t./year propylene splitter at the site....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Update-Explosion-at-Williamss-Geismar-cracker-kills-one-injures-73_52817.html June 13, 2013
PCC will produce the material at its 50,000 m.t./year plant at Al-Jubail, which is expected to go online in late 2013 or early 2014....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Invista-to-market-nylon-66-polymer-from-CP-Chem-SIIG-Saudi-jv_52825.html June 13, 2013
ACC and Socma reemphasized the need to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in response to today’s hearing by the US House's energy and commerce subcommittee on...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/ACC-Socma-urge-House-to-improve-TSCA_52814.html June 13, 2013
Stepan says that on 9 August it will redeem all remaining shares of 5.5% convertible preferred stock at $25/share. Most holders of the stock, which was issued in 1992, have exercised...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Stepan-redeeming-preferred-stock_52813.html June 13, 2013
UhdeNora (Milan), an equally owned joint venture between ThyssenKrupp Uhde and Industrie De Nora, has been awarded a contract from Trans Carolina Products to supply an electrolyzer at...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Trans-Carolina-Products-hikes-chlor-alkali-capacity-at-Hamlet-NC_52803.html June 13, 2013
Western Gas has acquired a 25% share, while Enterprise has retained the remaining 75% ownership interest....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Enterprise-and-Western-Gas-form-JV-around-new-Mont-Belvieu-NGL-fractionation-trains_52785.html June 12, 2013
ACC says the US Chemical Production Regional Index slipped 0.1% in April, following a downward revision of 0.5% in March. On a 3-month moving average basis, manufacturing output gained...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/ACC-Chemical-production-slips-in-April_52796.html June 12, 2013
Air Liquide has signed an agreement to acquire Voltaix (Branchburg, NJ), Air Liquide announced today. The acquisition is expected to close later this summer, pending applicable...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/Air-Liquide-acquires-advanced-precursors-firm_52782.html June 12, 2013
Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) will expand its Tessenderlo, Belgium, plant by adding the capability to manufacture sulfur-based organic products, starting with elemental sulfur...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_america/CPChem-to-expand-capacity-for-sulfur-based-products-at-Tessenderlo-site_52781.html |
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